Keelin Wedge

Keelin Wedge is one of the most accomplished young fiddlers to have come up recently in western PEI. She is a distant relative of both singer Clifford Wedge and fiddler Victor Doucette.

Keelin started playing fiddle at five; her first lessons were with Anastasia DesRoches. She then took formal violin lessons from Grace Law, and also studied with Irish-style fiddler Kim Vincent, who had also been DesRoches’ teacher. She then continued to study on her own, acquiring most of her new repertoire by listening to recordings: in particular those of Jerry Holland and Natalie MacMaster. She also listened to such local fiddlers as Doucette, Louise Gallant Arsenault and Eddy Arsenault.

Wedge performs with a number of musical groups as an adaptable musician. She can jump on stage with any group and one would not know that she was not a regular member of the band. A fiddler, guitarist, and singer, she is a fan favourite.