Yesterday I went down to Yonge and Dundas square for the promise of a Scottish Music Festival, I was the only one in a kilt, wore the Graham of Mantieth with the Graham shirt and belt buckle, and my Ancient Scot Hawick hose. Anyway the first performer was a Metis fiddler named Sierra Noble??? She was good don't get me wrong I just question why she was there at all. Of course people just had to come up to me regarding the kilt, all in all it was a good day, but it got very hot down there and I left early.
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I guess you didn't hear the introductions or explanations at the beginning of the show by the hosts of the Scottish Music Festival at Luminato or throughout Sierra Noble's performance at Dundas Square or you would have understood why Metis fiddle music was a part of the Scottish Music day.
The hosts explained the Metis people's ancestral connection to the Scottish people and their music.
The Metis are a people of mixed blood ancestry which dates back to the time of Canada's fur-trading days. Two of the most common mixes within the Metis Nation are Aboriginal and Scottish or Aboriginal and French.
The music of the Metis People is also a mix of Scottish or French with Aboriginal influences.
Many tunes in Metis fiddling trace directly back to the Orkney Islands.
So to answer your question, that was why Sierra Noble was at the event.
Sierra has also performed at other Celtic Festivals and celebrations including Celtic Colours in Cape Breton to celebrate the shared roots of the people and the music.
Hope this answers your question.
Thanks June I did hear it, I still think that it was a poor excuse as there are many Scottish Musicians out there. To be fair this should have been called a Celtic Music Festival not a Scottish Music Festival.
*gasps* A Scottish Music Festival with only one kilt wearer! That's terrible!
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