Boris Favre - piano, lead vocals

Originally from Lyon, France, Boris is a consumate musician and instrument maker. His formal background includes an A.R.C.T. Diploma in piano performance from the Royal Conservatory of Music (Toronto), a Jazz Diploma from Vancouver Community College, and a Bachelor of Music Degree in piano from the University of British Columbia.

Boris has toured extensively throughout North America and Europe as bassist for the internationally acclaimed Celtic-funk band "Mad Pudding", and he currently plays with the Shona LeMottée Band and children's entertainer Music with Marnie. He also makes bagpipes and teaches music at the Sarah McLachlan Music Outreach.

More about Boris: www.borisfavre.com

Cameron Wilson - fiddle, vocals

Cameron is currently a violinist in the CBC Radio Orchestra, Van Django and Joe Trio. He is also a composer/arranger whose works have been performed by numerous symphony orchestras and ensembles and soloists across Canada and the U.S.

He has collaborated with CBC author and storyteller Stuart Mclean and the CBC Radio Orchestra on "History of Canada" and "I Remember Wayne". Both stories were released as a CD last year. Most recently he composed the music for the NFB film "Citizen Sam". The music was nominated for a 2007 Leo Award for best music in a documentary film.

Rich Sobel (alternate fiddler) - fiddle, vocals

Rich is originally from the state of New York where he toured with numerous bands, including the Syracuse-based “Hommage Quebecois” and the “Cranberry Lake Jug Band”, which have performed at prestigious folk music festivals on both sides of the border. His passion for traditional Quebecois music, which first developed in the mid 80’s, took a serious leap forward when he studied French-Canadian fiddling under fiddle great Lisa Ornstein..

In addition to Pastiche, Rich also plays at contradances with the Sybaritic String Band, and his own group the Richtones. When he is not playing music, he can be found helping others with cancer research at the British Columbia Cancer Agency.

More about Rich: www.richsobel.com