A born musician, singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, Jim Fidler lives on the north atlantic island of Newfoundland. In his childhood he studied classical piano and music theory at the Maritime Conservatory of Music In Halifax, Nova Scotia as an honours student and his been involved in various musical projects since playing and producing everything from bluegrass to reggae; but, his main passion has always been Newfoundland and Labrador; her people and her culture. Jims other interests include all types of radio. In the spring of 2005 Jim started Newfoundland's first podcast (internet radio). The show, Republic of Avalon Radio, has more than 19,000 listeners weekly, worldwide and Jim's music has been featured on many other podcasts worldwide. check out www.republicofavalonradio.com <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jim+Fidler">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.