Hugh Marsh (born June 5, 1955 in Montreal, Quebec) is a violinist from Toronto, known for his electric violin sound. Marsh was nominated for a 2007 Juno Award in the best contemporary jazz album category.
History
Early days
Marsh was born and brought up in Montreal. He learned to play the violin from the age of five but it was when he tried playing the saxophone while at high school that led to him exploring jazz, funk and rhythm and blues. With his father's encouragement, he transferred these improvisation skills to the electric violin. He is the brother of musician Fergus Marsh.
Career
In 1978, Marsh was invited by jazz musician Moe Koffman to perform with him in a concert series at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto. This led to gigs at top Toronto jazz club George's Spahgetti House and to performances with Canadian jazz musicians Marsh had long admired such as Doug Riley, Claude Ranger, Sonny Greenwich and Don Thompson.
After meeting Bruce Cockburn in 1979, Cockburn invited Marsh to join his band for recordings and tours.
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The Bear Walks · Hugh Marsh
The Bear Walks
℗ 1984 Duke Street Records
Released on: 2015-02-16
Producer: Peter Cardinali
Music Publisher: Cardster Music/SOCAN
Composer: Hugh Marsh
Lyricist: N/A
Music Publisher: Red Sky Music
Music Publisher: Znefu Music
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published: 09 Dec 2015
Hugh Marsh on Bruce Cockburn as lyricist and the violin solo on "Loner."
Hugh Marsh is a genius musician, composer, and sound innovator. Hugh has released numerous remarkable solo albums, including The Bear Walks and Shaking the Pumpkin and plays Rheostatics, Loreena McKennitt, Nick Buzz, and on many film scores. In this clip, Hugh talks Bruce Cockburn's importance as a lyricist and the jaw-dropping violin solo on Bruce's song "Loner."
published: 21 Oct 2023
Marc Jordan at The Beaches Jazz Festival Toronto 1994 with Hugh Marsh
From a series of shows I produced, directed and edited in the 90's.
published: 02 Feb 2023
Versace
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Versace · Hugh Marsh
The Bear Walks
℗ 1984 Duke Street Records
Released on: 2015-02-16
Producer: Peter Cardinali
Music Publisher: Cardster Music/SOCAN
Composer: Hugh Marsh
Lyricist: N/A
Music Publisher: Red Sky Music
Music Publisher: Znefu Music
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published: 09 Dec 2015
Sempre Nel Mio Cuore
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Sempre Nel Mio Cuore · Hugh Marsh
Shaking The Pumkin
℗ 1987 Duke Street Records
Released on: 2012-11-01
Producer: Jonathan Goldsmith/Kerry Crawford
Composer: H. Marsh
Lyricist: N?A
Music Publisher: Red Sky Music/Znefu Music (SOCAN)
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published: 07 Mar 2015
Kevin Hearn and Hugh Marsh COMING IN FROM THE COLD ( Bob Marley) from the album Dreaming of The 80s
Our dreamy interpretation of the Bob Marley classic. Hugh Marsh on electric violin.Kevin Hearn on piano and vocal . Chris Gartner on bass . Martin Tielli on vocals and guitar. Recorded by Kenny Luong . Mixed by Eric Ratz.Video directed by Philip Harder . Sculptures by Don Porcella. From the 2023 record Dreaming Of The 80s , presented by Celery Music.
published: 25 Jan 2023
Hugh Marsh x Dream Date Designs Preview
published: 03 Sep 2024
Perfect Day (Lou Reed cover) by Kevin Hearn & Hugh Marsh (Live at Dream Serenade, Toronto)
Live at Massey Hall, Toronto ON
November 12, 2022
Also featuring Kevin Drew (Broken Social Scene) and Andy Maize (The Skydiggers)
Dream Serenade is an annual benefit concert and celebration of Toronto's community of children with developmental and/or physical disabilities and their caregivers. It began in 2014 as a way for musician Hayden Desser and his wife Christie Greyerbiehl to help support Beverley Street School, where their daughter attends, but has since grown to raise awareness and funds for respite and summer camp bursaries. (https://dreamserenade.ca/)
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The Bear Walks · Hugh Marsh
The Bear Walks
℗ 1984 Duke Street Records
Released on: 2015-02-1...
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The Bear Walks · Hugh Marsh
The Bear Walks
℗ 1984 Duke Street Records
Released on: 2015-02-16
Producer: Peter Cardinali
Music Publisher: Cardster Music/SOCAN
Composer: Hugh Marsh
Lyricist: N/A
Music Publisher: Red Sky Music
Music Publisher: Znefu Music
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The Bear Walks · Hugh Marsh
The Bear Walks
℗ 1984 Duke Street Records
Released on: 2015-02-16
Producer: Peter Cardinali
Music Publisher: Cardster Music/SOCAN
Composer: Hugh Marsh
Lyricist: N/A
Music Publisher: Red Sky Music
Music Publisher: Znefu Music
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Hugh Marsh is a genius musician, composer, and sound innovator. Hugh has released numerous remarkable solo albums, including The Bear Walks and Shaking the Pump...
