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Chris McKhool (born November 18, 1968) is a Canadian violinist, producer, guitarist, composer, and singer-songwriter. He has received numerous awards for his work, including four JUNO Award nominations and four Canadian Folk Music Awards for his various recordings.

Chris McKhool
Born (1968-11-18) November 18, 1968 (age 53)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
GenresClassical, instrumental, world
Websitesultansofstring.com

Biography


Chris McKhool was born in Ottawa and raised in a musical household. He began violin lessons at age 7, and studied classical violin under the tutelage of Joan Milkson of the National Arts Centre Orchestra from 1977 to 1985, as well as performing with the National Capital String Academy and teaching himself to play folk guitar. In 1985 he moved to Montreal to study at McGill University, obtaining a B.A. in Psychology. McKhool moved to Toronto in 1993, studying jazz at York University.[1]

McKhool is known for his ability to bring together accomplished musicians of the world music scene. He has crossed the globe, performing at many prestigious festivals and earning four JUNO nominations[2] and four Canadian Folk Music Awards.[3]

His compositions have been performed with the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra,[4] Chicago’s Full Score Chamber Orchestra, and the Bangor Symphony[5] in the USA, as well as with many Canadian symphonies including Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton, Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, Niagara, North Bay, Windsor, and Kingston Symphony Orchestra.

In 2013 McKhool was presented with a Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal[6] for his work in supporting community and music education programs for at-risk youth, as well as for his dedication to raising awareness of social and environmental issues through music.

In 2004, McKhool co-founded the innovative world music collective Sultans of String,[7] with Kevin Laliberté and Drew Birston, releasing six albums and winning multiple awards. Other band members include Eddie Paton, Rosendo Leon, and many special guests.

In 2015 McKhool produced the Sultans of String’s 5th album with JUNO Award winning engineer John “Beetle” Bailey, entitled Subcontinental Drift.[8] This album was made in collaboration with sitarist Anwar Khurshid; in 2016 the band toured across Canada, the United States and the UK with this formation, showcasing their collaboration. This album also propelled them to the Billboard World Music charts[9] in 2017. Subcontinental Drift also received a JUNO Award nomination in the World Music category[10] as well as their 3rd Canadian Folk Music Award for World Group of the year.[11]

In 2017 McKhool and Bailey co-produced a world music Christmas album with Sultans of String entitled Christmas Caravan. They toured across North America in support of the album, which was included in the New York Times Holiday Hits section[12] and Spotify's Holiday Albums Hit List,[13] as well as hitting the Billboard World Music charts at #6.[14] Special guests included Richard Bona, Paddy Moloney (The Chieftains), Nikki Yanofsky, Ruben Blades, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Alex Cuba, as well as the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. His song "Sing For Kwanzaa” with collaborator Richard Bona won the 2017 Folk Music Ontario: Songs From The Heart Award[15] and the 2017 ISC International Songwriting Competition: World category[16]

His co-write "Snake Charmer” was used in the soundtrack of the film "Hotel Mumbai", which premiered at TIFF (The Toronto International Film Festival) to critical acclaim in September 2018.

McKhool and Bailey are currently co-producing the 7th Sultans of String album. Entitled "Refuge", it features many special guests who are refugees and recent immigrants to Canada and USA, as well as global ambassador's for peace, showcasing their extraordinary contributions to society.  McKhool states "We believe that as a society, we derive strength from our diversity, We can find common ground between thoughts and ideas from around the globe, and this is an example we would like to show to our communities and our leaders."

For Refuge, McKhool and Bailey travelled from Canadian First Nations land to Toronto, New York, and Istanbul, Turkey to craft the sound of an album spanning many cultures, collaborating with artists as diverse as Béla Fleck, Yasmin Levy, and Turkish string ensemble Gundem Yayli Grubu.

McKhool has also worked with other notable recording engineers including Jeremy Darby (Live Aid, U2, Pink Floyd, Prince), George Seara (Jesse Cook, Michael Jackson, Sting) and Nik Tjelios (Ken Whiteley, Pete Seeger)

As a guest violin player, McKhool has also recorded and performed with several world, folk and jazz performers including Jesse Cook, Amanda Martinez, Pavlo, Club Django, Mike Ford, and Emm Gryner.

