Daniel Lapp

Daniel Lapp grew up in Prince George, BC in house with deep prairie roots that included his musical mother, an old-time piano player/teacher and a grandpa and 5 uncles who were all committed to the oldtime dancing fiddle tradition. He received his BMus from UVic studying trumpet and over the past 30 years has toured across Europe, Australia, China, Israel, the USA and Canada playing a plethora of musical styles from jazz to electronic music. He has performed on a variety of instruments with many recognizable names such as Spirit of the West, Rickie Lee Jones, 54-40, Gord Downie, Barney Bentall, Jim Byrnes, Jim Cuddy, Elvis Costello, Lou Reed, Stephen Fearing, Hugh Fraser, Ed Robertson, Danny Michel, Broken Social Scene, Lennie Gallant, Jerry Holland and Roy Forbes. He started the youth "BC Fiddle Orchestra" Program in 1994 that currently includes 50 kids in 3 ensembles and boasts alumni who currently represent some of Canada's rising fiddle stars including Kendel Carson (Alan Doyle), Tania Elizabeth (Avett Brothers), Ivonne Hernandez (Fretless), Celidh Briscoe (Riverdance), Adrian Dolan (The Bills, Chieftains), Kalissa Hernandez (the Paperboys) to name a few. Daniel founded t... more...