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Q&A Series to Celebrate 20 Years

In 2020 I’m celebrating 20 Years of leading the April Verch Band and touring full time. As part of the year long festivities, I’ve asked you for your questions, you’ve sent them, and I’m answering them – on the 20th of each month!

20 August 2020 / Read

Feature on “Sounds Atlantic” Radio & Podcast

Huge thanks to my pal Ron Moores, for featuring me on his “Back 40” and “Sounds Atlantic” programs. We chatted all about “Top of the Hill” and more & you can hear it now!

16 August 2020 / Read

Eganville Leader feature

Huge thanks, as always, to Ottawa Valley treasure The Eganville Leader for featuring us to celebrate the release of “Top of the Hill”!  Read the article HERE (opens PDF.)

7 August 2020 / Read

AVB featured on “To the Moon and Back” TV show

Through performance & interview, a 30 minute enjoyable journey with April and her band, recorded live at the Wild Rose Moon in Plymouth, Indiana.

25 July 2020 / Read

Top of the Hill

“Top of the Hill”, an album for children & the young at heart!

23 July 2020 / Read

July Q&A is up!

It’s the 20th again, and time for the 7th Q&A Video! I’ll admit, this has been quite the 20th Anniversary year 😜Thank you all for your continued support and friendship – it means the world to me 🎻💙

20 July 2020 / Read

‘Top of the Hill’ Release Concert

Join Cody and I on July 24 at noon Eastern to celebrate the release of ‘Top of the Hill’ with a concert on YouTube. 

19 July 2020 / Read

New Music Video!

“I Want to Help” (an April Verch original) is the 1st music video for our July 24 release ‘Top of the Hill’ – an album for children & for the young at heart! Huge thanks to the stars in this video!

14 July 2020 / Read

Free Fiddle Lessons on YouTube

With everyone at home this summer, and missing fiddle camps and festivals myself, I decided it would be fun to share some tunes and tips.  I’m recording some YouTube tutorials that you can find on my YouTube Channel.  I hope you’ll enjoy them!  Happy fiddling 🙂

12 July 2020 / Read

String Fever COVID Diary Feature

Today was the debut of “String Fever COVID Diaries” for North Country Public Radio hosted by my friend Barb Heller. I was pleased to be featured and look forward to hearing everyone else’s diary as the series continues!  Have a listen to the shorter interview HERE or the full length version HERE.

8 July 2020 / Read

Ozark Highlands Radio feature

I was pleased to take part in an Ozark Highlands Radio special episode, where featured artists discuss the Covid-19 pandemic.

5 July 2020 / Read

Feature in Songlines July 2020 Issue

Thanks to Songlines UK & Jim Hickson for helping me celebrate “20 Years of Touring” by featuring me in this month’s magazine! Available now 🙂

21 June 2020 / Read