ALANNA JENISH

Alanna Jenish is an award winning Canadian fiddler and guitarist. Based in Peterborough, Ontario, she is widely sought after as a performing and recording artist. Her musical background is diverse, beginning with roots in Canada’s Ottawa-Valley tradition, and expanding through a myriad of folk and fiddle-based genres. In 2017, Alanna graduated from the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Music with Honours (2017). She has since performed across Canada, the United States and Europe with artists including The Fitzgeralds, Portage, Jane and Kyle and Ryan Young. In 2025, Alanna received a Canadian Folk Music Award for her most recent album ‘Daleview.’

As an instructor, Alanna has worked at various music camps and workshops including the Goderich Celtic College, AlgomaTrad and the Toronto Fiddle Collective. She has appeared at York University Faculty of Music as a guest instructor, and has served as an adjudicator for both classical music festivals and Canadian Old-Time fiddle competitions. At home in Peterborough, Alanna directs the local fiddling ensemble ‘The Seven Hills Fiddle Band.’

Contact: amj@jenish.ca

Find Alanna’s recordings on Bandcamp: https://alannajenish.bandcamp.com/album/daleview

Schedule

  • Victoria, BC

  • North Vancouver, BC

  • Vancouver, BC

  • Nelson, BC

  • Golden, BC

  • Calgary, AB

  • Edmonton, AB

  • Saskatoon, SK

  • Winnipeg, MB

  • Orangeville, ON

  • Lindsay, ON

  • Toronto, ON

  • Barrie, ON

  • Algoma, ON

  • Sudbury, ON

  • Petawawa, ON

  • Ottawa, ON

  • Richmond, ON

  • Brooklin, ON

  • Peterborough, ON

  • Goderham, ON

  • Peterborough, ON

  • More info to come

  • Haliburton, ON

  • Guelph, ON

  • Mission, British Columbia

  • Goderich, ON

  • Goderich, ON

  • Newtonville, ON

  • Orono, ON

  • Orono, ON

  • Brighton, ON

Photography by: Andrew Dawydchak (fiddle) and Veronique Gevry (guitar)