McKhool has also enjoyed a successful career performing for young audiences, appearing on television shows such as Mr. Dressup, YTV's Treehouse, TVOntario's Crawlspace and the CBC, as well as concerts across Canada. His 2008 children's album Fiddlefire! won the [[Canadian Folk Music Award for Best Children's Album,[17] and was nominated for a JUNO Award.[18] He has toured throughout Canada, including Baffin Island, as well as performing across the U.K. the United States, Indonesia, Cuba, Guatemala, Peru and Tibetan schools across the Indian Himalayas. FiddleFire! has been presented live at Toronto Harbourfront's Cushion Concert series, the Toronto International Jazz Festival, as part of JAZZ.FM education series, and headlined Toronto's First Night at the Rogers Centre (formerly Skydome.[5])

He created the world's largest bicycle bell orchestra in 2008, at Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto with over 800 bell ringers.[19]

Chris McKhool and Sultans of String are fundraising partners with the UNHCR[20] and have also fundraised on behalf of the Outreach Foundation to assist refugees both in their homelands and those displaced by war.


Discography



Awards and nominations


McKhool's 2008 children's album Fiddlefire! has been nominated for numerous awards, including:

For a list of awards with Sultans of String, see main article: Sultans of String


References


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  2. "Sultans of String". The JUNO Awards. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  3. "Nominees | Canadian Folk Music Awards". Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  4. "Annapolis Symphony Orchestra: 'Christmas Fiesta' With the Sultans of String". Goldstar. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  5. Publishing, Turner (2017-03-14). "Bangor Symphony Orchestra, Sultans of String, Ghost of Paul Revere and others to play at Kingfield POPS". Maine News. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  6. General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor. "Chris McKhool". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  7. String, Sultans of. "Sultans of String". Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  8. String, Sultans of. "Sultans of String Subcontinental Drift". Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  9. "World Music: Top World Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  10. "WORLD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR | Sultans of String". The JUNO Awards. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  11. "Canadian Folk Music Awards", Wikipedia, 2019-05-20, retrieved 2019-10-31
  12. Pareles, Jon; Caramanica, Jon; Russonello, Giovanni; Ganz, Caryn (2017-11-29). "Holiday Hits, Christmas Comebacks and Some Jingle Bell Schlock". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  13. "Sultans Of String". Spotify. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  14. "Sultans of String". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  15. "FMO Award Winners :: Folk Music Ontario". Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  16. "International Songwriting Competition | The #1 Song Contest for Songwriters". songwritingcompetition.com. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  17. "Results 2009 | Canadian Folk Music Awards". Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  18. "2009 | Children's Album of the Year | Chris McKhool". The JUNO Awards. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  19. Chris McKhool- creates the world's largest bicycle bell orchestra!, retrieved 2019-10-31
  20. "Sultans of String use music to unite people and raise money for refugees". UNHCR Canada. 2019-01-30. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  21. "2015 | Instrumental Album of the Year | Sultans of String". The JUNO Awards. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  22. "Toronto Independent Music Award Winners Announced". FYIMusicNews. 2015-10-27. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  23. "2014 SiriusXM Indie Awards Winners Announced". 2020 Canadian Music Week. 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  24. "THE 13TH ANNUAL INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED". Independent Music Awards. 2014-06-03. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  25. "THE 13TH ANNUAL INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS VOX POP WINNERS ANNOUNCED". Independent Music Awards. 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  26. "2013 Indies Honour The Best In Independent Music With Awards And An Exclusive Headline Performance By Metric | Jim Beam INDIES with INDIE88". Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  27. "Awards 2011 | Ontario Contact". ontariocontact.ca. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  28. "10th Annual Independent Music Awards Nominees Announced!". Independent Music Awards. 2011-02-16. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  29. "2010 | Instrumental Album of the Year | Sultans of String". The JUNO Awards. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  30. "2010 Nominees/Winners | Jim Beam INDIES with INDIE88". Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  31. "Results 2009 | Canadian Folk Music Awards". Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  32. "Chris McKhool - Fiddlefire: Children's environmental and multicultural music & Sultans of String Gypsy-Jazz-Flamenco Violin". Fiddlefire. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  33. "Talent :: Fiddlefire (Canada)". Onya Soapbox. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  34. "Medicine Wheel Magic Song-writing Workshop". shannonthunderbird.com. Retrieved 12 February 2013.




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