Lute Songs with Victoria Fraser

Yesterday I was part of a lunchtime concert at the University Limerick, my first performance there. American soprano Victoria Fraser and I performed "Come Again Sweet Love" by John Dowland and "Have you seen but a bright lily grow?" by Ben Johnson. The concert featured international students of the university.

Music Nova Scotia Nominations, 2018

I am excited to see that four beautiful albums I was part of this year have made their way on to the Music Nova Scotia Nominations list!

New Hermitage One for Jazz Recording of the Year

India Gailey's Lucid for Classical Recording of the Year

Dusty Keleher's Way to Grace for Folk Recording of the Year

Jeremy Finney's Tip the Bottle for Traditional/Roots Recording of the Year

You can see the full list of nominees here: http://musicnovascotia.ca/content/hillsburn-receives-six-music-nova-scotia-award-nominations-garrett-mason-jodi-guthro-port

University of Limerick

This week I will begin a year of study at the University of Limerick in Irish music performance! I am very grateful to Arts Nova Scotia, the Maritime Conservatory, the Charitable Irish Society, and a generous anonymous donor for their kind support of this endeavour!

Violin and Harp in Sandy Cove

It was a treat last week to be back in Sandy Cove with visiting UK-based violinist Hartmut Richter at the Cove Music Series, presenting another eclectic program based on our shared and diverse interests! Harti and I played for the series back in 2015 and were so happy to have another chance to perform in that community.