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Join my family and I as we travel around the globe discovering other cultures and musical sounds, and to my stage where the concert violin is splashed with world beat flavour & transformed into a theatrical tale. Read my personal blog sharing our travel, my music and more. Listen to my music, watch my videos, study with me and join me for the ride! Enjoy exploring! 

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LOVE DAY IS ALMOST HERE!! Well, we’re already a month into 2020 and it flew by… more restrictions but not creatively! I’m excited to share that I recorded a little love song called Walk With Me- a special piece of music with a story based on an old Irish song which dates back to the […]

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Happy December you guys! What a year 2020 has been – I can’t believe December is already here! We have finally settled in to our new home in Kelowna BC. The past few months have been filled with packing/unpacking, getting the kids settled in a new school and getting our bearings in our new city! […]

We Moved Across Canada!

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Well… it’s been four months since life completely changed. We’re just focusing on family and the beauty of nature. Focusing on keeping life as normal as possible! I hope you’re all doing OK! This beautiful place is the Saskatoon Berry Farm in Calgary, Alberta Canada! Sophie XO

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Happy Monday you guys! We’re back in Calgary, and I’m still dreaming of our beautiful days in Kelowna! Days by the water, building sand castles…. after lock down it was such a blessing. So while I’m saving up the new album material for next month’s Patreon Show, I thought it a perfect opportunity to share […]

June in the Okanagan

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You just can’t help but be impressed when you walk in to the Royal Suite at the Fairmont Palliser Hotel in Calgary. It’s located on the eighth floor and boasts some beautiful views of Calgary. The Chandelier, private dining room (fit for six) and kitchenette, the Kind bed (which I had to myself), and – […]

A Royal High Tea- Fairmont Palliser Calgary Alberta

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A Family Visit to the Historic Fairmont Royal York in Toronto: Sweet Treats, Christmas Cheer, and a Successful Press Event Nestled in the heart of downtown Toronto, the Fairmont Royal York is a luxurious hotel with a rich history that spans over 90 years. Our family, including our three small children, recently had the opportunity […]

Christmas Album launch at Fairmont Royal York!

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Sophie’s video Unvanquished is OUT TODAY! We’re so excited to share this with you, all the way from beautiful Scotland! Check out video director Ewen Clarke’s notes about the video below. Ewen is an award winning producer and film maker, we are so lucky to be working with him! When Sophie came to me with […]

Music Video for Unvanquished

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You guys!! I just had the three most magical, and challenging days here in beautiful Scotland. I should always start to expect the unexpected, because I could never have guessed how this was going to go. I had in my mind, that we were going to film an epic music video…. And I think we […]

Shooting Unvanquished in Scotland

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Award Winning Violinist, Composer, World traveller Sophie Armstrong is also a mother of three young children, a wife, educator, author, performer, humanitarian with a passion for living! Sophie has travelled the globe with her music career, and shares her story and her faith with her global audience, inspiring audiences to feel. 

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