Daniel Lapp | Quinn Bachand

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Daniel Lapp was born and raised in the Cariboo into a musical family with prairie roots. He learned fiddle music from his farming grandfather and five uncles and grew up playing gigs with his mother on piano. He was also mentored by a legion of Prince George prairie fiddling transplants who had moved to the booming logging town during the 1950’s and who formed the BC Old-Time Fiddle Association in 1969. To this day, there are branches throughout the province holding weekly fiddle jams, monthly dances and annual contests and jamborees. It was through these mentors that Daniel first started collecting original BC tunes after a trip to the UK with Spirit of the West inspired him to look closer to home for repertoire.

Now, 36 years into collecting and archiving Daniel has 3000 tunes by 300 composers with tunes dating back to the mid 1800’s. For this work and his work as a teacher Daniel has received numerous awards including the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal, a lifetime achievement award from the Canadian Grand Masters Fiddle Association, the Innovator Award from the Canadian Folk Music Association and most recently, an invitation to receive an Honorary Doctor of Music from the University of Victoria. Daniel is the current Artistic Director of the School of Contemporary Music at the Victoria Conservatory of Music.

Daniel’s newest project is Woodbox Records, a label dedicated to the preservation and promotion of BC fiddle music. The first Woodbox album was released in March 2025 featuring the current BC Fiddle Champion, 13 year old Max Francis. He has mentored and taught a lot of people who have gone on to be professional musicians, including Quinn Bachand. Quinn Bachand, award-winning Canadian producer, composer and multi-instrumentalist (and member of bands Brishen and Diamond Day) accompanied Lapp’s August 2025 album, and will be playing on his tour.

Sponsorship Opportunities: These are available for all our shows. For a nominal cost, individuals or businesses can sponsor any of our shows and reap a number of benefits - free tickets, reserved table, recognition on literature, our web site and at the concerts. For more information simply contact our Sponsorship Director Morris Biddle at [email protected]