Anne Lederman
Anne Lederman is a highly regarded fiddler, singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and storyteller who has been a driving force in the evolution and innovation of traditional and world music in Canada. She has made significant contributions across various genres, including Celtic-Canadian fiddle traditions, Indigenous fiddling, Klezmer, African-Canadian music, and more. A founding member of notable groups such as Muddy York, The Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band, LOKA, and Eh?!, Anne is also known for her solo performances, collaborations with Lederman/Bell, and her involvement in Portage, a new fiddle supergroup featuring musicians from across North America. Over the years, she has worked with a wide array of prominent Canadian artists, including Veronica Tennant and Holly Cole.
Anne has released five albums under her own name, showcasing a mix of traditional and original music. Her most recent project, Old Man’s Table: Tunes from Grandy Fagnan, highlights the music of Métis fiddler Grandy Fagnan from Camperville, Manitoba. She has also contributed to numerous recordings with other bands and artists. Anne’s play, Spirit of the Narrows, which explores her mentors in Indigenous fiddling, has been performed across Canada and in Scotland.
Critics have praised her artistry, with Great White Noise describing her as “the consummate fiddler and composer” and urging listeners to seek out her album Fiddlesong, calling it “worth the extra effort” and rating it a perfect 5 out of 5. Sound Bytes notes, “Lederman creates something both traditional and new, and it’s a thing of beauty,” while the Kitchener Echo lauds her for presenting “an exciting and optimistic vision of what might unite Canada’s musical past with its future.”