Paul Gitlitz began his musical career in a New York City elementary school with recorder (grade 2), and then trumpet (grade 3). He continued to play music in school orchestra and outside of school in local rock and folk groups, adding bass, guitar and mandolin to his instrument conquests. After relocation to Vancouver, BC, he studied music at Capilano College and UBC.

Paul is a now a multi-instrumentalist musician, composer, producer & engineer. He has performed music in styles ranging from Celtic fiddle to electric guitar with a Trinidadian steel drum band and many in between. He toured for 19 years as accompanist to children's singer Charlotte Diamond, traveling coast to coast in Canada and the US with three trips to Costa Rica. His great love is to play for dancers. As a producer Paul has over three dozen albums to his credit, one of which received a Juno award and five of which received nominations.

Paul's is a prolific composer of fiddle tunes (over 200). His compositions are published,performed and recorded by several groups see PUBLISHED WORKS. His own has publications include three books of original tunes: GIBLITZ FANCY, HUNTERS AND GATHERERS and ANNA"S SMILE many of which are featured on his first album "TO HAVE AND TO HOLD" all available directly from Paul. See Contact page to email.

BACKGROUND

Paul's recording career began at age 11 when his dad brought home reel to reel recorder. This was a endlessly facinating tool. Paul purchased his first "sound on sound" recorder in 1973 and quickly jumped into multitrack recording with the first cassette based home studio setups in the 80's. At the same time he was making demos in a more professional studio and learning the ropes that prepared him to produce Charlotte Diamond's first Juno award winning album in '86. He setup his own studio in the 90's and has steadily been gaining both gear and experience as an engineer and producer. The composing has never stopped nor has the interest in acquisition of instruments and styles. Paul's has just published his third book of tunes and released his first album featuring a variety of great musicians playing very danceable sets of Paul's original music.

WORK HISTORY

• Member of DRAGON STASH, English ballad band 1972-1973
• Member of HOT CORN, jugband 1973-1974
• Member of SLAPCHORD, fiddle tunes 1974-1975
• Member of SODBUSTERS, country rock 1975
• Member of BARGIN AT HALF THE PRICE, folk ensemble 1980-1981
• Member of FROSTY MOUNTAIN STRING BAND 1981 - 1985
• Member of UNDER THE MOSS, celtic music ensemble 1981- 1983
• Accompanist and producer for CHARLOTTE DIAMOND 1985-2007.
• Music director for Gateway Theater production of LULU REVAMPS STEVESTON 1986.
• Actor and musician in John Gray's DON MESSER'S JUBILEE 1986.
• Actor and musician in BARKERVILLE ROYAL THEATER 1986.
• Member of THE SOUL SURVIVORS steel drum band 1994-97.
• Member of WHIPLASH contra dance band 1997-2005.
• Member of THE WESTERLIES folk song and tune trio with Brian Robertson and Ellen VanDer Hoeven 2005
• Member of GIBLITZ FANCY contra dance band 2006-08

Paul has played in too many groups to list - He is familiar with musical styles ranging from Old English Ballads, Irish Dance Music, Reggae, Soca, African, Gypsy, Arabic, Klezmer, Country, Swing, Rock, Bluegrass and American Appalachian.

In 1996 began his own multi-track recording studio, and has done much of the later listed recordings there as well as demo sessions for various other local performers and groups.

Currently performs on Violin, Mandolin, Guitar (acoustic and electric) and Tenor Banjo. Also does Midi sequence programming. His familiarity with many instruments, styles and musicians makes him a good producer.

PUBLISHED WORKS

Paul's own books of compositions.

• GIBLITZ FANCY 92 original fiddle tunes.
• HUNTERS AND GATHERERS 30 original tunes.
• ANNA'S SMILE 30 original tunes.

