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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

BOBBY HARVEY, who has died aged 86, was a fiddler, a barber, property developer and band-leader who commanded a legion of loyal friends and fans. His career highlights are almost too many to relate.

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 ...

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 ...

One is the inaugural Tunes on the Charles festival in Cambridge and Somerville from April 30 to May 3, which you can read ...