Hailed by Monterey County Weekly as “a monument to musical diversity and crossover brilliance,” Fire & Grace is a unique collaboration between guitarist William Coulter and violinist Edwin Huizinga. These virtuoso performers explore the musical landscape of classical, folk, and contemporary traditions from around the world. Their repertoire is vast, ranging from Bach to Vivaldi, tango to Celtic reels, traditional Bulgarian to American fiddle tunes and waltzes, all played with a sense of discovery and commitment to the elements of passion and virtuosity—fire and grace—found in these diverse traditions.
Fire & Grace has been featured on CBC Radio, performing a nationally broadcast concert of folk and baroque. In 2017, Fire & Grace toured to New Zealand with appearances at the UPSURGE Festival, the Festival of Colour, and the New Zealand School of Music; their success led to a second tour of New Zealand, as well as appearances in Australia in 2019. Fire & Grace has also toured Ireland alongside County Kerry singer Éilis Kennedy, appearing at the Séamus Ennis Arts Centre and a variety of pubs and traditional Irish settings. Fire & Grace’s self-titled debut album was released in 2015, and in May 2019 the duo teamed up with longtime collaborator Ashley Hoyer (mandolin) to release Fire & Grace & Ash’s debut album, Partita Americana, whose title track features JS Bach’s Partita No 3 transcribed for the trio and interspersed with traditional American folk music