Featured in the Vancouver 2010
Olympics Opening Ceremony!
With Samantha's award winning skills and vivacious sounds, this young lady is taking over the fiddling world. With six albums to her name, she tours all over the world and is a force to be reckoned with.
Please check out her new ECMA
winning album "Collected",
available now!
NEWS & BLOG
23/07/2010
Check out this site for reviews and bits on Samantha!....
http://www.bzzagent.com/bzzscapes/scape/samantha-robichaud/new-brunswick-s-fiddling-sweetheart/
22/07/2010
Samantha featured in the Times and Transcript:
http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/news/article/1145259
The name Samantha Robichaud is a familiar moniker in our little part of the country and the Winter Olympics marked one of many opportunities that we had better get used to: sharing her extraordinary talent with the rest of the world.
From the time of her 1997 debut recording "Hitting The Notes," Robichaud has dazzled audiences throughout Canada and the United States. And as a part of the Mosaïq Concert Series, Robichaud will be performing on the Bell Aliant Music Stage in front of Moncton City Hall on Main Street tomorrow. The show starts at noon.
Robichaud admits that having the opportunity to be a part of such a monumental event such as the Olympic opening ceremonies was indeed something to be savoured.
"It was such a fantastic experience and just an incredible opportunity that I was given. Getting to work with such talented people on such a large scale production was a huge honour for me," she says.
Although some may tend to think of the fiddle as a musical instrument of limited appeal, Robichaud says that she has noticed a big difference in the way people's perception has changed for the better in recent times. Being involved in the Olympics didn't hurt her cause either, of course.
"I think having fiddlers involved in the opening ceremonies gave a chance to the genre to be exposed in a whole new light. Many times in the past had I mentioned that I played the fiddle, it would be an uphill battle explaining that it is an instrument that truly has a lot to offer.
"These days though, the genre is on the rise, people are more readily accepting of it and often cite the Olympics as the turning point' of their perception."
Robichaud's most recent studio effort, Collected, was released in 2009 and has seen her support the record in many places all over the world.
Last fall, Robichaud had the opportunity to perform at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco alongside fellow Maritimer Natalie McMaster as well as luminaries such as Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle and Elvis Costello.
"Playing that festival felt to me like having the chance to be a part of history," she recalls. "It was just a huge honour to be in the presence of some of these people."
Robichaud has logged many miles performing throughout the United States and has always found it interesting how warmly fiddling is received there.
"It's really amazing, the response I get from U.S. audiences," she notes.
Asked why she feels Americans are so supportive of the genre, she believes it has a lot to do with the fact that the fiddle hasn't quite permeated the U.S. population as a whole just yet.
"I've received warm responses from places that you would perhaps least expect it, like in California," she says before continuing.
"Here in Atlantic Canada, I think we take the fiddle and fiddling for granted because we are constantly exposed to it. We're surrounded by it, it seems.
"But in the States, Americans have latched onto it as something that is new and different. It is more of a unique thing to audiences there."
Robichaud is on home turf tomorrow. Be sure to catch her performance in downtown Moncton when she'll be accompanied by multi-instrumentalist Chris Colepaugh.
* Ken Kelley is a Moncton-based writer, music fanatic and author of the entertainment blog www.musicnerd.ca
19/07/2010
Check out the Trailer for my new Series at:
http://www.nbtvtoday.com/entertainment/global-fiddler-trailer/samantha-robichaud-trailer
Hope you enjoy!
15/03/2010
Many Thanks!!!
I want to thank each and every one of you for voting for me for the East Coast Music Awards Fans Choice Award for 2010. Winning this award was a wonderful experience for me and it would have never have happened without your support.
This past month has been a time in my music career that I will always remember with winning an ECMA, to be featured on the Opening Ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics and having A Song for Daniel up for Instrumental song in the International Songwriting competition as well up for ISC Peoples' Voice Award.
A Song for Daniel is a very special song for me for two reasons. It was written and recorded for the amazing CD This is my America which was produced by Douglas Hutton and is in memory of Daniel Pearl who was an American Journalist whose life was taken much too early. His memory lives on when all of us play music to break down barriers and bring people of all cultures closer together.
If you care to vote for the Peoples Voice Award please click on this link:
http://www.songwritingcompetition.com/PVWelcome2009.htm
You can vote once a day till March 31, 2010
* Type your email address in the empty white box (you dont have to fill in your cell#) click continues. A Song for Daniel is the 7th one from the top.
Thank You again for everyones support and your kind words!
