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 ...

Performances in N.Y.C. The ornately decorated fiddle belonged to the dance master who taught Robert Burns. At Carnegie, it will cap “Scotland’s Hoolie in New York.” Duncan Chisholm with the fiddle ...

We often think of traditional Scottish music performed in an ensemble with fiddle, pipes (either Highland or border style), a piano or perhaps a guitar or bouzouki and, on occasion, harp. But the ...

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 ...

When Georgia Broughton decided to learn the Scottish fiddle, she went straight to Scotland. This was the farthest she had ever traveled alone, and she did not know what to expect in an unfamiliar land ...

Founded as a fun monthly gathering for a few fiddlers in 1995, the Melbourne Scottish Fiddle Club continue to find innovative ways to use their mix of amateur and professional musicians to make ...

A remarkable compilation of compositions by Ayrshire musician, composer and co-founder of the Scottish Fiddle Orchestra, John M. Mason MBE, is being gifted to people all over the world to inspire ...

Recorded straight after a two week tour of New Zealand, A Long Way From Home is a CD of Scottish music that has made its way to the Antipodes, celebrating years of music from the Melbourne Scottish ...

Music has always been a big part of my life. I started learning the piano and the violin at primary school, but my road to Damascus moment happened after arriving at secondary school and discovering ...

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