The Scottish Fiddle Orchestra is one of Scotland’s foremost traditional music organisations. The Orchestra was formed in 1980, deriving its origins from Fiddlers’ Rallies which were – and ...
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Caledonia is belted out by football crowds, pub regulars and even wedding guests and feels like a traditional tune that has ... and started playing fiddle with traditional Scottish music band ...
Traditional Scottish ... fiddle but there are “exciting bands” that have begun to include all sorts of instruments, from saxophones to tubas. “The more exciting bands do more exciting tunes”.
They also run Fiddle ... learn traditional music and dance. Jay first wrote "Ashokan Farewell" at the conclusion of one of those summer workshops. JAY UNGAR: "Ashokan Farewell" is a tune that ...
The college years are often a time for reinvention, for going in new directions, as was the case for Boston-based fiddler ...
For their new double album, violinist Alastair Savage and cellist Alice Allen have drawn on the work of such 18th century ...
Fairbanks seems to be in the middle of a love affair with Scotland. The latest talent coming our way? The band Skerryvore.
fiddle, and piano playing and many other performers within the genre. And it has been a springboard for numerous Scottish traditional music exponents to international acclaim. Presenter Joy Dunlop ...
The Northshore Traditional Music Society will host its third and final Rivergrass Sessions concert on Oct. 18 to wind up a series that has been bringing some of the country's ...
We’re not the only traditional Scottish trade that’s in this position – the numbers of kiltmakers, jacket makers and more have declined. “It’s an important part of Scottish heritage ...
The Scottish Fiddle Orchestra is one of Scotland's foremost traditional music organisations. The Orchestra was formed in 1980, deriving its origins from Fiddlers'’ Rallies which were– and are ...