Artists

Our programs are delivered by excellent musicians and artists who are deeply committed to the work.

Aaron Shorr

Aaron Shorr has been working in Winnipeg as a professional guitarist for the last seven years. He’s worked in a variety of different musical settings from Jazz, to R and B, Musical Theatre, with a number of note able Winnipeg musicians, including Steve Kirby, Ron Paley, William Bonness, and Papa Mambo. He’s studied music at …

Ann Germani

Ann Germani is a professionally trained musician and teacher who discovered and developed her passion for playing the harp while living on Baffin Island, Nunavut. Since then, she has been performing at Ceilidhs, Community Concerts and Festivals, with orchestras and choirs, and is currently playing second harp with The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. In 2003 Ann …

Carol James

Carol James is an RN with a BA in Liberal Studies, and an internationally recognized fiber artist. Carol was introduced to fingerweaving in 1981 when she met a Quebeçois—it was love at first sight. She has been weaving heritage sashes and teaching the technique for 25 years. Carol has been demonstrating her art at Festival …

Jess Reimer

Straight out of the rolling Pembina Hills, Jess Reimer emerges as an incisive songwriter and musician. Take a trip back in time to when country music on the radio was cool, the music was honest and the words made you feel it. Jess album Sweet Darling and Sorrow, produced by Grant Siemens of Corb Lund …

Liz Goossen

Elizabeth Goossen

Lois Gillespie

Born and bred in Winnipeg, singer-songwriter Lois Gillespie is not just another girl with a guitar. Her hauntingly beautiful voice and well crafted songs pierce the heart as she passionately delivers music that resonates with those who have loved, lost, loved again and learned to laugh at life. Lois has performed locally and nationally for …

Lynn and Peter McClure

Peter McClure has enjoyed many kinds of music as a listener for most of his life, but didn’t begin to play until about 1990, when Lynn (who was learning to play the Celtic harp) gave him a tin whistle as a present. As well as whistles, he now plays a simple system flute, which is …

Michael Peters

Born in Winnipeg. Raised out in the country. Classically trained as a pianist. Divorced the piano and started buying guitars. Recorded, finally, a few of the songs piled up in the closet. Mixed by Paul James, the album is ambient acoustic music. Beautiful contributions made by Ron Halldorson (Lenny Breau Trio) and Bill Western (Nathan) …

Nic Lawrenz

Nic Lawrenz is a 25 year old guitarist/vocalist/composer who recently moved to Brandon to study classical guitar. Nic has been a guitar instructor in Manitoba for 7 years, as well, he has played in multiple bands filling the roles of guitar and bass and occasionally banjo. Nic’s musical interests are widely varied and he can …

Rob Pachol

Rob Pachol has been a fixture on the Winnipeg music scene for many years now, genre-hopping with his guitar as a sideman for a multitude of acts. He was a founding member of long-running rockabilly band The Rowdymen, has toured and recorded with popstar-to-be JP Hoe, travelled far afield with The Telepathic Butterflies, and can …

Ron Halldorson

Born 1943 in Winnipeg, Ron has lived and worked here most of his life. He began his musical life at the age of seven as a student of the steel guitar and was playing professionally at the tender age of 11. In his mid-teens, he became a close friend and colleague of jazz legend Lenny …

Tim Cummings

Tim Cummings is a guitarist/instructor and composer. He has been playing professionally since 1972 and he is best known for his instrumental jazz style. He has found playing in CancerCare to be a very meaningful experience.

Vanessa Kuzina

Singer-Songwriter Vanessa Kuzina discovered her voice learning the songs of Canadian greats like Joni Mitchell, Neil Young and Leonard Cohen. Inspired with a deep passion to write and sing she began writing in her teens and released her solo album of all original songs, Peony (2007). Kuzina is a member of country-roots femmes fatales, Oh …

Keith Price

Keith Price is a professional guitarist who studied under the expert tutalege of Larry Roy and Steve Kirby at the University of Manitoba. Prior to this he student with Henk Sprenger and Juri Hoeing at the Conservatory of Amsterdam. He has enjoyed private lessions with Ben Monder, Peter Bernstein, Jesse Van Ruller and David Occhipinti, …