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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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Happy Friday everyone! As we head into the weekend, I have a little something to share with you. This video is something different! The Water Lantern Festival is a beautiful community event, where I was lucky to be able to perform and also shoot this music video. I chose to shoot my track Kissed by […]

Water Lantern Festival, Calgary Alberta Canada

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Hey you guys! I’m so exited to share this video with you shot just two weeks ago! You all know how often I used to travel around the globe, and now, we’re trying this out with three little ones in tow! You know what? It was super busy but it was awesome! We headed to […]

Spring in Abbotsford, British Columbia Canada

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Hey guys! The last few days, Dionysius and I have been planning the next few months, and which gigs to do or not do, and whether we take the entire family… and it started a huge conversation about which cities we’d love to visit with our kids! It also got me reminiscing about all the […]

My Top 5 Cities I’ve visited

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Hey guys! Traveling for concerts? As a musician that has traveled around the globe in over thirty different cities worldwide, I am very familiar with the thrills of international travel and performance, but also the trials you can go through, and I want to share some of my tips that have helped me have more […]

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Hey guys! Last night, I performed at the top of the Banff Gondola, and wow, was it an amazing experience! I arrived for a special event, and wow was the ride up the mountain beautiful and a little scary at the same time! I have to admit, my violin didn’t love the air pressure up […]

Live in Banff! My highest-altitude performance yet!

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Hello everyone! I’m thrilled to announce the release of the music video for “The Journey,” the title track of my album — featuring the incredible guitarist Pavlo, and expertly filmed by Ringtail Films in the stunning Badlands of Alberta, a region renowned for its unique, otherworldly land formations. During the shoot, we stayed in the […]

New music video filmed in the Alberta Badlands

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The heat, the fun, and the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth – that’s the Calgary Stampede! This is my first year in Calgary and my first Calgary Stampede – and WOW! It’s 10 days of non-stop entertainment (ok, and a bit of partying 😊) at the beginning of July every year. I’ve heard of the […]

My First Stampede: Calgary Alberta Canada!

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Hey out there, super fans! I’m so excited to be here in Denmark. I’ll admit — I was a little nervous playing for Crown Princess Mary and Crown Prince Frederik at the Sculptures by the Sea gala, simply because I’m such a huge fan of Mary. Standing there performing for her felt genuinely surreal. Check […]

Denmark! Arhus and Copenhagen

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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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