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Scots Fiddle Festival \u2018Fiddle 2014\u2019\nSummerhall and The Queen\u2019s Hall, Edinburgh<\/p>\n
Scots Fiddle Festival \u2018Fiddle 2014\u2019
\nSummerhall and The Queen\u2019s Hall, Edinburgh<\/p>\n
Friday 21 \u2013 Sunday 23 November 2014
\n‘Event of the Year’ in the MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards 2012<\/p>\n
Big Changes at Fiddle 2014 in Edinburgh<\/p>\n
THREE Major Concerts at The Queen\u2019s Hall (Orkney Fiddle Gathering, John McCusker, Frankie Gavin) And Everything Else Under One Roof at Summerhall<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s Scots Fiddle Festival sees some big changes.
\n\u2022 We will have three major concerts in The Queens Hall, each evening of the week-end, featuring the very best of Scottish, American and Irish fiddlers
\n\u2022 The rest of the Festival (workshops, youth workshops, recitals, talks, free events, stalls, ceilidhs, festival clubs, open stage, sessions, slow sessions) will take place Under One Roof at nearby Summerhall
\nEilidh Steel, Artistic Director, said: \u201cI\u2019m really excited about this year\u2019s diverse line up \u2013 three evening concerts with virtuosic tradition bearers such as Frankie Gavin, Mike McGoldrick and John McCusker, a whole night celebrating the Orkney Islands\u2019 rich music , directed by acclaimed fiddler, Douglas Montgomery, a storming duo, Ross Couper and Tom Oakes, and one of the world\u2019s most innovative players, Casey Driessen, who will travel over from the States to appear at the festival… and these are just the main concerts! Fiddle 2014 has something for everyone and I’m sure it will entertain, inspire and encourage all those who get involved.\u201d<\/p>\n
We are delighted to announce not two, but three, major concerts this year.<\/p>\n
Friday 21 Nov<\/strong> Saturday 22 Nov<\/strong> Members of BBC\u2019s Transatlantic Sessions, Michael McGoldrick and John McCusker\u2019s recent achievements include playing regularly in Mark Knopfler\u2019s band and touring with Bob Dylan!<\/p>\n McGoldrick is rightly regarded as one of the greatest traditional flute players of all time. McCusker\u2019s qualities as performer, composer and producer are supreme; he has worked with Paulo Nutini, Jools Holland, Steve Earle, Rosanne Cash, Paul Weller, Ocean Colour Scene, and Phil and Aly, to name but a few.<\/p>\n They are joined by Matheu Watson on guitar. Watson\u2019s recent gigs are a who\u2019s who of the folk, roots and world music scenes, Cara Dillon, Julie Fowlis, Dougie MacLean, Emily Smith, Kris Drever, Heidi Talbot, Tim O\u2019Brien, Ron Block, Fred Morrison, Paddy Keenan, Mike McGoldrick, Ross Ainslie, Jarlath Henderson, Bruce MacGregor, Duncan Chisholm, Tommy Peoples\u2026. Need we say more?<\/p>\n Casey Driessen<\/em> Scots Fiddle Festival Outreach Project<\/em> Sunday 23 Nov\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 7.00 pm\u00a0<\/strong>(note time)<\/p>\n Frankie Gavin<\/em> Ross Couper & Tom Oakes w\/ special guest<\/em> And we are really excited to announce that all of the rest of the programme (recitals, workshops, youth event, stalls, Festival Club, ceilidhs, food and drink, sessions) will take place in one fantastic building, Edinburgh\u2019s most exciting new arts centre, Summerhall.<\/p>\n Ever since Edinburgh\u2019s Assembly Rooms\u2019 refurbishment necessitated the relocation of the Festival, we have had to spread the event over multiple sites. This caused some difficulty for our regular attenders and some unwelcome ticketing complications. So we are especially delighted that this year every other part of the Festival will take place in Summerhall, the ideal venue, with its many rooms, fine catering and unique ambiance. Summerhall and the Scots Fiddle Festival are made for each other.<\/p>\n For full details, see www.scotsfiddlefestival.com<\/a><\/p>\n Recitals (Saturday 22 Nov and Sunday 23 Nov afternoon)<\/strong> Workshop Leaders<\/em><\/strong> Douglas Montgomery & Gavin Firth, Brian Cromarty & Erik Laughton & Billy Peace, John McCusker, Andrew Gifford & Fionn McArthur, Casey Driessen, Angus Grant Jr., Paul Anderson, Gillian Frame, Sophie Stephenson (step dance), Casey Driessen, Ross Couper<\/p>\n Talks (Saturday 22 Nov and Sunday 23 Nov afternoon)<\/em><\/strong> Douglas Montgomery, Brian Cromarty, Kenny Ritch; Steve Burnett (Edinburgh-based maker of the Sherlock, Inveresk and Wilfred Owen violins), Dr Sara Watkin, Alastair Hardie (30th Anniversary of The Hardie Press), Simon McKerrell (Who Understands Scotland Musically?), Ronnie Gibson ( Niel Gow\u2019s Legacy).<\/p>\n Walks (Saturday 22 Nov morning)<\/em><\/strong> Ceilidhs (Friday 21 and Saturday 22 November evenings)<\/em><\/strong> \u2022 Full programme of Youth events Full details: www.scotsfiddlefestival.com<\/a><\/p>\n Tickets from The Queen\u2019s Hall Box Office 0131 668 2019 www.thequeenshall.net<\/a><\/p>\n In Person at The Queen’s Hall, 85 – 89 Clerk Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9JG Contact Festival at 0131 555 7669 info@scotsfiddlefestival.com<\/a><\/p>\n For further press information contact:<\/p>\n Douglas McKelvie 0131 557 0559 press@scotsfiddlefestival.com<\/a><\/p>\n www.scotsfiddlefestival.com Twitter: @scotsfiddlefest www.facebook.com\/scotsfiddlefest<\/a><\/p>\n For more information please contact:
\n7.30 pm The Orkney Fiddle Gathering<\/strong>
\nFeaturing many award-winners and sought-after acts from throughout the island group, including Douglas Montgomery, Fionn MacArthur, Kenny Ritch, Andrew Gifford, FARA (Catriona Price, Jen Austin, Louise Bichan, Jeana Leslie), Hadhirgaan, Brian Cromarty, Billy Peace, Gavin Firth, Erik Laughton plus many other special guests.
