Friday night the Narrows hosts Canadian fiddle champ April Verch. Tickets are very much available, last we heard.So what's being said about April? Here's a sampling:
Toronto Star: “Playful and flirtatious, whimsical and wry, no longer the studious slave of her instrument, Verch is in peak form, having reached a transcendent level of musicianship where hard-earned technique can be safely abandoned. She even proves…that she has an absolutely captivating voice, as pure and naïve as her fiddle work often is, and tinged with the same kind of faint melancholy.”
Dirty Linen: “Canadian fiddler (and step dancer) April Verch is one of those enviable people who can seemingly play anything with skill and ease.”
Boston Globe: “Among the most promising new fiddlers in roots music today…Verch is never afraid to lace her playing with clever twists of bluegrass, blues, and pop.”
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The April Verch Band played at New Bedford's 2004 Summerfest. I really enjoyed her performance. So much so that I saw her in Mansfield at the Rose Garden Coffeehouse in Mansfield. She is a fine fiddler, so if you like fiddle tunes then April should be on your list. I'm leaving for the show soon!
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