
Karson McKeown
Fiddle
Karson McKeown got his start on the fiddle at the age of 10, after hearing many of his elders play traditional music at family parties and on old tapes. He grew up in Ottawa, Ontario, surrounded by the intricate, fast-paced sound of Ottawa Valley fiddling, but he always stayed connected to his family roots, spending summers on Prince Edward Island and immersing himself in the East-Coast style. Since graduating from Arts Canterbury High School in Ottawa and completing the music performance degree at the Holland College School of Performing Arts, Karson has developed a bright, energetic and driving style. He has garnered solo recognition from the competitions of Eastern Ontario to the sessions of maritimes, performed extensively with The Trousers and Anna Ludlow, and now provides electrifying melodies and soaring harmonies to Inn Echo’s powerful sound.
On top of playing with Inn Echo, Karson’s passion for music literacy is put to use teaching fiddle and violin on PEI. Lessons at his music school are in high demand across the island, seeing him win Music PEI’s Music Educator of the Year in 2021. On and off stage, Karson devotes his energy to the world of traditional fiddle music.

Tuli Porcher
5 String Fiddle & Cello
Playing classical violin since the age of 3, fiddle tunes since she was 5, cello since 10, and now recently the 5-string fiddle, it’s easy to say that music has always played a large part in Tuli Porcher’s life. Raised in Victoria, BC, and now living in Charlottetown where she completed her Music Performance diploma at Holland College School of Performing Arts, and completed her Bachelor of Music is at the University of Prince Edward Island. Tuli has been turning heads with her unique west-coast style, groove, and approach to traditional music.
At age 25, Tuli has already been a part of many accomplished BC based groups such as Coastline, directed by Ivonne Hernandez, and The BC Fiddle Orchestra, directed by Daniel Lapp, with whom she was able to tour Scotland (Aberdeen International Youth Festival), Ireland, and the Maritimes.

Tom Gammons
Guitar
Gifted his first guitar at age 5, Tom Gammons grew up fostering his love for music between his home of Butte, Montana, and yearly trips to Southeast Saskatchewan. He got his introduction into the world of tune playing and fiddle accompaniment under the instruction of Tim Chaisson and Jake Charron of The East Pointers and furthered these studies with Saskatchewan guitarists Ben Knorr and Clinton Pelletier. Because of his diverse experience with traditional music, Tom has had the opportunity to accompany players of Celtic, Maritime, Quebecois, Western, and Appalachian styles, performing in local Montana festivals, playing in bands in Saskatchewan, and hitting the sessions and ceilidhs of Prince Edward Island. Tom has completed his Music Performance Diploma at Holland College School of Performing Arts in Charlottetown, PEI, and has reached deeper into the Canadian music tradition.