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Papilio ~ EP Emergence

Papilio is a very musical trio consisting of Jennifer Publicover on flutes and bodhran, Anthony Rissesco on violin and vocals and Phil Schappert on guitar and bouzar (guitar shaped bouzouki). Emergence is a 6 cut EP which one hopes will lead to a full-length recording. Their music has roots in the Celtic world of Scotland, Ireland, Brittany and Cape Breton. They also show Nordic and Eastern European influences.
The recording opens with a Nordic polska followed by Jennifer's "Chorolations" written in the style of an Eastern European "Oro" or "Choro", hence the name. Anthony then gives a fine rendition of Dougie MacLean's classic song Caledonia before he launches into a set of Cape Breton style strathspeys and reels on cut 4. A beautiful Scottish air gives way to an Irish slip jig while the closing set has a Breton march and three rousing jigs from England, Scotland and Ireland respectively.

The music of Papilio, which is Latin for butterfly and a result of Phil's other career as a biologist, is arranged, played and presented with style and grace as well as a high degree of musical proficiency. They have a "big" sound for a trio and I would certainly look forward to a full CD in the future.

John Ferguson for CelticLife magazine: http://www.celticlife.ca/
- Celtic Life Magazine

Papilio ~ EP Emergence

Papilio is a very musical trio consisting of Jennifer Publicover on flutes and bodhran, Anthony Rissesco on violin and vocals and Phil Schappert on guitar and bouzar (guitar shaped bouzouki). Emergence is a 6 cut EP which one hopes will lead to a full-length recording. Their music has roots in the Celtic world of Scotland, Ireland, Brittany and Cape Breton. They also show Nordic and Eastern European influences.
The recording opens with a Nordic polska followed by Jennifer's "Chorolations" written in the style of an Eastern European "Oro" or "Choro", hence the name. Anthony then gives a fine rendition of Dougie MacLean's classic song Caledonia before he launches into a set of Cape Breton style strathspeys and reels on cut 4. A beautiful Scottish air gives way to an Irish slip jig while the closing set has a Breton march and three rousing jigs from England, Scotland and Ireland respectively.

The music of Papilio, which is Latin for butterfly and a result of Phil's other career as a biologist, is arranged, played and presented with style and grace as well as a high degree of musical proficiency. They have a "big" sound for a trio and I would certainly look forward to a full CD in the future.

John Ferguson for CelticLife magazine: http://www.celticlife.ca/
- Celtic Life Magazine

Papilio gave us an evening of unplugged acoustic music at the Evergreen Theatre which was pure delight. The members of this group are all accomplished musicians. The group consists of Colin Jeffrey (playing fiddle / vocals), Jennifer Publicover (on flutes / bodhran / vocals), Phil Schappert (playing guitars / bouzouki / vocals). They have a wide repertoire of traditional music including Celtic tunes from Scotland, Ireland, France and Spain (Galicia and Esturias regions in particular) as well as pieces from Scandinavia. Here is the link to Papilio’s image gallery with a beautiful Swedish waltz entitled “Josefins Dopvals” playing over it.

Papilio did an excellent job in sharing with us the joie de vivre (and occasionally the angst) of these different cultures in their interpretations of the pieces for this extremely appreciative audience. The pure tones of the unamplified instruments filled the venue with fluid sweet sounds that transitioned seamlessly and naturally from tune to tune through the sets.

Thank you, Papilio, for giving us all a truly enjoyable evening. We hope you will come back to the Evergreen Soon
- Steven Kennard