Woodbox Records
What We Do at Woodbox Records
PERFORMANCES​
Festivals, Live Shows, Events
RECORDING​
​Live, Studio, Field Tapes
PUBLISHING​
Sheet Music, Tune Books
PROTECTING TRADITION​
Collect & Archive History
TEACHING
Workshops, Private
& Group Lessons
ABOUT WOODBOX RECORDS
​​Woodbox Records began in 2024 in Victoria, British Columbia to release and promote
the 150 year Fiddle tradition of BC, Canada's most westerly province.
It was started by Daniel Lapp who was born in the Cariboo in central BC
and has spent 4 decades touring as a musician and teaching the
BC fiddle tradition to hundreds of folks all over the world.
Since 1989 Daniel has collected over 3000 original BC
fiddle compositions by over 300 composers.
"Put 'er in the woodbox" is an old expression from the Canadian
prairies as told to Daniel by the late, 7 time BC Fiddle Champion, Bob
Montgomery. There was a time when everyone had a 'woodbox' on their
back porch and in there you might keep milk, eggs, firewood, meat etc.
But also, a violin has been known to be called an 'old wooden box' ;)
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​Upcoming Woodbox Events
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Woodbox Records Releases
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Max Francis
13 yr old fiddle sensation and current BC Champion Max Francis has released his first collection of original songs on Woodbox Records!
The album and tune book is available for
download now on Bandcamp:
Leonard T. Sexsmith
Woodbox Records will be releasing the
1950's & 60's field cassette tape recordings
of Prince George welder, LT Sexsmith
playing his stunning original compositions.
Look for this exciting album and accompanying tune book in the fall of 2025.
Daniel Lapp
Daniel's first fiddle album in over 20 years and packed with all original tunes will be released on Woodbox Records on May 30 & 31, 2025.
The album features guitar wiz, Quinn Bachand (Jeremy Kittel, Brishen).
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The BC Fiddle Orchestra
On April 25, 2025 Woodbox Records released the 6th BC Fiddle Orchestra album which wasrecorded in 2021 in Alix Goolden Hall, Victoria, BC. The album features 30 teens (and younger) from Canada's first 'youth fiddle orchestra' that began in 1994.
Find it now on Bandcamp:
Past Woodbox Events
Watch Max's CD release from March 2, 2025 on the
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A history of BC Fiddle Tunes
After a tour of Scotland with the Vancouver band, Spirit of the West in 1989, Daniel Lapp returned to BC
driven to unearth original fiddle tunes from the place of his birth. He started in Prince George, the town he was born in and the home of the BC Old-Time Fiddling Association which began in 1969. It is here, in central BC, where dozens of fiddlers from across the country met in the late 1940's and 50's searching for work in this booming northern logging region, 500 miles north of the Pacific Ocean. Regular fiddle jams, dances and eventually annual contests spawned a new era of interest in this art form. Inspired by the community engagement others saw happening in Prince George many other branches soon formed across the province, many of which are still operating today. All of this has lead to a renaissance of fiddle music in BC and now,
55 years later, is home to one of the most unique and vibrant fiddle cultures found anywhere in the world.
The typical BC repertoire, however, has always been drawn mostly from fiddle traditions outside the region,
that of famous fiddlers recordings from the prairies, the maritimes or the Grand Old Opry in the USA. What
archivist/musician Daniel Lapp discovered in 1989 though was a hidden trove of 'original tunes' that had
rarely been played live or shared with others - unique tunes written in British Columbia by fiddlers living in
the province. Within a few short weeks, the collection included 300 tunes by a dozen composers. Now, 36
years later, the collection has over 3000 tunes by over 300 composers. The collection is still unpublished
and it's the goal of the label to start promoting this largely unknown fiddle genre.
Woodbox Records is releasing its 1st project by 13 year old west coast fiddle sensation, Max Francis' in
March 2025. This release is part of 'THE MATCHBOOK SESSIONS: Releases of Young Talent Lighting New Fires'.
The 2nd release will be a recording of the BC Fiddle Orchestra from 2021. Recorded in Alix Goolden Hall with 30 youth this will be the 6th full length album released by the BCFO since it was formed in 1994.
The 3rd release is set for the spring and will be Daniel Lapp's 1st fiddle album in over 20 years. It is titled 'Legacy' and will be part of the 'THE HARDWOOD SESSIONS: Releases of Current Artists Carrying the Torch'.
It will feature the talented guitarist, Quinn Bachand.
Over the summer the label will release the complete collection of 1950's original home-made cassette recordings by deceased Prince George fiddler/composer, Leonard T. Sexsmith as part of 'THE KINDLING
TAPES: Releases of Field Recordings By Artists Who Started the Fire".
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Mailing Address
1421 Pembroke St
Victoria, British Columbia
V8R 1V7
Phone/Text
250.888.6703
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