Teilhard Frost
Teilhard Frost is a Canadian folk musician, music teacher and banjo luthier based on Wolfe Island, Ontario. A specialist in Appalachian old time music, he plays fiddle, banjo, harmonica, spoons, bones and jaw harp. He step dances and is a square dance caller. He tours individually, with Sheesham, Lotus and 'Son, and in June 2023 toured Europe with The Complete Recordings of Hezekiah Procter. [1] [2] [3] He is represented in the UK by Alan Bearman Music. [4]
Locally, he is the music director for Calliope Collective (Kingston, Ont.) and has collaborated with Cantabile Choirs and Open Voices Choir. As a session musician at Hugh Christopher Brown's Wolfe Island Recordshe has contributed to albums by Michael Jerome Brown, The Gertrudes, Gary Rasberry, Michael C. Duguay, Lotus Wight, Jenny Whiteley, Michael Harrington, Geoff Marshall, Suzanne Jarvie, The Millwrights, Rich Tyo, Steven Heighton, Rocky Roberts, and Benoit Schryer-Lefebvre. He collaborates with Jason Mercer.
Teilhard teaches fiddle and banjo privately and developed "The Acoustic Music Project; No Batteries Required" for large audiences, which has been presented via Blues in the Schools, Live Wire in the Schools, Prologue to the Performing Arts, and internationally to school groups in Kenya and Mongolia. Teilhard has taught at Folkcamp, AlgomaTrad, and Blue Skies in the Community.
Teilhard Frost makes traditional fretless gourd banjos which have been played by Rhiannon Giddens, Mike Seeger, and David Woodhead.
Discography
With Sheesham and Lotus
- Everytime! [5]
- Five Miles From Town
With Sheesham, Lotus and 'Son
- 1929: The New Kings Of Old-time
- The High Stepping Music of Sheesham & Lotus & Son
Solo
- As the Crow Flies (2019) [6]
References
- "Sudbury music: A touch of Teilhard Frost on Feb. 8". The Sudbury Star. January 28, 2019.
- "Interview: Li'l Andy on 'The Complete Recordings of Hezekiah Procter'". Americana UK. November 11, 2022.
- "Book/Mixed Media Review – Li'l Andy "The Complete Recordings of Hezekiah Procter (1925 – 1930)"". Americana UK. November 4, 2022.
- {{cite web|url=https://alanbearmanmusic.com/artists/teilhard-frost/%7Ctitle=TEILHARD FROST|work=Alan Bearman Music
- "Music". Sheesham and Lotus.
- Kidman, David (April 1, 2019). "Review: TEILHARD FROST - As The Crow Flies". The Living Tradition. No. 128. Retrieved September 29, 2019.