Sam Depatie | HNV 2026

Sam Depatie is a fiddle and stepdance instructor, a session fiddler and vocalist, and singer/songwriter from North Bay, Ontario, born and raised in Timmins, Ontario. She has worked as a musician since 2002 and her work has taken her all over Ontario and occasionally into Quebec, and her recordings have been heard worldwide on the Druidcast podcast and CBC.

Sam’s specialties are Canadian Old Time and Celtic fiddle. From 2000 to 2014, Sam was a competitive fiddler and stepdancer in the Ontario circuit, and had many successful competitions before her initial retirement. Now, Sam’s focus is on performance, recording, and sharing her love of music with her students and audiences.

Sam has worked for the Nipissing Theatre Company, Gateway Theatre Guild, Chad’s School of Fiddle and Stepdance, her own studio, Dreamcoat Fantasy Theatre, and as a recording artist.