An 85-year-old man and a young mother are making beautiful music together, through an unlikely friendship formed over their love of the fiddle.
Louie Guenette and Susanne Blundon became neighbours when Blundon moved to the Edmonton area with her husband and daughter from New Brunswick last year. Blundon says she was lonely at first and had difficulty finding others who shared her passion for the fiddle.
That changed when Guenette heard Blundon playing the instrument one day, and invited her over for a joint session. Guenette, who has been playing the fiddle since he was 16, says the two became fast friends. With 50 years鈥� age difference between them, Guenette says he sees Blundon like a granddaughter.
鈥淚t was the fiddles that brought us together and then we became friends,鈥� he told 麻豆传媒.
鈥淲e have a lot of great chit-chats in between our tunes,鈥� Blundon said. She says playing with Guenette has helped her feel more at home and made her more comfortable playing the instrument in public. 鈥淚 think I鈥檝e been able to find myself,鈥� she said.
It took the pair some time to align their different styles, but now they play quite well together, Guenette said.
One of the first tunes they played together was 鈥渢he Good Neighbour Waltz,鈥� although they didn鈥檛 realize the name of the song until later.
鈥淲e were playing the 鈥楪ood Neighbour鈥� song for quite a while and didn鈥檛 even know it,鈥� Guenette said with a laugh.
But their friendship goes beyond their fiddling sessions. The Guenette family has welcomed the Blundons 鈥渨ith open arms,鈥� making them feel at home in their new city, Blundon says.
鈥淲e don鈥檛 feel as lonely anymore,鈥� she said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e so grateful to have them.鈥�
With files from CTV National News鈥� Alberta bureau chief Janet Dirks and CTV Edmonton
