But Erwin not only fiddles in his leisure time, he also teaches violin and Scottish fiddle as his occupation. Scottish fiddle music can be compared to Irish tunes in that they are slower, more ...

The Blue Café series of free performances in Camden Opera House’s intimate third-floor listening room presents Hildaland on ...

Some say he came from Dundee. Other evidence suggests he was a weaver’s son from Dalmellington in Ayrshire. What’s certain about James Hill is that he was Scottish and he settled on Tyneside where he ...

2001-05-04 04:00:00 PDT San Francisco-- Despite their name, the San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers requires no Scottish pedigree to be a part of the group, and despite its leader's love of old styles, ...

A touch of the Highlands came to the College of DuPage’s McAninch Arts Center Friday night, as a group of Washington, D.C., musicians put on “A Scottish Christmas.” The program, under the musical ...

SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA — Many people associate Scottish music with one instrument: bagpipes. But Scotland's folk tradition is so much richer and fiddler Alasdair Fraser hopes to bring that musical ...

As part of a continuing series on the cross currents between traditional music and classical music, Performance Today explores the music of Scotland. Fiddler Alasdair Fraser, pianist Muriel Johnstone ...

The contemporary Celtic music trio Skyrie is starting its U.S. tour along the West Coast with a concert in Poway on July 25. The trio from Fife, Scotland, consists of Lesley Thompson Smith (vocals, ...

Sometimes it takes a brash outsider to breath new life into a traditional musical genre. A case in point: Hanneke Cassel, an Oregon-born, Berklee-trained fiddler who performs at the Blackstone River ...

They don't sound as brash as bagpipes, but the massed San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers are an experience not to be missed. And they'll circle the Bay with their annual spring concerts this weekend, ...

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