Keister Family Fiddlers

The Keister Family Fiddlers is a Canadian musical group from Chestermere made of sisters Quinn, Claire, Faith, and Paige Keister; who are often accompanied by their mother Sherry Keister in performances.[2][3][4][5] They have performed in different countries, including South Korea and China.[6] For a number of years the Fiddlers were regular performers at the Calgary Stampede.[2]

Keister Family Fiddlers
Keister Family Fiddlers playing fiddles with mother Sherry behind on guitar on Stephen Avenue in Calgary (2009)
Stephen Avenue, Calgary (2009)
Background information
OriginChestermere, Alberta, Canada
GenresTraditional and Celtic style[1]
Years active2008-
Members
  • Claire Keister
  • Faith Keister
  • Paige Keister
  • Quinn Keister
WebsiteKeisterFamilyFiddlers.com

The group plays traditional and Celtic style music.[1] Each of the sisters began playing the fiddle when they were six years old.[2] In addition to fiddles, the group use other instruments, such as the ugly stick and tambourine.[3] Sometimes square dancing or tap dancing will be performed while playing the fiddle.[7]

Loren Keister, father of the sisters, serves as the manager for the group.[8] All four sisters enrolled in the Rocky View Learning Connection program of Rocky View Schools, so that they could learn from home online, which allowed them to better balance their time spent in practice with demands of school.[1]

References
  1. Durrie, Karen Rudolph (March 25, 2010). "Logging into learning; Online school means more time to'fiddle around'for this musical family". Calgary Herald. p. AS.6. Archived from the original on May 16, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  2. Bacque, Trevor (July 15, 2011). "Chestermere fiddlers shine at Stampede". Rocky View Weekly. Archived from the original on May 16, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  3. "Keister fiddle family bring music to town". Strathmore Standard. February 28, 2008. Archived from the original on May 17, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  4. Davis, Katie (November 13, 2013). "A musical family affair". East Central Alberta Review. p. A.6. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  5. Hill, Angela (April 28, 2009). "Keister fiddle family entertains Blackie". High River Times. Archived from the original on May 17, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  6. "Keister Family Fiddlers to perform". The Valleyview Valley Views. April 18, 2012. p. 11.
  7. Rossing, Billie Jo (November 13, 2013). "The Keisters Kick off Victim Services Event". Consort Enterprise. p. A.16.
  8. Reichert, Laura (June 23, 2011). "Just Fiddlin' Around; Discovering Youthful Musical Talent in the Keister Family Fiddlers". The Pipestone Flyer. p. A3. Archived from the original on May 16, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2014.

Keister Family Fiddlers's channel on YouTube

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