Bio

Jane & Kyle

Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Jane Cory, a Canadian Grand Masters Fiddle Champion, and Kyle Burghout, a North American Irish Fiddle Champion, combine award-winning musicianship with an engaging and heartfelt stage presence. Rooted in the fiddling traditions of Manitoba and the Ottawa Valley, their music is shaped by these influences while embracing inspiration from Cape Breton, Ireland, and their travels around the world. The result is a distinctive blend of tradition and originality that feels both deeply grounded and refreshingly contemporary.

Building on the success of their debut album, Of Hills and Valleys (2021), Jane & Kyle released their sophomore album, Many an Open Ground, in April 2025, accompanied by a Canada-wide tour. The album features world-class guest musicians, including Alanna Jenish (guitar, mandolin, step dance) and Tyson Chen (piano). This new project showcases their artistic evolution, presenting a fresh collection of original tunes and reimagined classics that highlight their deep musicality and shared vision.

Beyond their performances, Jane & Kyle are passionate leaders in the fiddle community. They serve as directors of the Gatineau Hills Fiddle Festival in Chelsea, QC, and as board members of the Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Association, contributing their expertise to help promote fiddling nationwide. As dedicated educators, they teach fiddle lessons to students across Canada, both in-person and online, and inspire musicians of all ages as guest instructors at various fiddle camps.  

Performance Highlights

  • Goderich Celtic Roots Festival (Goderich, ON)
  • Gatineau Hills Fiddle Festival (Chelsea, QC)
  • Festival du Voyageur (Winnipeg, MB)
  • RBC Ottawa Bluesfest (Ottawa, ON)
  • Folk Alliance International Conference (New Orleans, USA)
  • Folk Music Ontario Conference (London, ON)
  • Manitoba Showcase (Gimli, MB)
  • Celtic Music Interpretive Centre (Judique, NS)
  • The Bassment (Saskatoon, SK)
  • Irish Cultural Society (Calgary, AB)
  • The Heatley (Vancouver, BC)
  • AlgomaTrad Centre (St. Joseph Island, ON)
  • The Park Theatre (Winnipeg, MB)
  • Burdock Music Hall (Toronto, ON)
  • LIVE on Elgin (Ottawa, ON)

The Band

Jane Cory

Fiddle, Vocals

Jane Cory began playing the fiddle at the age of five, and has gone on to tour, teach and compete extensively across Canada. She released her first solo album in 2014, which was engineered by fiddle legend Calvin Vollrath. In 2018, she graduated from the University of Ottawa with a Bachelor of Music performance degree. That same year, she became the second Manitoban to win the Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Competition. When not performing or touring with Jane & Kyle, Jane enjoys running her own teaching studio, which she has been doing for over a decade, and is on the board of the Gatineau Hills Fiddle Festival and the Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Association. 

With expertise in a wide range of fiddle styles, a background in classical music, exploration in singing and songwriting, and an energetic and warm stage presence, Jane’s musical take is one that is unique and fresh, while deeply rooted in the traditions of her upbringing.

Kyle Burghout

Fiddle, Viola

Having performed across Canada, the USA, Ireland, Italy, Austria, and Hungary, Kyle Burghout has established himself as one of Canada’s premier fiddlers. Kyle and his music have been featured on CBC radio and television, as well as in Irish Music Magazine and The Canadian Fiddler. His many awards include North American Irish Fiddle Champion, Grand North American Old-Time Fiddle Champion, and seven-time finalist at the Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Competition.

Kyle has also been composing music for over a decade, including numerous fiddle tunes as well as larger works for solo, chamber, and orchestral ensembles. His tunes have been played across Canada and internationally by Kyle himself, as well as by Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy, Shane Cook, The Fitzgeralds, The O’Schraves, Alanna Jenish, Jane Cory, and many others. Kyle was named a winner of the 2017 Canadian Songwriting Competition for his compositions. 

When not performing, he is the Executive & Artistic Director of the Gatineau Hills Fiddle Festival in Chelsea, QC, and is also the Youth Coordinator of In Concert for Cambodia, an Ottawa-based fundraising initiative that has raised over $125,000 for children in Cambodia through music concerts.

In September 2017, Kyle released his first solo album, The Prism Within, and has also released an album with Justin Thériault & Susan Toman (2023), as well as an EP with trio Branches of Silver (2015). He released his first book of original tunes in 2024. 

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Alanna Jenish

Guitar, Step Dance

Alanna Jenish is an award winning Canadian fiddler and guitarist. Based in Peterborough, Ontario, she is widely sought after as a performing and recording artist. Her musical background is diverse, beginning with roots in Canada’s rich Ottawa-Valley tradition, and expanding through a myriad of folk and fiddle-based genres. As a classical violinist, Alanna is a graduate of the University of Toronto Faculty of Music (2017). She has since performed across Canada, the United States and Europe with artists including The Fitzgeralds, Portage, Jane and Kyle and Ryan Young. In 2024, Alanna’s solo instrumental album ‘Daleview’ was nominated by the Canadian Folk Music Awards for ‘Instrumental Composer of the Year Award.’ 

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Tyson Chen

Piano

Tyson's musical adventures range from high-energy shows at international festivals, square dances, and cruise ships to intimate musical gatherings at ceilidhs, house concerts, and local community events. 

Growing up in Ottawa, he studied classical and popular music. For eight years he lived and breathed Celtic music in the heart of Cape Breton where he learned Cape Breton piano accompaniment. He returned to Ottawa and received a music degree from Carleton University focusing on Celtic and jazz piano. 

Tyson has performed with many award-winning Cape Breton fiddlers, including Ashley MacIsaac, Andrea Beaton, Dawn & Margie Beaton, and Chrissy Crowley. He regularly performed with many local musicians around Mabou, Cape Breton, including Melody & Derrick Cameron and
Kevin LeVesconte, and toured for several years with Ben Miller & Anita MacDonald. 

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