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 The collection is still unpublished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.

The 3 tiers of Woodbox Records Album releases:

'THE MATCHBOOK SESSIONS: Releases of Young Talent Lighting New Fires'

'THE HARDWOOD SESSIONS: Releases of Current Artists Carrying the Torch'

'THE KINDLING TAPES:  Releases of Field Recordings By Artists Who Started the Fire"