Musicians pick the music they play, but sometimes you wonder if the music picks them. Growing up in Scotland, Alasdair Fraser started taking violin lessons at age 8. In his teens, he studied the work ...

We often think of traditional Scottish music performed in an ensemble with fiddle, pipes (either Highland or border style), a piano or perhaps a guitar or bouzouki and, on occasion, harp. But the ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Three Northern California shows led by acclaimed Scots fiddler Alasdair Fraser ...

Scottish culture was hardly the rage a few decades ago, least of all in Scotland itself. The British crown did such a fine job of stamping out Scottish icons bagpipes, kilts, step dancing that the ...

Award-winning musician Seán Heely leads an eight-piece ensemble in a festive holiday program blending Scottish, Irish and ...

The joy of Scottish music springs to life as Alasdair Fraser and the San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers unleash the Stravaig Spring Concert Series. The series will include a stop at Veterans Memorial ...

Given its status as a magnet for creative types of all sorts, it's not surprising that the Bay Area has an active and talented circuit of Scottish, Irish and Celtic musicians. And it's home to one of ...

When Georgia Broughton decided to learn the Scottish fiddle, she went straight to Scotland. This was the farthest she had ever traveled alone, and she did not know what to expect in an unfamiliar land ...

With San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers founder Alasdair Fraser announcing he won’t perform with the group next year, North Bay fans have what may be one of their last, best chances to see him with the ...

BRATTLEBORO -- Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas, fiddle-cello duo known for their exquisite presentation of Scottish-inspired music, will perform on Sunday, April 3, at 7:30 p.m. at the First Baptist ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. LEWISTON — The Scottish Fiddle Orchestra will celebrate its 40th anniversary ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. The Pineland Fiddlers, led by Maine master fiddler Ellen Gawler, plan to ...