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 ...

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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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

This is a rather sad themed old Scottish traditional song, but since it is slow and the tune is pretty much simple, it is one of the great songs for kids, to begin with.