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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Loch Lomond is short from The Bonnie Banks o’ Loch Lomond, a traditional Scottish song. There are many performances and adaptions of this songs nowadays, but the simple version surely is one of the ...

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, ...

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, ...

The local Celtic band Scottish Fish has a number of things in its favor: Youthful energy, many fiddles, richly layered arrangements, and a catalogue of traditional tunes both lovely and danceable. But ...

What’s the difference between a fiddle and a violin? How did an English jig turn into a Virginian reel? And what do Bach’s violin sonatas have in common with folk tunes from Finland? In The Listening ...

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