Sillken

Sillken is made up of MICHELE SCHMIDT & KEN CADE - formerly two solo artists until recently - you may have seen them at the Freetimes, C'est What, and at other various acoustic gathering spots around Toronto. Michele and Ken moved to Vancouver last year, where they are active on the west coast music scene. Michele Schmidt singer/songwriter on vocals and classical guitar. Ken Cade plays violin and provides backup vocals. Michèle, native to Southern Ontario, is a singer/songwriter who calls music home. Having lived in Texas, Baltimore and Toronto, and traveled extensively in the past, she has performed in diverse folk venues throughout North America. Her music began as a teen, when she taught herself how to read music and play the guitar. Ken Cade studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto as a teen and then studied with Terry Hallowick, Violinist in the Toronto Symphony who helped prepare him for successful auditions for the Chicago Civic Orchestra (Training Orchestra for the Chicago Symphony) and DePaul University (Chicago). Ken received a scholarship and studied music at DePaul for five years concentrating on violin and vocals.