Stephanie Cadman’s new CD release, Summer 2012

In 2006 Stephanie had the incredible opportunity to create a hot, new, original show at the Charlottetown Festival in PEI. After a sold-out 5 week run at the Confederation Center, Stephanie’s Celtic Blaze has toured throughout the US and Canada to rave reviews. Celtic Blaze is now touring as a trio with Jake Charron on piano/guitar and Charles James on double bass. They just finished recording their second album at the Woodshed Studio in Toronto ON. Produced by one of Stephanie’s idols Daniel Lapp, the CD it is set to be released March 2012, kicking off their tour in NYC.

This album showcases Stephanie’s unique talents as a composer, fiddler, Ottawa Valley stepdancer and tap dancer. Stephanie also gets to really showcase her vocal chops on four of the tracks. The CD features original tunes with some of Stephanie’s old favorites thrown in the mix. The trio has started to perform live with Stephanie’s unique newest edition ‘the percussive chamber box’. It’s wooden dance platform that is miced underneath and attached to a looping pedal making Stephanie the drummer/percussionist of the band. It is a hit in live shows and is unique to the celtic/folk world making her live shows pretty bad ass. Here’s a sneak peak of the new album!

Rolling Along

The Home Waltz

Deeper Well

Belle Star set to release EP and new music video on CMT

Stephanie spent August in her home city of Toronto recording with the two other  lovely ladies of Belle Starr, Kendel Carson and Miranda Mulholland. The full length album was produced by Skydiggers Josh Finlayson and recorded at the new Revolution Sound Studio. The CD has recently been mastered down in Portland Maine by Bob Ludwig. The full CD will be released in the fall but their 5 track EP will be out early April along with their third music video, ‘This must be the place’. Belle Starr is also excited to now be managed by Starfish Entertainment out of Toronto ON. The Belle Starr Canada tour begins June 2012.

Choreography and Directing

What do you get when you mix 6 pipers, 10 drummers, 7 stepdancers and 7 highland dancers, a singer, and four piece band?  Another totally awesome College of Piping summer show in Summerside, PEI.  Stephanie spent the month of June out in PEI, her second home!  This was Stephanie’s third year back at the College of Piping directing and choreographing their summer show.  The show was a great success running four nights a week till early September.

Stephanie also had the pleasure of working in North Salem, NY choreographing the mega musical Barnum set to open February 2012.  Stephanie is also in demand as a choreographer/teacher in dance studios across the county.  She takes great pride in giving back to kids the training and knowledge she’s cultivated over the years.