We’re very excited to announce a special program dedicated to local legend Ray Legere who was recently awarded an honorary degree from Mount Allison University during the 2023 Convocation ceremonies earlier this year.
Both local radio stations, CHMA and CFTA, aired this special hour long feature on July 29th, 2023 with an introduction from Bluegrass Legend Wilson Moore.
Wilson Moore intro:
Full Documentary:
A special thanks to Ray and Janet Crawford for making the documentary possible.
“A world-renowned fiddle and mandolin player, Ray Legere has travelled the world recording with top musicians in a variety of musical genres. He has toured internationally with artists such as Rita McNeil, John McDermott, the virtuoso violin group Bowfire, and Michelle Shocked. From hard rock to roots players, Legere is a well-known and respected artist known for his musical versatility and Acadian background.
He has seven solo albums to his credit, featuring some of his own compositions, and can be heard on over 500 recordings as a session player. Legere performs with both anglophone and francophone artists in the region and is a regular member of the band for Quebec hit television shows Pour L’amour du Country and Tout Simpliment Country. In 2017, he worked on a genre-crossing project with the professional woodwind quintet Ventus Machina, arranged by Mount Allison professor James Kalyn, involving classical, pop, Acadian, and bluegrass tunes that celebrated the musical cultures of New Brunswick.
Legere operates his own recording studio from his home in Sackville, NB, the place he has called home for over 25 years. A household name for music lovers across the Maritimes, Legere was the 2019 recipient of the Lieutenant-Governor’s Award for High Achievement in the Arts and is a multiple ECMA award winner. He also won two National Mandolin Championships and was recently inducted into both, the New Brunswick and the Nova Scotia Country Music Hall of Fame. He is also on the Sackville Arts Wall, which honours the achievements of local artists.”
Follow and learn more about Ray by visiting is website here, purchase his CD’s and tab books here and directly support him here.