Sam
01/03/2010
Samantha is a finalist in the 2009 International Songwriting Competition in the Instrumental Category for "A Song for Daniel"! Check it out!
http://www.songwritingcompetition.com/winners.htm
17/02/2010
http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/gallery/956894,451827
14/02/2010
Greetings all the way from Vancouver!! If you missed the Opening Ceremonies or want to watch it again...here is the link to check it out!
http://www.ctvolympics.ca/opening-ceremony/
28/01/2010
Please vote for me for the ECMA Fan Choice Award!
http://ecma.bellaliant.net/fanchoiceartist.aspx
Thank you for all your support!
03/01/2010
Happy New Years!!
I hope everyone enjoyed their holidays, with family and friends. 2010 is going to be a great year! I am very excited.
I just wanted to share with you a review done by Alex Monaghan on my latest album "Collected". Hope you enjoy!
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SAMANTHA ROBICHAUD - Collected
Own label SR070509
13 tracks, 41 minutes
She certainly is! With or without the album-cover's glamorous red look, Sam Robichaud has to be one of New Brunswick's hottest properties and is widely recognized as a top Canadian fiddler. And that's saying something: the competition is fierce in the Maritimes and beyond, but this recording shows a mature and perfectly poised musician who deserves elbow-room with the best of them. Collected is not a collection of previous material - it's all new, and friskier than a moose on molasses. Starting with her own darkly dramatic tune Desired over a folk-rock arrangement, Sam sweeps into a showpiece version of The Musical Priest before relaxing with a set of old-timey jigs and reels in contra band style. The charming waltz Cassie's Lament is another Robichaud original, as are about half the tunes here.
The melting pot of Atlantic Canada provides a rich palette for a fiddler to work with. Ladies of the Storm owes a lot to Scottish fiddle tunes, while Crossing the Province brings in the characteristic accordion and percussion of French Canadian traditions. Oliver's Set combines two brilliantly distinctive compositions by Ontario fiddler and prolific composer Oliver Schroer who sadly died in 2008. On the only song here, a French nonsense ballad, Samantha reminds us that she can sing too, and makes the most of another opportunity to mix fiddle with accordion and percussion. T-Bone's Jig is a new composition straight from the heart of the tradition, this time more Irish than Scottish in ancestry.
The final third of Collected changes horses in quick succession. A Song for Daniel is a gorgeous air on fiddle and fretless bass, but don't try to waltz to this one. Mobility Set is modern North American fiddling pure and simple, somewhere between Celtic and Country, great fun. The showmanship continues on an old French Canadian medley, adding the final secret ingredient - a jaw harp! You'd expect something special to finish, and that's exactly what Sam provides: Tugboat, an old swing tune with trad jazz drums and newgrass dobro behind the wailing fiddle of this prodigious young lady. www.samantharobichaud.ca is the place for more info on Collected and other albums, music definitely not to be missed.
Alex Monaghan
5/12/2009
Hey Everyone,
It's been a pretty exciting month! My new album, Collected has just been nominated for ECMA Roots / Traditional Album of the Year. I am so proud of this album and of all the great musicians that were apart of it.
Check out the list of all the other nominees. http://www.ecma.ca/news.asp?section=19&id=92
In other exciting news, my students are putting on a Holiday Recital, Dec 19th. They have been working so hard on their pieces, I know it's going to be fantastic and a lot of fun. I can't wait!!
I hope everyone enjoys the Holiday Season with their friends and families. Stay safe and warm!
18/10/2009
Hi there!
Welcome to my new website! I am very excited to have a place to blog and tell stories of what's new and going on.
This past month has been a thrill, just received the final product of my sixth CD Collected. It turned out better than I could have imagined, from sound to graphics! It has a compilation of my own original tunes along with some great traditional ones. Please check it out!
Last weekend Chris Colepaugh and I did a show at the Dragon Fly Cafe, in Antigonish N.S. and dedicated it to Daniel Pearl for Harmony for Humanity. It was such a great atmosphere. They have artist come in and perform while the audience gets to enjoy incredible food. Kind of like a dinner theatre. I really suggest everyone should go at least once....! I can't wait to go back.
Well that's all for now,...thanks for checking out the new site!
Biography
Her passion, desire and drive have led her to achieve incredible success in just a short time. Samantha has performed on many prestigious stages and events, standing ovations during 2 week tour of China as a professional soloist with the New Brunswick Youth Symphony Orchestra, represented province of New Brunswick as Tourism Ambassador on US junkets, Celtic Colours Cape Breton, Carnegie Hall, Grand Ole Opry, Wild Horse Saloon in Nashville, the Calgary Stampede new artist stage and youth stage, Klondike days in Edmonton, the nationally broadcast CBC TV East Coast Music Awards show, CBC Acadian World Congress Closing Show, A Musical Maritime Odyssey performing for Queen Elizabeth II during her last Canadian visit in 2002.
