CARTHAGE — World-famous fiddler/step dancer April Verch will return to Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, April 25. She will also perform Tuesday, April 24, at Unity College Centre for the Performing Arts in Unity.

Verch is the first woman to win both of Canada’s most prestigious fiddle championships, the Grand Masters and Canadian Open; and when Canada hosted the 2010 Winter Olympics, she was asked to represent her country’s music at the opening ceremonies.

The renowned musician and singer-songwriter has a passion for performing. “The world is this amazing puzzle that we can’t fully understand, and music is the joy that pulls it all together and helps us make sense of it,” she says.

On her eighth CD, “That’s How We Run,” Verch  explores the Southern mountain traditions known as old-time music, but always brings her Northern roots with her.

Verch was born to traditional music, in Canada’s hard-working, hard-dancing Ottawa Valley. She was a local star at age 4, step dancing with her sister and winning awards at contests. 

The April Verch Band features world-class musicians Hayes Griffin on guitar and Cody Walters on upright-electric bass and banjo. The trio tours tirelessly across Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and Australia.

The musicians are known not only for their virtuosity on their respective instruments, but also for their charm, humor and boundless energy on-stage.

Walters started playing upright bass while attending the University of Kansas in 1999. He has since played in various bands, performing bluegrass, old-time music, jazz, Latin, folk and country. More recently, he added the claw hammer banjo to his roster of talents.

Griffin gained recognition playing in bluegrass bands and winning the Dan Emmett Flatpicking Competition two years in a row. He studied bluegrass and jazz music at Denison University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in music performance in 2010. More recently, he has been an active member of Boston’s acoustic music scene while pursuing a master’s degree in contemporary improvisation at the New England Conservatory.

Verch and her band will play at 7 p.m. at Skye and at 7:30 p.m. at UCCPA. A  preshow jam session is slated one hour prior to curtain at both venues. Audience members are encouraged to bring their instruments and jam with the artists for a few minutes before the show.

For tickets, $15 at the door, call Skye at 562-4445 or UCCPA at 948-7469. Skye Theater is at 2 Highland Drive in Carthage. UCCPA is at 42 Depot St., Unity.

Verch and her band will also perform April 27 at One Longfellow Square in Portland.