Dennis Alexander - Luthier
Albums
1. Dennis the Fiddlemaker
An album of traditional and old time fiddle music featuring owners of Alexander violins. Piano accompaniment by Denis Lanctôt. Un album de musique traditionnelle et folklorique jouée par des propriétaires de violons fabriqués par Dennis Alexander et accompagnée au piano par Denis Lanctôt.
To order;
Send cheque or money order for $20.00 cdn. for each CD along with shipping address to; Envoyez un chèque ou un mandat postal de 20 $ canadiens par CD, sans oublier d’indiquer votre adresse, à Dennis Alexander 30 rue Eastern , Gatineau, Qc. Canada J9H 2L1 or Buy online (through Elderly Music in the US)Reviews
Instruments made or restored by the acclaimed luthier from Quebec, with a blockbuster array of artists playing them! Rob Dagenais, Jamie Gans, Denis and Rhonda Lanctôt, Pierre Schryer, Bruce Armitage, Alexander himself and more. - Elderly Music USA
Hi Dennis, What can I say ? What a superb CD....... Congratulations It's really, really good, I have it almost worn out, it's played in the Stereo and in the car all the time. I have a good deal of Pierre's recordings and Dennis L's and Danny's and by the way you're no 'flat' yourself [perhaps you will now be inspired to put down some tracks of yourself?]. I have heard of R Dagenais and Matthew Johnson from the tapes of Pembroke. But they're all so good. I suppose it was easy for them to perform with Dennis Lanctôt doing the Piano...what a wizard... it's a joy to hear what he does and how he compliments all the players and the pieces. Well done - Robert Gleeson - Portarlington, Co. Laois, Ireland. 2004
Hi Dennis, We listened to "Dennis the Fiddlemaker" on the way home. I'm listening to it right now, too. What beautiful work! Many different styles, and all held together by Denis Lanctôt's piano. And the fiddles all sound great! Thanks so much for the album! It's a privilege to own a fiddle (Violin # 37) in common with all these great players! - Dave Clark, Montreal. 2004
"Dennis The Fiddlemaker"—This new CD is, in my view, one of the best releases in some time. Dennis Alexander has been working on a project to have a number of fiddlers who own one of his hand-made violins play a variety of tunes and put all of this on one CD. There are guest performances by Denis Lanctôt, Rhonda Lanctôt, Danny O'Connell, Pierre Schryer, Rob Dagenais, and many others. Denis did the piano accompaniment, and he is at his very best on this CD. The liner notes are interesting, including notes on the fiddles, the fiddlers' choice of strings, and other details. The fiddlers have also included notes on their choice of tune(s). You will thoroughly enjoy every tune on this CD. - Ottawa Traditional Fiddling and Folk Art Society Newsletter June 2004
