Zeke Mazurek

In 1976 Mazurek performed as part of the band Prairie Oyster.[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/49289548/ "Journal Review "]. The Ottawa Journal Ottawa, Canada, July 27, 1976, Page 25 In the 1980s he was a member of the folk group Stringband;[https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/stringband-emc/ "Stringband"]. The Canadian Encyclopedia. in 1980 the group performed at the Vancouver Folk Festival. Mazurek continued to perform in southern Ontario throughout the 1980s and 1990s.[http://images.ourontario.ca/Partners/ClaPL/ClaPL003075513pf_0003.pdf "Full House at Orono Town Hall"]. Orono Weekly Times, March 13, 1991.

In 1999 Mazurek performed on violin and viola with the group Tsufit on their album Under the Mediterranean Sky.[http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/SoulFunkAndWorld/tsufit-under_mediterranean_sky "Tsufit Under the Mediterranean Sky"]. Exclaim!, review by David Lewis, Oct 31, 1999 In 2000 he played fiddle on Aengus Finnan's album Fool's Gold.[http://www.singout.org/downloads/Magazine%20Articles%20and%20Columns/443revs.pdf "Off the Beaten Track"]. Sing Out!, Volume 44 No. 3, Spring 2000. and in 2002 he played violin on Tom Savage's album Brand of Symphony.[http://www.earshot-online.com/reviews/DisplayReview.cfm?DiscID=612 "Tom Savage Brand of Sympathy"]. Earshop, Mike Reynolds, Jul 6, 2002

Although he didn't tour with them, Mazurek's fiddle is heard on a number of recordings by the band Max Mouse and the Gorillas.[http://www.geocities.ws/ddrocker/rockintheblues-cd-reviews-criscuddy-comealongcarmelita.html "CD Review:Come Along Carmelita"]. Rockin' the Blues He also performed a series of concerts in Mt. Tabor with Sneezy Waters.[http://www.countylive.ca/spectacular-benefit-for-renowned-county-fiddler/ "Fans fill Mt. Tabor for Zeke Aid 2"]. Country Live, Oct 05, 2010

Mazurek and fellow musicians Jeanette Arsenault and Bill Ostrander performed under the name "Fiddle and Frostbite". For a number of years the group organized an annual winter concert in Prince Edward County.[http://www.trentonian.ca/2009/01/13/eclectic-concert-comes-back-in-revenge "Eclectic concert comes back in 'Revenge'"]. The Trentonian, W. Brice McVicar January 13, 2009 The event, which was discontinued after Mazurek's death, revived in 2016, led by Paul Johnson.[https://issuu.com/pictongazette/docs/picton_gazette_dec8/15 "Fiddle and Frostbite Revival brings a mix of story and song to Mt. Tabor Dec. 28"]. Picton Gazette, Dec 8, 2016.[http://www.pictongazette.ca/2017/12/18/fiddle-and-frostbite-continues-to-support-food-banks/ "Fiddle and Frostbite continues to support food banks"]. The Picton Gazette, December 18, 2017

Mazurek helped to develop "Fowke Tales", a theatrical production depicting this history of Douro Township.[http://southmarysburghmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/December-2011.pdf "Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!"], South Marysburgh Gazette, Vol 25, 10. Dec. 2011. In 2009 he was featured on the CBC program, "Madly Off in All Directions".

When Mazurek became ill with cancer in 2010, musicians who had performed with him in the past, including members of the band Prairie Oyster, Sneezy Waters and singer Sylvia Tyson, performed in two concerts titled "ZekeFest" and "ZekeFest 2" to raise money for his family.

Mazurek died October 30, 2010.[https://archive.today/20140814115421/http://wellingtontimes.ca/?p=1166 "Not fade away"]. The Times, November 5, 2010 After his death, a concert celebrating Mazerek and his music raised $6000 for the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital.[https://issuu.com/pictongazette/docs/picton_gazette_june28 "Organization provides time and money to hospital"]. The Picton Gazette, June 28, 2012. Page 28

• Zeke Gets a "D" for Love (featuring Zeke Mazurek & Alyssa Wright)
• This One's the Dreamer (Rick Fielding)
• Roll Me a Dream…
• I Aint Dead... YET
• Tryin' to Start Out Clean (Willie P. Bennett, 1975)
• Sneezy Waters – You've Got Sawdust On The Floor Of Your Heart
• Tim Harrison
• Air
• Thinking of Anna
• When The Bay Turns Blue (Rodney Brown)
• Tsufit Under the Mediterranean Sky
• Brand of Sympathy (Tom Savage)
• Fool's Gold (Aengus Finnan)
• Sara & the Sea (Tim Harrison)
• David the Bard: Zeke Mazurek Lost& Found (2010) [http://www.rootsmusic.ca/zeke-mazurek-lost-and-found/ "Zeke Mazurek: Lost and Found"]. Roots Music. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080316/http://www.rootsmusic.ca/zeke-mazurek-lost-and-found/ |date=20160304080316 }}[http://countylive.ca/blog/?p=8597 "Local CDs, DVD perfect County Christmas presents"]. Country Live, November 30, 2010.

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