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Customers & Fiddleheads Fans

Shari Ulrich - Juno-winning Canadian singer-songwriter/violinist and a Fiddleheads endorsee for the Prism violin bow.

Jeremy Penner - Canadian fiddler of Juno-winning band "The Wailin' Jennys" and "Moody Penner and Swain." Jeremy endorses the Bon Musica shoulder rest and gets replacement parts from Fiddleheads.

Victoria Strochkova - Trained in Kiev, Victoria now operates her teaching studio in San Ramon, CA. Victoria learned about the Zhu 909 violin from a student who purchased one from Fiddleheads. She liked the student's violin so much she was inspired to get one for herself!

Kharmaman - San Diego violinist/electric fiddler Chris Vitas endorses the Bon Musica shoulder rest and gets replacement parts from Fiddleheads. "I can't thank you enough for sending out the screw that enabled me to fix my Bob Musica shoulder rest, like new. I'm handing out your cards to music teachers I know, like Mary Gerard. She conducts the San Diego Young Artists Symphony."

Cecilia Bercovich - Fellow teacher and classical violinist Cecilia has used Rhiannon's arranging skills for student concerts. Cecilia lives and plays in Madrid, Spain. Check out her stunning playing on Youtube.

Samuel Sunderland - Samuel is a professional musician in Vancouver and a Fiddleheads customer who said "I had a fiddle repaired by [Fiddleheads] and it cost me less then half it would have done locally."

Jeremy Hiebert - Jeremy lives and works in Summerland, BC and has recently taken up violin music and the artful craft of compostition for string quartet. Jeremy plays a Sun VN-100 he purchased from Fiddleheads in 2008 [read his review on his violin here] when he performs his pieces [watch Youtube videos].

Toronto School for Strings - Training in Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Chamber Music and Orchestra in Toronto, Ontario. Founder Julian Fisher is a happy Fiddleheads customer.

Tiffany Boucher - Fiddler for Hire in Sheridan, Montana and recent winner at Dillon Fiddle Contest, Glacier Fiddle Contest (Kalispell), and 2nd Place at the Northwest Regional Fiddle Contest. Tiffany's purple case from Fiddleheads is a thing of envy among her colleagues.

Riverside Celtic College - A school of traditional celtic music school in Guelph, Ontario.

Richard Tweney, Cobourg, Ontario - Richard was trained at the Royal Conservatory of Music and the University of Toronto, Faculty of Music, and has more than twenty-five years of experience in teaching both children and adults. He offers individual, personalized lessons, in an unrushed atmosphere. Lessons are available in basic violin, classical violin and Celtic fiddle.

Reynaldo Hill, Bronx, NY - Videos from this young Fiddleheads customer that document his progress on violin.

 

Rhiannon's Projects & Colleagues

Rhiannon's Writings - Read the stories that inspire, teach and entertain her readers locally and on the web.

Dogstar Music - The homepage of Rhiannon's late father, Fred Nachbaur, featuring his musical compositions and quirky tube amplifier/ theramin projects.

Caroline Mackay of High Spirits Music - Caroline, of Westside, BC, is an incredibly talented singer, harpist, songwriter and performer. Her music has been described as "dramatic... almost classical in its scope, yet less complex and more emotional." Rhiannon played on her 2002 release, "Tidings of Light" and incidentally, Caroline is Rhiannon's step-mother-in-law!

McCann Piano Service - Rhiannon's Yamaha C2 baby grand is lovingly cared for and tuned by Deb McCann of McCann Piano Service. Deb is and is very flexible in scheduling, a fun gal to talk to and puts up with Rhiannon's untra picky "violinist" ear!

Bearsden Fiddlers & Young Fiddlers - Bearsden Fiddlers & Young Fiddlers are a non-proft organisation who play Scottish Music. Based in Bearsden on the outskirts of Glasgow in Scotland, the group made a link between themselves and Fiddleheads, having exchanged sheet music and photos.

Crown of Promise and Marijanel Knight - Rhiannon has worked with artist and producer Marijanel Knight, formerly of Weego Productions, on several albums. Her website is intended inspire arts and creativity in connection to worship.

Donna Guenther - Rhiannon played violin tracks on Donna's upcoming album. Donna is a Christian singer/songwriter.

