Anthony Rissesco

Anthony Rissesco is a versatile violin player and teacher, experienced in all styles of laying from classical violin to traditional fiddle.  An instructor at the Halifax Folklore Centre, Anthony plays with the  prominent local band, Breton, and also appears regularly at O’Carroll’s Restaurant and Pub, The Old Triangle Ale House and The Split Crow Pub. He can be seen on television playing fiddle in a well known brewery commercial.

As a music student at Dalhousie University, Anthony studied classical violin under Phillippe Djokic. He has won fiddle competitions throughout Canada. In 1990, he came third in the prestigious Canadian Open in Shelburne Ontario, and he was chosen to represent Nova Scotia at the Grand Masters Competition in Ottawa for six consecutive years. Anthony has played with Symphony Nova.Scotia., Bruce Guthro, Cyril MacPhee, and Peggy Seeger.

To listen to a selection of Anthony's music please click here.
 

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