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Born and raised in Winnipeg in a family that shares Ukrainian, Belgian and French-Canadian Métis roots (including a shared ancestry with Louis Riel), this versatile, Toronto-based ensemble performs the music of their ancestors with virtuosity and zest. Exploring the musical roots of their Métis culture, they have fashioned arrangements that honour their heritage while possessing a contemporary and fresh resonance.

These four classically trained musicians have dedicated themselves to exposing audiences to rarely heard music and owe a debt of gratitude to well-known fiddler and musicologist Anne Lederman. The quartet have worked with accomplished Métis and Native elders -- notably Lawrence "Teddy Boy" Houle and James Flett from Ebb and Flow, Manitoba; James Cheechoo of James Bay, Ontario; John Arcand of Debden, Saskatchewan; and Colin Adjun of Kugluktuk, Nunavut.

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