Samanthas Photogenic looks and contagious personality have also had her invited on photo shoots for magazines, calendars, TV/Radio interviews across Canada, TV commercials, studio recording work for CBC shows and commercials. Over the course of her already long 18 year career, fans in eastern Canada have repeatedly found Samantha performing at Maritime Festival and Festivals in PEI and New Brunswick Day Festival of the Arts as well as the prestigious Lunenburg Folk Festival.
With her latest album Collected released in fall 2009, Samantha has managed to bring a new yet classic sound to traditional fiddling. With a perfect blend of her own compositions and traditional tunes, Samantha has created an incredible record with producer Paul Mills.
Spring 2008 Samantha released A New Stage her 5th independent CD. This new recording features the collaboration of her new guitarist and producers Chris Colepaugh and also shows how much Samantha has grown not only as a songwriter but also as a singer.
March (2004) Samantha released her 4th recording Vivacious a vibrant and playful CD with Samantha being released nationally for the first time. Vivacious features five of Samanthas original compositions; the CD also includes two tracks featuring Samanthas very sweet sounding voice. When asked about the new album Samantha says I have put my heart and soul into this album, I truly love what I do. To date Samantha has released three previous strong selling recordings: Hitting the Notes (1997), Just Being Me (1999) and Twistin the Bow (2001)
Samantha has always demonstrated a strong love for all styles of fiddle playing: her drive to perfect a unique feel and style has also been influenced through classical training. Samantha has discovered after several years of classical training a deeper understanding of the instrument combined with her already mature natural skills. Samantha is often a guest of many Symphony Orchestras.
Recently, Samantha featured with Dolly Parton on the amazing documentary This is My America along with many other prestigious musicians and songwriters. In the last two years this 22 year old accomplished musician has performed over 150 shows across Canada and the United States, performing to audiences at the Canada Winter Games, showcasing at the East Coast Music Awards and a guest appearance with the Nova Scotia Symphony at the National Arts Center in Ottawa.
September 28th - October 10th, 2010
Home Routes Tour
Alberta, Canada
August 16th, 2010
7:30pm
Charlottetown Festival
Charlottetown, PEI
Canada
August 14th, 2010
2:30pm-3:15pm
Festival
Fundy National Park
July 24th, 2010
World Juniors
Timothy's World Coffee patio
8:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Moncton, N.B.
July 23th, 2010
Bell Aliant Plaza - (located directly in front of city hall)
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
June 6th, 2010
Fundraiser
Moncton High School
May 14th, 2010
Pearl Theatre
Lunenburg, N.S.
May 13th, 2010
Blue Olive
St. John, N.B.
May 8th, 2010
Opening of Town Hall
Riverview, N.B.
April 10th-15th, 2010
Private Event
San Francisco, CA
USA
April 5th-8th, 2010
Fiddle Workshops Skye Theatre Performing Arts Centre,
South Carthage, ME
March 5th-7th, 2010
North Dallas Irish Festival
Dallas, Texas
February 26th, 2010
Mission Possible: Haiti Benefit
February 24th, 2010
Private Event / Coliseum
February 21th, 2010
Co-op Convention
February 20th, 2010
Natchez- Trad Music a Canadian Viewpoint
12:30noon
Memphis, TN
February 19th, 2010
Canadian Music East Coast Style 18th floor #1803 Danny Thomas Suite
1:35-1:55am Fri/Sat
Knoxville - Trad Feature Show Carolina Chocolate Drops Bandleader
5:45pm
St Louis - Fiddle Summit
12:30pm
February 18th, 2010
Canadian Music East Coast Style18th floor #1803 Danny Thomas Suite
11:55p-12:15am
February 14th, 2010
Granville Island, Olympics
Atlantic Canada House
Vancouver, Canada
8:30pm
February 12th, 2010
Olympic Opening Ceremony
January 17th-22nd, 2010
The West Dennis Graded School, School Street, West Dennis, MA
December 19th, 2009
Student Holiday Recital
Music Education Center
December 13th, 2009
Fundraiser Fashion Show at Rouge
November 15th, 2009
Private Function
Hotel Beausejour
Moncton, N.B
October 20th, 2009
Dragon Fly Cafe
With Chris Colepaugh
Antigonish, N.S.