Olga Osipova - Rhiannon played violin tracks on Olga's upcoming album. Olga is a Singer/ Songwriter/ Pianist who's music is reminiscent of jazz, cabaret, European chanson and even some Tchaikovsky.

 

All Things Violin

ViolinProfiles.com - A new website specifically aimed at professional violin players, who can register for free in order to advertise their services. Anyone can use this site to search for an violinist for session work, teaching etc.

The Violin Case - The Only Gift Shop Dedicated to String Players

Violin of Gary - Free Sheet Music for Violin, Hundreds of Titles in PDF format

Wood Violins - Fiddleheads Violins is an authorized distributor of a line of electric bowed instruments for students to professionals by Wood Violins.

Fabrizio Ferrari's musicians page - The new musicians world! Free sheet music, live musicians search engine, free services, etc.

MartyLaster.com - Author of "Blues Violin for the Young Beginner" and another violin teacher with a unique, stylized approach. Rhiannon has enjoyed email "talks" and sharing ideas about teaching and music with Marty, a very friendly guy.

Violinist.com - A global community of thousands of violin players, teachers, students and fans. Rhiannon submits her articles to the blog section of the site.

The World Violinist Links - Linking the world's violinists

 

Other Music Sites

High Spirits Harps - Rhiannon's father-in-law, Daniel Schmitt, is a harp maker. His harps are stunning works of art with full-bodied tone and warmth. His wife, Caroline, is a teacher and performer with several stunning albums in her collection.

BC Bluegrass & Swing Workshops- Spend an inspiring challenging and joyous week with others who share your passion for playing music. The BCBW provides a friendly, noncompetitive environment for everyone from beginners to advanced players. Held in Sorrento, BC each Summer.

Mel Bay Publications - Rhiannon uses many Mel Bay books in lessons and performance. She is an authorized distributor of Mel Bay products. View some of her recommendations.

Royal Sequence - We sell these fantastic CD recordings of the RCM violin syllabus as provided by the "Violin Series" books. Click Here to buy.

Noteworthy Composer - An Easy to Use and Complete Notation Program at an Affordable Price for Windows (Rhiannon uses this program exclusively for her arranging).

Noteworthy Scriptorium - This site is the unofficial repository for all things NoteWorthy. Share your music.

Ducksdeluxe.com - Musician Jokes. 'Nuff said.

IndieMusic.ca - Canadian Indie Music Directory

CleverJoe.com - Where clever musicians play

Okanagan Musician's Association - Homepage for the non-profit organization for promotion of music in the Okanagan region of BC.

 

Green Business Links (for Green Societies Click Here)

Factory Direct Promos - Eco friendly eco custom bags have seen their popularity surge in the past few years. They have a dramatically reduced environmental impact. Annually over 450 billion disposable paper and plastic bags are wasted and pile up in landfills. Together we can help save this planet with every bag we reuse. As we continue into a new decade, businesses need to strive towards a solution and be proactive about setting an example for others. 

Eco-Friendly Promotions - Promotions with a conscience. Business eco-promotional items including clothing, recycled pens, growing promos, tote-bags, and other advertising specialties.

EcoBusinessLinks "Green Directory" - The largest hand-picked green directory on the net: Find organic food, cheap solar energy, sustainable architecture, sustainable investments and communities and more. Fiddleheads is the first "green" music business.

Stop Computer Land Fill (SCLF) - The Stop Computer Land Fill Society (British Columbia, Canada) was formed by a group of citizens concerned about toxic waste from electronic products being unnecessarily disposed of in local landfills.  The growing trend to bury electronic waste rather than recycling it, fueled by rocketing obsolescence rates, increases the risk of pollution from e-waste toxins from our landfills.

 

Other Links

Okanagan Artist River Lewis Painting and drawing landscape in the Okanagan Valley, memory artwork and pleine air painting. River is an instructor with the Arts Council of the North Okanagan.  

Junglemania - An Indoor Soft Play Facility in Salmon Arm, BC. Fiddleheads Violin School treats students with "Fiddlebucks" for their home practice.  The highly coveted prize is a trip to Junglemania for $50 which takes one to two years to earn!

 

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