Mitchell Grobb (born June 22, 1984) is a Canadian violinist and multi-instrumentalist.

Biography

Early life

Mitchell grew up in rural

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near the town of Carberry. He started playing the violin at age 5, and was a student in the Suzuki program at

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Career

Mitchell frequently performs with

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, having appeared in several of their major arena and 'Grand Chapiteau' touring shows. He currently performs violin and guitar in the arena world tour of '' Ovo''. In the winter of 2015, he played violin in the Grand Chapiteau tour of ''

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'' during the show's performances in Quito, Ecuador. From 2014 to 2015, he performed violin and guitar in the Grand Chapiteau tour of '' Ovo'' for the show's performances in cities across Japan. From 2011 to 2014, he performed violin and electric violin in the arena world tour of ''

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'', appearing with the show in 23 countries. He has also performed violin with Cirque du Soleil in the seasonal resident show ''

Wintuk ''Wintuk'' (pronounced ''win-took''; amalgamating the English word "winter" with Inupiaq phonetics) was a semi-permanent and seasonal residency show created by Cirque du Soleil. ''Wintuk'' played seasonally from 2007 to 2011 at the former WaMu T ...

'' at

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in New York City. Grobb was a featured member of Barrage from 2002 to 2006. He performed with the group throughout their extensive ''Vagabond Tales'' world tour and appears in the ''Vagabond Tales'' live concert DVD. Mitchell was the original violinist and mandolinist in ''Cape Cod Step Out'', a resident show at

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in Tokyo, Japan, and he performed violin and accordion with the North American tour of Roseneath Theatre's ''Spirit Horse ''.

Discography

''This discography is incomplete. It includes some, but not all recordings on which Mitchell Grobb is a guest musician.'' * Mitchell Grobb, ''Part of Me'' (2000) – fiddle * The Fantasy Fiddlers, ''Off the Cuff'' (2001) – fiddle *

Canadian Grand Masters The Canadian Grand Masters is an annual event celebrating traditional fiddling in Canada. Considered "the pinnacle of Canadian fiddling," the core of the event is a concert/dance on Friday evening, followed by the competition the following day. ...

, ''Live from the 2002 Competition'' (2002) – fiddle * Barrage, ''Vagabond Tales'' (2003) – violin, vocals * Janice Moro, ''Sometimes'' (2009) – violin * James Mann, ''It's About Time'' (2012) – violin

Filmography

* Barrage, ''Vagabond Tales'' (2003) (''DVD'') – violin, vocals * Barrage, ''The Making of Vagabond Tales'' (2003) (''Documentary'') *

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, ''A Magical Gathering'' (2004) – violin * Barrage, ''Running Horses'' (2005) (''Music Video'') – violin

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Grobb, Mitchell Living people Canadian classical violinists Canadian male violinists and fiddlers Canadian folk fiddlers Musicians from Manitoba 1984 births 21st-century Canadian violinists and fiddlers 21st-century Canadian male musicians