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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Friday October 27, 2006 - 33 Artscene Oakville Beaver · FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2006 33 Celtic fiddlers wanted, no experience required this love." While Franczek is an experienced musician, having played the guitar nearly his entire life Celtic music has a home in Oakville. and the fiddle since his 20s, he's welcoming anyAnd as far as the new Oakville Celtic Fiddle one who has an interest to join the club. Club director James Franczek can tell, it's the "No experience is necessary, we can set you town's only. up and I'll help you the best I can," he said, "There isn't anything like it around," said adding time is limited at rehearsals. "Ideally, Franczek, an experienced musician who teach- what I'm looking for is people who have a little es guitar and fiddle lessons at the Academy of bit of experience on their instrument and a basic Music on Speers Rd., which he and knowledge of music. My intent "Ideally, what I'm his wife also own. is to help with the tunes, but "The idea of the club is to bring looking for is people not to offer individual instrucfiddlers together that aren't pro- who have a little bit tion." fessionals, to learn Celtic music And the Oakville Celtic of experience on with the ultimate goal of playing Fiddle Club isn't limited to fidtheir instrument and concerts in the area." dles ­ guitars, flutes, a Celtic The group held its first practice a basic knowledge drum called the Bodhran and recently, and so far, boasts nine of music." "anything else people want to members. play" are welcome additions, "A lot of our members are my Oakville Celtic Franczek says. students, but we did get some Fiddle Club director "It's kind of going to run like interest from the outside," said James Franczek a Celtic orchestra." Franczek, who plays both the guiThe group is just starting, tar and fiddle. "I would really like but its director has his eyes on a other people from the community to get goal for the future. involved." "I would like to be able to go and play an The Celtic music they're playing is "Scottish, entire evening of Celtic dance music," said Irish and Cape Breton traditions, with a slant on Franczek, adding that the ideal number of Cape Breton," said Franczek, who explained members would be 20 ­ 30. that Cape Bretoners play Celtic music the way it "The objective right now is to just learn sets was traditionally played before they emigrated of tunes and start growing our repertoire." to Canada. Then, they'll work on scheduling concerts. "In Scotland, the music has changed and "We do intend eventually on combining with evolved. In Cape Breton, they remained true to other community groups," Franczek added. the way the music was played in the 1700s." For more on the Oakville Celtic Fiddle Club, And that's the way the Oakville Celtic Fiddle which practices out of The Academy of Music Club will be playing it. every Saturday afternoon, visit www.oakvilleWith Celtic music experiencing a resurgence celticclub.com through artists like Natalie MacMaster and Admission to the club is free, but it does Ashley MacIsaac, Franczek says it's generated a accept donations on a weekly basis to pay for bit of a following and he hopes it catches on in concert space when the time comes as well as Oakville. other things the club will need in the future. "I've got a real love of music, and that's why -- Krissie Rutherford can be reached at I wanted to start this club," he said. "To share krutherford@oakvillebeaver.com OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF By Krissie Rutherford LIESA KORTMANN / OAKVILLE BEAVER FIDDLERS LOVE COMPANY: James Franczek plays the fiddle during a meeting of the Oakville Celtic Fiddle Club at the Oakville Academy of Music. The club is looking for anyone who can play the fiddle or any other instrument to join their group. Know your limit, play within it!