Artist / Band

Jim Conners and the Voyageurs

Origin Napanee, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Biography

Jim Conners is a husky, full-blooded Mohawk Indian who was born near the Eastern Ontario Town of Napanee. Because this area lies relatively close to Quebec, “Big Jim” grew up with the sounds of nearby French Canada, and in particular the distinctive Quebec style of fiddle music. Jim loved this music from an early age, and hearing his father playing at the local square dances, finally decided he too would like to play. One of his idols was the late Isidore Soucy, whose famous lilting style became synonymous with Quebec fiddling over the years. Jim’s work on radio and TV in Ontario and New York State finally brought him to Arc’s attention.

While Jim’s style is unmistakably “Canadien”, his selection of tunes featured here includes some of the all-time favorite fiddle tunes played everywhere including ‘Red Haired Boy’, ‘High Level Hornpipe’ and the Don Messer favorite ‘Mother’s Reel’.

The use of these great old standards dressed up in French-Canadian style has resulted in a unique sound that fiddle fans will enjoy owning and playing for dancing or just plain entertainment.