The Band

The Band

Marie Déziel

Marie Déziel comes from a musical family. She grew up listening to Shostakovich and Mozart
while playing with her Lego. By age 10 she could play the piano by ear and had received
her first accordion. She now plays the violin, the viola, accordion and the piano with several groups.
Her passion for musical instruments recently led her to take up the study of the hurdy gurdy,
which is used in the folk tradition of France and also in medieval and renaissance music.

Marie Déziel is a Spanish, French and music CEGEP (College) teacher. She also plays the violin and the viola with Parkdale and Kanata Symphony Orchestras in Ottawa.

Albert Kaprielian

Albert Kaprielian hails from Toronto, but don’t hold that against him. He loves Ottawa and has soaked up a lot of its musical culture during his two stints living here. Albert began studying classical piano at age 10 and went on to study classical music in university, focusing on piano and choral music. Since his days of academia, he has delved into all sorts of other styles of music, including jazz, classic rock, Celtic, and popular tunes.

Stephen McCarthy

Stephen McCarthy has played musical instruments almost all his life. He started at age eight on
his father’s fiddle, took up the more socially acceptable guitar for his teen years, and played the mandolin during university. For the last twelve years he has played Celtic fiddle in various bands
and at local sessions. He loves to sing and is a member the Ottawa Welsh Choir. He looks on his music as a gift to those who listen. As for that, you will have to be the judge.

Dan Perkins

Dan Perkins recently retired as an engineer and project manager. He worked mainly in the fields
of satellite communications and air traffic control. His "day job" has now become music, cycling,
and tree farming (where he is often noted to be out standing in his field).

His musical interests are varied. Over the years he has contributed voice, guitar and percussion to many groups, including choirs, as well as folk, country, and Celtic ensembles. Dan loves
Irish ballads and pub songs and enjoys the energy and subtlety of the varied rhythms found in traditional Irish and Scottish music.

Lois Siegel

Lois Siegel is a filmmaker, casting director, photographer, writer, and musician. When she isn’t playing the bodhran, she teaches Video Production at the University of Ottawa. Her documentary films cover a wide range of subjects: “Baseball Girls” (women who play softball and baseball), “Lip Gloss” (female impersonators), “Strangers in Town” (albinism), and “Stunt People” (The Fournier Family performing stunts for films). Lois also plays the fiddle and spoons.

Hugh Trudeau

Hugh Patrick Trudeau is a native of Ottawa, with deep roots in the Ottawa and Gatineau valleys. He was first exposed to folk music listening to the "Wreck of the Old 97" and "The Prisoner’s Song" on the windup Victrola at the family cottage. He grew up listening to the songs of Percy French, the Clancy Brothers, and the whole range of folk music that flourished in the 60’s and 70’s. Hugh plays guitar and mandolin. His baritone voice has contributed to several local choirs, and he is currently studying Gregorian Chant. In his other life, Hugh is a specification writer, building science generalist and project manager with a local architectural firm.

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