by Mike Telin
“Music is something that throughout time has developed different flavors around the world,” violinist Edwin Huizinga said during a 2022 telephone conversation.
For Huizinga, there are no borders in music. He said that even centuries ago, music was being shared in houses and pubs, for example by the itinerant Irish harpist Turlough O’Carolan.
“He was blind and there are stories of him meeting up with Baroque musicians and composers and sharing tunes with each other. So one of my passions in life is to share the fact that all music is similar in the way that it’s created. It comes from a rhythmical background, and a community background.”
Fire & Grace — violinist Edwin Huizinga and guitarist William Coulter — take listeners on a journey across cultures, moving freely between musical worlds, and finding connections that are both ancient and alive.