ABOUT
From the West Coast of Canada, Jocelyn Pettit is an award-winning fiddle player, stepdancer, singer, and composer. With grace and passion, she has performed across Canada, and toured in the USA, the UK, and Europe. She has been featured on Canadian national television and radio, and shared the stage with The Battlefield Band (Scotland), The Chieftains (Ireland), and Carlos Núñez (Spain). As a recording artist, Jocelyn has two albums, both nominated for multiple awards, including "World Artist of the Year" at the 2017 Western Canadian Music Awards, and at the 2016 Canadian Folk Music Awards.
From Norway, Rav Sira is an accomplished guitarist and multi-instrumentalist who has performed in Scandinavia, Europe and South America, including Festival Brocante in Italy, and Sentrum Scene in Norway. He has pursued World Music studies at Codarts University for the Arts in Holland, and spent a year studying Latin American music in Salvador, Brazil.
From the USA, Ellen Gira is a seasoned cellist who has performed at special events and prominent venues throughout the USA and the UK, including The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, and Cadogan Hall in London, England. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Cello Performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music, and is in her second year of the Master's of Scottish Music program at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
All currently based in Glasgow, the trio are excited to fuse their influences to create a dynamic and textured sound. Together they present a lively and soulful performance of Scottish and Nordic music, and Canadian stepdancing.
MUSIC
UPCOMING SHOWS
The Pleasance
7:30 PM
Tickets available here.
The Pleasance
Workshops
10:30 AM
PHOTOS
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| Celtic Connections on Campus 2019 - Glasgow, Scotland (Photo: Anna Garvin)
LINKS
CONTACT
info@jocelynpettit.com
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