Ray Legere

2009—Performing Arts

Ray Legere

Ray Legere, Sackville resident and internationally acclaimed musician, was born in Amherst, NS, on September 20, 1965. He discovered music at an early age and has been recognized since the early 1980s as an outstanding bluegrass performer, repeatedly winning top honours in international mandolin and fiddle competitions and multiple East Coast Music Awards.

He is an accomplished composer whose works have been performed by Symphony Nova Scotia with whom he appeared as a guest soloist. He is a skilled producer of recordings by other artists. He has performed at venues as varied as New York’s Carnegie Hall and Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry and on hundreds of recordings and he has toured extensively with the virtuoso string ensemble, Bowfire; yet, he still finds time to support local events and to spend evenings jamming with friends.