PHOTOS
"Collected" photoshoot by Jocelyne Vautour
From "Long Way" video shoot by Colleen Furlotte
Nat, Samantha and Hans playing in Nashville, at Mark O'Connor's Fiddle Camp
All the teachers performing at Mark O'Connor's Fiddle Camp in Nashville
Samantha playing at Stan Rogers Festival 2009 -Photo take by: Jocelyne Vautour
Samantha and Douglas at "This is My America" release party
"This is My America" release party
Chris, Samantha and Lynn performing at the ECMA's 2009
Samantha performing at the Divorcees CD Release
"A New Stage" photo shoot by Howard England
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, San Francisco California
Strawberry Festival in California
Samantha, Lynn and Chris performing at the Strawberry Festival in California
Performing at the Strawberry Festival in California
Samantha and Chris performing at the Strawberry Festival in California
Samantha at the ECMA's 2008
Samantha performing on the Main Stage at the 2008 East Coast Music Awards
Performing at the Opening of Milwaukee Irish Festival 2009
Samantha playing at the Deep Roots Festival's closing concert 2009 Photo by:Bruce Dienes
Samantha and Chris playing at the Deep Roots Festival's closing concert 2009 Photo by:Bruce Dienes
Vancouver Olympics 2010 Opening Ceremony
Playing at the Atlantic House in Vancouver
Chris Colepaugh and Samantha Robichaud at the Pearl Theatre in Nova Scotia
VIDEOS
"Long Way"
Samantha Robichaud
For more videos of Samantha click
"Hitting the Notes" (1997)
1. Sam's Sugar Bush Jig /
Smash the Window
2. Bay of Funday Reel
3. Flowers of Hope
4. Down Yonder
5. Peter's Air / Peter's Jig /
Flowers of Edinburgh
6. High Level Hornpipe /
Whitefish on the Rapids
7. Growling Old Man, Growling old Woman /
Mason's Apron
8. Loggieville Two-Step /
Redwing / St. Anne's Reel
9. Yellow Rose Waltz
10. Cleaver's World / Bowing the Strings
11. Carleton County Breakdown /
Fiddle Fingers
12. Amazing Grace
"Just Being Me" (1999)
1. Bonjour Comment Ca Va /
Reel des cinq Dionne
2. Coming Home / Ralphy's Jig
3. Lori's Waltz
4. Buck Fever Rag / Cotton Eyed Joe
5. Three Days in Miami / Point au Pic
6. Halifax County Hornpipe / Ontario Swing
7. In the Mood
8. Tam Lynn / Mason's Apron /
Welcom to the Shetland Islands
9. Pam's Clog / Kip and Skim's Jig /
A Reel Dare
10. Gram Lee's Waltz
11. Don Messer's Breakdpwn /
Mother's Reel / Johnny Wagner
12. Shades of Dawn
13. Baie Verte Two Step /
Crooked Stove Pipe
14. Calrinet Polka
"Twistin' the Bow" (2001)
1. Sherbrooke Reel
2. Black Jack Whiskey
3. Big John McNeil / Little John MacNeil
4. Jigue de Pointe- Sapin
5. Y2K Calypso
6. The Waltz of Joyce Montgomery
7. Twistin' the Bow
8. Olympic Reel / Draggin' the Bow
9. Twelfth Street Rag
10. Reel Beatrice
11. Swinging with the Eighties
12. Art and Marg's Reel
13. Jig du Bois / Bill Harmer's Reel
14. Georgianna Moon
15. Grey Sky Hornpipe / Sam's Hornpipe
16. Space Available / Sheehan's Reel /
Sandy MacIntyre's Trip to Boston
17. Willy
"Vivacious" (2004)
1. Cool Song Medley
2. Technical Difficulties
3. Espanol
4. Three Men on a White Horse
5. Two Faced
6. Bird on the Fence
7. I'm Not Going Anywhere
8. Vivacious
9. Autograph Medley
10. Fly in the Puddin'
11. Jigidy, Jig, Jig
12. Why Does it Matter
13. La Match
"A New Stage" (2008)
1. I've Been Doing Well
2. Young Love
3. Answering Machine
4. Always Remembered
5. I'm Sorry
6. IDKYM / Wheel Hoss / Winding Roads
7. Wild Fiddler's Rag
8. Rose
9. Anyway
10. Buckler's Misson / High Rollers
11. Long Way
"Collected" (2009)
1. Desired
2. Musical Preacher
3. Champion 's Set
4. Caissie's Lament
5. Ladies of the Storm
6. Crossing the Province
7. Olivier's Set
8. Je Le Mene Bien, Mon Devidoir
9. T-Bone's Jig
10. A Song For Daniel
11. Mobility Set
12. Old Reel of 8 Medley
13. Tugboat
CONTACT
Management and Bookings:
Bruce Morel
Music Marketing International Inc.
tel: (902) 435-0330
fax: (902) 435-3333
morelpro_ca.inter.net
To order CD's or contact Samantha, e-mail :
sam_samantharobichaud.ca
Online Publicity Contact
Ariel Publicity & Cyber PR
contact_arielpublicity.com
