Fiddler Shona Le Mottée started playing at the age of seven on the Island of Jersey, in the English Channel. At age nine she moved to Vancouver, Canada where she continued to develop her music under fiddling greats such as Alasdair Fraser, Buddy MacMaster, Bruce Molsky, Daniel Lapp, and Martin Hayes.
In September, 1995, Shona was chosen to join the internationally known Canadian Celtic-pop group, "The Paperboys". During the 2 1/2 years she was with the band, she toured extensively throughout North America playing on stages from Vancouver and San Francisco to Halifax and New York. She has performed at sold-out festivals and venues such as: The Boston Irish Festival, the Vancouver Folk Music and Celtic Festivals, the Toronto Harbourfront and Celtic Festivals, the Victoria Celtic Festival, the Owen Sound Folk Festival, the Kentucky Folk Festival, the Seattle Folklife and Bumbershoot Festivals, the Spectrum in Montreal, the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver, the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, and many more. Shona was also part of the du Maurier Concert Series, the Huron Carol Concert Series, and the MuchMusic Canadian benefit tour for AIDS.
During the summer of 1997, Shona recorded the album "Molinos" with The Paperboys. It was released on the Stony Plain/Warner Canada label and won the Canadian Juno Award in March 1998 for "The Best Roots and Traditional Album - Group" category. Shona also recorded two music videos with The Paperboys which were broadcast across the country on "CMT" and "MuchMusic". She has made appearances on radio and T.V. shows such as: CBC radio, Terminal City (CBC TV), Muchmusic in Vancouver, Toronto, Halifax, and San Francisco, the Vicki Gabreau Show (TV), the CMT Rockin' Country Series (TV), Entertainment Desk in Toronto (TV), Breakfast Television in Toronto and Vancouver, and numerous other radio stations in Canada and the USA.
In 1998/99, Shona performed with "Micheal Flatley's Lord of the Dance" at the New York, NY Casino in Las Vegas and at Disney World in Orlando, Florida. More recently, Shona has performed and recorded with several local Canadian bands such as "Fear of Drinking", "Tim Readman", "Alpha YaYa Dialo", "The Town Pants", and "Mad Pudding".
In March of 2005, Shona released her debut solo album, "Destination Grouville."
"On stage she has a wonderful presence. Her fiddling is exuberant with the kind of locked-in quality and strength of the seasoned player." - Master of Appalachian fiddling, Bruce Molsky
THE SHONA LE MOTTEE BAND FEATURES:
Tim Readman - Guitar/Vocals
Emerging from the North-Eastern English folk scene, Tim has earned a reputation as an outstanding songwriter, guitarist, singer and interpreter of traditional and contemporary folk songs. He has an infectious sense of humour and an engaging ability to captivate an audience, able to entertain in any setting, from concert hall to campfire.
Readman has shared the stage with an impressive list of artists including fiddler/vocalist Kate Bramley of the ever-popular Jez Lowe and the Bad Pennies who was able to accompany him on his 2003 tour of the UK. Tim can also be seen regularly in Vancouver hosting the successful 'Tim Readman and Musical Friends' series at Montmartre Cafe, which won the Georgia Straight songwriter venue of the year for 2003.
Tim and Shona have worked extensively together for 10 years and still perform live as a duo. In addition to playing guitar and adding vocals, Tim also contributes his own songs and production expertise to the Shona Le Motteé band.
Boris Favre - Bass
Bassist Boris Favre immigrated from France in 1975 and has been playing music continuously for over 30 years. His formal background includes an ARCT diploma in piano performance from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, a Jazz Diploma from Vancouver Community College and a Bachelor of Music Degree in piano from the University of British Columbia. Though much of his formal training is centered on classical music, his true passion is for Jazz and World Music.
As a full time member of the internationally acclaimed Celtic-funk band "Mad Pudding", Boris has recorded and toured extensively throughout Canada, the US and Europe for nearly a decade. He has performed globally at many prestigious music festivals. Highlight performances include the Kennedy Centre in Washington, D.C., the Orpheum Theatre accompanied by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and the Bach choir, and a nomination for Best Live Act at the West Coast Music Awards.
In addition to playing with Shona, Boris is a member of the popular children's entertainment group "Music With Marnie" which performs sold-out shows at festivals across Canada. He also makes and is learning to play the Uilleann bagpipes so plug your ears!
Allan Dionne - Drums/Percussion
Allan's first exposure to music was in the form of accordion lessons, which he took for seven years in his hometown of Regina, Saskatchewan. Here he developed an interest in drum set and percussion, and spent much of his youth experimenting with various styles of music.
In Vancouver, Allan performed and toured with many established acts but yearned for a greater knowledge of music, which led him to Capilano College and the Commercial Music Program. After receiving a diploma, Allan went on to complete a Bachelor of Music Degree at the University of British Columbia, where he studied orchestral percussion and Jazz Theory and Arranging. Allan has performed with many orchestras and concert bands while playing mallet instruments, non-tuned percussion and drum set. He has also performed in numerous musicals, choirs and Big Bands. Recording credits also figure prominently, both on drum set and mallet instruments.
Allan joined the celtic band "Mad Pudding" in 1997, with whom he has toured extensively. He has performed at major festivals worldwide, including Canada, the US, Denmark and Britain. He has also performed at the Orpheum Theatre with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and the Vancouver Bach Choir.
Allan's musical journey continues and he is happy to be playing drum set and percussion with the Shona Le Mottee Band.
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Suite 1104, 207 West Hastings St.,
Vancouver, BC V6B 1H7
Phone (604) 662-4144
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Email jeff@turnermusic.com
"She would have been a race car driver if she wasn't a fiddler by the way she drives her bow. She plays with great verve and spirit and it's her greatest asset among numerous others."
- dynamic fiddling virtuoso and jazz multi-instrumentalist DANIEL LAPP, Victoria, B.C.
"On stage she has a wonderful presence. Her fiddling is exuberant with the kind of locked-in quality and strength of the seasoned player."
- Master of Appalachian fiddling, BRUCE MOLSKY, New York, USA
"Le Mottee has a wonderfully deft touch and an energy and exuberance that are downright infectious. Rich Jigs and Reels like "Finbar Dwyer's" and "The Red Gloves" cranked up loud will lift the fog from anybody's moors. She's my new favourite fiddler."
- J.P. McLAUGHLIN - The Province Newspaper - British Columbia
"This is music to get the body, or at least the vital parts of the body, moving. Le Mottee is an accomplished fiddler, which she shows on up-tempo numbers such as 'Full Circle' and 'Exile Erin', the latter of which tosses things around like a good Maritime storm."
- MARKE ANDREWS - The Vancouver Sun Newspaper - British Columbia
"[Destination Grouville] is a SMASHING wee recording."
- ANDY DONNELLY - Producer/Host of "The Celtic Show" - CKUA Radio Network - Alberta
"It's not surprising that Shona Le Mottee has performed with Michael Flatley's Lord of The Dance, what I'm surprised about is that she hasn't been to Nashville. Actually, the world is Shona Le Mottee's oyster and she can choose where she wants to go with her music."
Turner Music & Events
Suite 1104 - 207 West Hastings Street - Vancouver, BC V6B 1H7
Phone: (604) 662-4144 • Fax (604) 662-4116
Email: jeff@turnermusic.com
