If you could see your music, what would it look like?

Depends on the song being played - the fiddle can be serene, danceable, loud, soft.  

What is the most crucial equipment for your music-making?

The violin and the bow.  

What is your favourite home cooked meal? 

Favourite home cooked meal would be fresh pickerel cheeks from a northern Saskatchewan lake. 

Tell us a song that you've always loved!

Gillians Dream by Calvin Vollrath has always been a favourite tune of mine.  

Tristen Durocher is a self-taught fiddle player whose home base has been both La Ronge and Buffalo Narrows, Saskatchewan. He started playing fiddle at the age of nine after his grandfather, who also played fiddle,passed away. He learned to play by listening to his grandfather play on a recording. Tristen started to grow as a fiddle player after attending the John Arcand Fiddle Fest in Saskatoon, where both Métis and other fiddle styles are taught and celebrated. Tristen was the Peoples’ Choice at the 2019 Canadian Grand Masters Fiddle Competition where he also placed 9th among 35of Canada’s top fiddlers who attend by invitation only. He enjoys sharing his music in schools and at the special events for which his fiddle playing prowess is sought.