• 141 BRAND NEW OLD TIME FIDDLE TUNES VOL 2 edited by Vivian Williams
• 169 BRAND NEW OLD TIME FIDDLE TUNES VOL 3 edited by Vivian Williams
• CANADIAN FIDDLE MUSIC VOL I Compiled by Ed Whitcomb
• CANADIAN FIDDLE MUSIC VOL II Compiled by Ed Whitcomb
• SONGS OF THE TIGER Collected and edited by Marlene and Robert McCracken
• SMALL WORLD by Gordon Stobbe
• The PORTLAND COLLECTION VOL 2 edited by Clyde Curley and Susan Songer

Discography

• Flying Home to Shelley - Recorded by:
  • David DiGiuseppe's on "Welcome to Heaven"
  • The Elftones on "The Moon and the Sun"
  • String Beings on "Being Reel"
  • Rodney Miller on "Flying On Home"
  • Lift Ticket on "New Balance"
  • Heathen Creek on "24 Hrs"
  • Skeeziks on "Portrait of Eldvig"
  • Laura Cortese on "even the lost creek" and "Blow the Candle Out".
  • The Melbourne Scottish Fiddle Club on "A Long Way From Home".
  • Lisa & Heather Malyuk on "13 Tunes".
  • Paul's CD "TO HAVE AND TO HOLD"
  • Pratie Heads on "We Did It! Songs of People Behaving Badly".
• Journey to the Point - Recorded by Elvie Miller and Rodney Miller on "Spyglass Waltzes".
• Patty's Journey Home - Recorded by Rodney Miller on "Airdance" and by Peninsula Scottish Fiddlers on "Peninsula Scottish Fiddlers and Friends LIVE"
• New Potato - Recorded by The Privy Tippers on "Straddling the Muffin-Biscuit Line". and recorded with lyrics by Charlotte Diamond as New Potato Polka on "Charlotte Diamond's World"
• The Last Minute Polka - Recorded by Gordon Stobbe
• Mistress Moon - Recorded by Charlotte Diamond on "Diamonds and Daydreams"
• Hello Winter - Recorded by Charlotte Diamond on "Diamonds and Dragons"
• Bonjour l'hiver - Recorded by Charlotte Diamond on "Bonjour l'hiver"
• Diamonds and Dragons - Recorded by Charlotte Diamond on "Diamonds and Dragons"
• Slimey the Slug - Recorded by Charlotte Diamond on "Diamonds and Dragons"
• Procrastination - Recorded by Charlotte Diamond on "My Bear Gruff"
• Splishin and Splashin' - Recorded by Charlotte Diamond on "Charlotte Diamond's World"
• Snuggle with your Puppy - Recorded by Charlotte Diamond on "Charlotte Diamond's World"
• Giddyup Pony - Recorded by Charlotte Diamond on "Charlotte Diamond's World"
• Scare Away the Night - Recorded for McCracken Educational Services on "Melodies of the Farm"
• The Little Yellow Duck - Recorded for McCracken on "Melodies of the Farm"
• Alphabet Rap - Recorded by McCracken on "Melodies of the Farm"
• Bill Grogan's Goat - Recorded for McCracken on "Melodies of the Farm" and "Songs of the Tiger"
• The Little Red Hen - Recorded for McCracken on "Melodies of the Farm" and "The Gingerbread Man"
• The Big Red Apple - Recorded for McCracken on "Melodies of the Farm"
• One, Two Rap - Recorded for McCracken on "Melodies of the Farm"
• How Do You Say Hello To A Ghost - Recorded for McCracken on "Songs of the Tiger" and "The Tiger Sings on CD"
• Harold Horatio Hercules Hobb - Recorded for McCracken on "Songs of the Tiger" and "The Tiger Sings on CD"
• The Gingerbread Man - Recorded for McCracken on "The Gingerbread Man"
• The Giggles - Recorded for McCracken on "The Gingerbread Man"
• The Knight of Naught - Recorded for McCracken on "The Gingerbread Man"
• Teddy Bear - Recorded for McCracken on "The Gingerbread Man"

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