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Celtic North
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The Band ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Marie Deziel  
 

Marie Déziel comes from a musical family. She grew up listening to Shostakovich and Mozart
while playing with her Lego. By age 10 she could play the piano by ear and had received
her first accordion. She now plays the violin, the viola, accordion and the piano with several groups. 
Her passion for musical instruments recently led her to take up the study of the hurdy gurdy,
which is used in the folk tradition of France and also in medieval and renaissance music.

Marie Déziel is a Spanish, French and music CEGEP (College) teacher.
She also plays the violin and the viola with Parkdale and Kanata Symphony Orchestras in Ottawa
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Dan Perkins

Dan Perkins recently retired as an engineer and project manager who worked mainly in the fields
of satellite
communications and air traffic control.  His "day job" has now become music, cycling,
and tree farming (where he is often noted to be out standing in his field).

His musical interests are varied. Over the years he has contributed voice, guitar and percussion
to many groups, including choirs, as well as folk, country, and Celtic ensembles.  Dan loves Irish ballads and pub songs and enjoys the energy and subtlety of the varied rhythms
 found in traditional Irish and Scottish music.


Lois Siegel


Lois Siegel is a filmmaker and photographer who recently started haunting the music scene in Ottawa. When she isn't playing the fiddle, she teaches Video Production at the University of Ottawa.
Her documentary films cover a range of subjects: "Baseball Girls" (women who play softball and baseball), "Lip Gloss" (female impersonators), "Strangers in Town" (albinos), and "Stunt People"
(The Fournier Family performing stunts for films).
She's also a freelance photographer for "The Ottawa Citizen" and "Capital Style Magazine."  Lois also plays the spoons, bodhran, the lumberjack (gigueur), and Ugly Stick.

Lois Siegel Productions Inc.


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