Hugh Marsh is a genius musician, composer, and sound innovator. Hugh has released numerous remarkable solo albums, including The Bear Walks and Shaking the Pumpkin and plays Rheostatics, Loreena McKennitt, Nick Buzz, and on many film scores. In this clip, Hugh talks Bruce Cockburn's importance as a lyricist and the jaw-dropping violin solo on Bruce's song "Loner."
Hugh Marsh is a genius musician, composer, and sound innovator. Hugh has released numerous remarkable solo albums, including The Bear Walks and Shaking the Pumpkin and plays Rheostatics, Loreena McKennitt, Nick Buzz, and on many film scores. In this clip, Hugh talks Bruce Cockburn's importance as a lyricist and the jaw-dropping violin solo on Bruce's song "Loner."
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Versace · Hugh Marsh
The Bear Walks
℗ 1984 Duke Street Records
Released on: 2015-02-16
Prod...
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Versace · Hugh Marsh
The Bear Walks
℗ 1984 Duke Street Records
Released on: 2015-02-16
Producer: Peter Cardinali
Music Publisher: Cardster Music/SOCAN
Composer: Hugh Marsh
Lyricist: N/A
Music Publisher: Red Sky Music
Music Publisher: Znefu Music
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Versace · Hugh Marsh
The Bear Walks
℗ 1984 Duke Street Records
Released on: 2015-02-16
Producer: Peter Cardinali
Music Publisher: Cardster Music/SOCAN
Composer: Hugh Marsh
Lyricist: N/A
Music Publisher: Red Sky Music
Music Publisher: Znefu Music
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Sempre Nel Mio Cuore · Hugh Marsh
Shaking The Pumkin
℗ 1987 Duke Street Records
Released on:...
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Sempre Nel Mio Cuore · Hugh Marsh
Shaking The Pumkin
℗ 1987 Duke Street Records
Released on: 2012-11-01
Producer: Jonathan Goldsmith/Kerry Crawford
Composer: H. Marsh
Lyricist: N?A
Music Publisher: Red Sky Music/Znefu Music (SOCAN)
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Sempre Nel Mio Cuore · Hugh Marsh
Shaking The Pumkin
℗ 1987 Duke Street Records
Released on: 2012-11-01
Producer: Jonathan Goldsmith/Kerry Crawford
Composer: H. Marsh
Lyricist: N?A
Music Publisher: Red Sky Music/Znefu Music (SOCAN)
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Our dreamy interpretation of the Bob Marley classic. Hugh Marsh on electric violin.Kevin Hearn on piano and vocal . Chris Gartner on bass . Martin Tielli on voc...
Our dreamy interpretation of the Bob Marley classic. Hugh Marsh on electric violin.Kevin Hearn on piano and vocal . Chris Gartner on bass . Martin Tielli on vocals and guitar. Recorded by Kenny Luong . Mixed by Eric Ratz.Video directed by Philip Harder . Sculptures by Don Porcella. From the 2023 record Dreaming Of The 80s , presented by Celery Music.
Our dreamy interpretation of the Bob Marley classic. Hugh Marsh on electric violin.Kevin Hearn on piano and vocal . Chris Gartner on bass . Martin Tielli on vocals and guitar. Recorded by Kenny Luong . Mixed by Eric Ratz.Video directed by Philip Harder . Sculptures by Don Porcella. From the 2023 record Dreaming Of The 80s , presented by Celery Music.
Live at Massey Hall, Toronto ON
November 12, 2022
Also featuring Kevin Drew (Broken Social Scene) and Andy Maize (The Skydiggers)
Dream Serenade is an annual...