\nBeth Sederstrom, Chair of the Scots Fiddle Festival, said: \u201cIt is amazing to have 20 Orcadian musicians heading to Edinburgh for one special evening showcasing the very best of their music.\u201d
\n\u201cThe Gathering emphatically foregrounded Orkney folk\u2019s greatness as musicians.\u201d
\n(Sue Wilson, The Scotsman)<\/p>\n
\n7.30 pm Michael McGoldrick and John McCusker with Matheu Watson<\/em><\/p>\n
\nRaised on bluegrass and jazz, Casey Driessen is inspired, unconventional and truly original. One man. One fiddle. One pedal board. Mixing his signature percussive fiddle style with digital loops and effects, the GRAMMY-nominated American builds each show layer by layer in real time in front of the audience. The result is a one of a kind experience that pushes the boundaries of musical genres and styles.<\/p>\n
\nWhat this festival is all about, connecting world-class performers and local musicians. and perform in front of a packed Queens Hall. Find out why we are so proud of them (and their tutors). Young Edinburgh fiddlers get the chance to take to the stage and perform in front of a packed Queens Hall. Find out why we are so proud of them (and their tutors).<\/p>\n
\nFounder member of De Dannan, largely self-taught on fiddle and whistle, Frankie Gavin astonishes audiences everywhere, as befits the fastest fiddle-player in the world (Guinness Book of Records). He has played with Andy Irvine, The Rolling Stones, Elvis Costello, St\u00e9phane Grappelli, and Frankie Goes to Hollywood. In this special Sunday addition to our Festival, Frankie will be accompanied by guitarist Colm O\u2019 Caoimh.<\/p>\n
\nRoss Couper\u2019s explosive fiddle playing lies at the heart of some of the biggest acts on the Scottish folk scene, currently the fiddle player in the mighty Peatbog Faeries. Tom Oakes is a multi-award winning guitarist and flautist, a founder member of the genre defying Auvo Quartet and a sought after solo flautist.<\/p>\n
\nDouglas Lawrence with Maureen Rutherford, Ryan Young, Graham MacKenzie, Small Hall Band, Eilidh Steel & Mark Neal, the debut performance from The Reverie Band (Angus Grant, Mary McGillivray, Julia Dignan, Ester Kuck, Toby Shippy), Mhairi Marwick, Rowan Leslie & Graeme Armstrong, Gillian Frame & Findlay Napier, and Paul Anderson.<\/p>\n
\nWorkshops this year cover a wide range of themes, bowing, tunes, improvisation, chords, bowing, and various fiddling styles from around Scotland. Full details on the website. Learn from our headline performers.<\/p>\n
\nTalks cover everything to do with the fiddle, all about fiddle music, how to keep your fiddle fit, how to be as fit as your fiddle, and a special talk from the Musicians\u2019 Union.<\/p>\n
\nPete Clark leads a guided tour telling the story of Edinburgh\u2019s fiddle tradition \u2013 from the graveyards and closes of the Old Town to present-day Sandy Bell\u2019s pub.<\/p>\n
\nYou\u2019d pay good money just to sit and listen to these musicians; now, you can dance along too.
\nFriday: Lomond Ceilidh Band (Alan Small on accordion and midi bass, Callum Wallace on drums and Shetland star Gemma Donald on fiddle)
\nSaturday: Sandy Brechin, Charlie McKerron & Brian \u00d2 hEadhra
\nAnd Much More<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Late night Festival Club
\n\u2022 Sessions
\n\u2022 Food and Drink
\n\u2022 Friendship and Good Company on tap all week-end<\/p>\n
\nOpen Mon \u2013 Sat 10am – 5.30pm<\/p>\n
\nThe Scots Fiddle Festival
\n16 Bonnington Grove<\/p>\n