Van Diemen’s Fiddles

A Tassie trio of femme fiddlers combing the exceptional talents of Van Diemen’s Band artistic director Julia Fredersdorff on baroque violin, Klezmer and folk fiddler Rachel Meyers, and Classical/folk/experimental violinist Emily Sheppard.

The following three videos are from Whispering Walls, created by Van Diemen’s Fiddles for Ten Days on the Island Festival. Recorded LIVE at Portland Memorial Hall, St Helens, March 2021.

Van Diemen’s Band presents Gordon Street Medley.
Van Diemen’s Band presents Scarborough Fair.
Van Diemen’s Band presents WindTides by Emily Sheppard (2020) I: Foam II: Storm Dance.

Whispering Walls I KOONYA featuring Van Diemen’s Fiddles

The Van Diemen’s Fiddles feature as part of Lightwave Festival on the Tasman Peninsula in an immersive audio-visual performance featuring music, film, stories and sounds inspired by the local area and around Tasmania. The performance features traditional, folk, experimental and classical tunes as well as some originals written by the fiddles themselves. With film, sound and lighting designed by Caleb Miller, Koonya Hall will be transformed into an immersive audio visual journey.

Friday 15 July 2022 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM (UTC+10)

Koonya Hall, 564 Nubeena Road, Koonya TAS 7187

Book tickets online, here.

Julia Fredersdorff

Rachel Meyers

Emily Sheppard