Live at Massey Hall, Toronto ON
November 12, 2022
Also featuring Kevin Drew (Broken Social Scene) and Andy Maize (The Skydiggers)
Dream Serenade is an annual benefit concert and celebration of Toronto's community of children with developmental and/or physical disabilities and their caregivers. It began in 2014 as a way for musician Hayden Desser and his wife Christie Greyerbiehl to help support Beverley Street School, where their daughter attends, but has since grown to raise awareness and funds for respite and summer camp bursaries. (https://dreamserenade.ca/)
Live at Massey Hall, Toronto ON
November 12, 2022
Also featuring Kevin Drew (Broken Social Scene) and Andy Maize (The Skydiggers)
Dream Serenade is an annual benefit concert and celebration of Toronto's community of children with developmental and/or physical disabilities and their caregivers. It began in 2014 as a way for musician Hayden Desser and his wife Christie Greyerbiehl to help support Beverley Street School, where their daughter attends, but has since grown to raise awareness and funds for respite and summer camp bursaries. (https://dreamserenade.ca/)
Provided to YouTube by Independent Digital Licensing Agency Inc
The Bear Walks · Hugh Marsh
The Bear Walks
℗ 1984 Duke Street Records
Released on: 2015-02-16
Producer: Peter Cardinali
Music Publisher: Cardster Music/SOCAN
Composer: Hugh Marsh
Lyricist: N/A
Music Publisher: Red Sky Music
Music Publisher: Znefu Music
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Hugh Marsh is a genius musician, composer, and sound innovator. Hugh has released numerous remarkable solo albums, including The Bear Walks and Shaking the Pumpkin and plays Rheostatics, Loreena McKennitt, Nick Buzz, and on many film scores. In this clip, Hugh talks Bruce Cockburn's importance as a lyricist and the jaw-dropping violin solo on Bruce's song "Loner."
Provided to YouTube by Independent Digital Licensing Agency Inc
Versace · Hugh Marsh
The Bear Walks
℗ 1984 Duke Street Records
Released on: 2015-02-16
Producer: Peter Cardinali
Music Publisher: Cardster Music/SOCAN
Composer: Hugh Marsh
Lyricist: N/A
Music Publisher: Red Sky Music
Music Publisher: Znefu Music
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by Independent Digital Licensing Agency Inc
Sempre Nel Mio Cuore · Hugh Marsh
Shaking The Pumkin
℗ 1987 Duke Street Records
Released on: 2012-11-01
Producer: Jonathan Goldsmith/Kerry Crawford
Composer: H. Marsh
Lyricist: N?A
Music Publisher: Red Sky Music/Znefu Music (SOCAN)
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Our dreamy interpretation of the Bob Marley classic. Hugh Marsh on electric violin.Kevin Hearn on piano and vocal . Chris Gartner on bass . Martin Tielli on vocals and guitar. Recorded by Kenny Luong . Mixed by Eric Ratz.Video directed by Philip Harder . Sculptures by Don Porcella. From the 2023 record Dreaming Of The 80s , presented by Celery Music.
Live at Massey Hall, Toronto ON
November 12, 2022
Also featuring Kevin Drew (Broken Social Scene) and Andy Maize (The Skydiggers)
Dream Serenade is an annual benefit concert and celebration of Toronto's community of children with developmental and/or physical disabilities and their caregivers. It began in 2014 as a way for musician Hayden Desser and his wife Christie Greyerbiehl to help support Beverley Street School, where their daughter attends, but has since grown to raise awareness and funds for respite and summer camp bursaries. (https://dreamserenade.ca/)
Hugh Marsh (born June 5, 1955 in Montreal, Quebec) is a violinist from Toronto, known for his electric violin sound. Marsh was nominated for a 2007 Juno Award in the best contemporary jazz album category.
History
Early days
Marsh was born and brought up in Montreal. He learned to play the violin from the age of five but it was when he tried playing the saxophone while at high school that led to him exploring jazz, funk and rhythm and blues. With his father's encouragement, he transferred these improvisation skills to the electric violin. He is the brother of musician Fergus Marsh.
Career
In 1978, Marsh was invited by jazz musician Moe Koffman to perform with him in a concert series at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto. This led to gigs at top Toronto jazz club George's Spahgetti House and to performances with Canadian jazz musicians Marsh had long admired such as Doug Riley, Claude Ranger, Sonny Greenwich and Don Thompson.
After meeting Bruce Cockburn in 1979, Cockburn invited Marsh to join his band for recordings and tours.
Well before you know it he is born, He's looking up through painted bars And he hears a hairy stranger say "He'll learn to play the violin." His mother's voice is high and sweet, He's got her chin and rosy cheeks And before this birdy leaves the nest He'll learn to play the violin. Now his baby shoes are obsolete, He's growing like an ivy-weed And every day he hears his father say "He'll play the violin, His mother and I won't interfere, We'll give him room, Let him steer but we won't be happy 'Til we hear him learn to play the fiddle." Hey boy, Jim boy, who you lettin' run your life? Boy, Jim boy, is it what you want to do? Hey boy, Jim boy, ain't you proud to be a man (son)? Boy, Jim boy... leave me alone... So he went to university 'Til he got a law degree And he kept a vow from years before, "I'll never play the violin." He met a girl with rosy cheeks, She laughed when he would tell a joke But she left him for another man, A man who played the violin. With a broken heart he sells his clothes And books aboard a leaky ship To find some peace in a foreign land And learn to play the violin. But before you know it the ship goes down And fish are swimming in his mouth But he promises the next go 'round He'll learn to play the violin.