Lydia Veilleux is a versatile violinist and fiddler based in Philadelphia. Lydia has had the opportunity to perform on HBO's The Newsroom, WETV's My Fair Wedding, at Carnegie Hall with Michael Brecker and Charlie Haden, at CMA's FanFest in Nashville, the Stagecoach Festival in Indio, with the Canadian fiddle group "Barrage" in Calgary, and in the first 3 National Tours of the musical "The 3 Redneck Tenors".
She has recorded on numerous albums and film scores, including the Netflix Original Film "Candy Jar". Lydia is currently serving as the Associate Director of Recruitment for Boyer College of Music and Dance at Temple University.
She can regularly be seen playing with Rocky Neck Bluegrass Band, which won the "Best Band" contest at the Topanga Banjo, Fiddle and Folk Festival in 2009 and has been playing across Southern California ever since. They recently took first place in California Bluegrass Association's Great 48 Hour Showcase Showdown.
Lydia Veilleux is originally from Maine who grew up playing classical music and traditional New England and Canadian Maritime fiddle styles. Lydia began exploring the worlds of Jazz, Bluegrass and Country and her talents earned her a scholarship to attend the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston. After graduating Summa Cum Laude from Berklee with a BM in Violin Performance, Lydia earned a scholarship to study Contemporary Improvisation in the Masters program at the New England Conservatory.
Lydia founded the on-line recording company Short Order Strings with her husband, film-composer Ryan Leach, in 2010, which provides string arrangements and recording services to artists and bands. Lydia is also an in-demand teacher and educator working with students of all ages and levels to expand their skills and interests on the violin.
Lydia was interviewed by Lily Hanstein for the Daily Bulldog: "Fiddler Finds Fame Out West"
