The Breck – is a stretch of ground designated as common grazing, on the hill near John O’Groats, Caithness. It’s an area of unspoiled beauty, comprising mosses, lichens, heather and peat. Looking east across The Breck, you can see the peak of one of the sea Stacks of Duncansby.
Composer website: https://www.karensteven.co.uk
Link to audio of music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTV1qdDQF8c
Karen, a fiddle player/composer/recording artist was raised in a musical household. Her dad, Eion was self-taught on accordion, while her mother, Christine ensured that the girls in the family attended highland dancing lessons. From an early age, Karen and her siblings were exposed to highland bagpipe music, as this commonly accompanies highland dancing. She believes that by the time she began learning fiddle at age 13, she already had a repertoire of tunes in her head. This, combined with exposure to traditional music at home and at local accordion & fiddle clubs led to a love of traditional music and playing for highland dancing. Karen loves to compose tunes inspired by places around Scotland, for friends & family as well as for highland dance choreography.
If you would like to contact the composer – you can email them here.