The Band
With their roots planted in bluegrass, The Fehr Family Band shares music featuring closely-knit family harmonies, skillful musicianship, and uplifting lyrics. Their acoustic sound encompasses a variety of genres, including beloved hymns, energetic Celtic tunes, and Southern Gospel songs. As a family they love the Lord and want to exalt Him through music. The Fehr family, comprised of James and Heather and their eleven children, lives near Edmonton, Alberta. The band travels across Canada playing music and sharing the hope and joy that are found in knowing Jesus Christ.
The members of the band are: James (upright bass and vocals); Heather (vocals); Bethany (vocals); Samuel (banjo, rhythm guitar, and vocals); Isaac (lead guitar and vocals); Julianna (fiddle and vocals); Rebecca (mandolin, fiddle, and vocals); Felicity (vocals); and Olivia (vocals); along with Geoffrey, Harmony, and Winston who also sing and play instruments. Adam (mandolin and vocals) and his wife Alanna (vocals) also join the band on occasion.
James & Heather
James and Heather have been married for 30 years and are the parents of five and a half dozen children (fun math problem: 5 + 12 รท 2).
In his spare time, James enjoys a broad range of quality literature. In his not-spare time, James works as a tech-lead for a software company in Edmonton.
Heather is a 5-star mom (take it from her kids). She has certifications for piano and voice through the Royal Conservatory of Music, and she teaches piano.
Bethany
Bethany is a fiction editor and writing coach who enjoys dissecting sentences and stories to see how they work (seriously, check out her editing website at impactfictionediting.com). Bethany has studied education in ESL (English as a second language) at the Providence University College in Manitoba.
Samuel
Samuel spends half his life tuning, and the other half playing out of tune. Life with a banjo player can be tough, but he maintains and drives the bus, so we can't really let him go. On his better days, he's also a songwriter and poet. He has a full-time job as a software developer like his dad.
Adam & Alanna
Not only is Adam a skillful bluegrass mandolin player, but he also just knows a lot about grass. Ask him some time.
In February 2024 Adam and Alanna got married! The Fehrs are thrilled to have Alanna as part of the family. Adam and Alanna sometimes join the band for events closer to home.
Isaac
Isaac is the band's home recording engineer, website maintainer, and travel checklist specialist. He always loves a good jam session, sometimes more than a good night's rest (priorities). He works in construction.
Julianna
Juli is a talented digital artist. In her spare time she also likes to read meaningful books. She is also a talented songwriter, which comes in handy for the band!
Rebecca
When she's not singing, playing the fiddle, the mandolin, the piano, or the tenor banjo, Rebecca dabbles with clawhammer on Sam's 5-string banjo. Otherwise, you may find her working on a crochet project.
Felicity
Felicity lives up to her name (if you don't know what Felicity means, look it up) and enjoys all manner of baking, including cake decorating and anything to do with pastry art. It goes without saying that her family enjoys it too!