The Scots Fiddle Festival runs each November at the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh. It is packed full with some of the best fiddlers from Scotland and around the world! There are workshops, concerts, recitals, ceilidhs, open stage, talks, stalls, Youth Gaitherin events, Eskmills caberet, great sessions, and more... all in one weekend!
The 2007 festival was great! keep looking at our website for news and photos from this year!
"21st - 23rd November - get it in yer diary!" (15 weeks ago) me too!
Contact details:
The Scots Fiddle Festival Ltd
Registered Office:
St George's West 58 Shandwick Place Edinburgh EH2 4RT
Tel: 0131 555 7669 email: info@scotsfiddlefestival.com
Scottish Charity Number SC 031564
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This is the 12th year of what is the biggest and best fiddle event in the Scottish calendar. It grew out of a community music project, The Scots music group, which had grown out of Edinburghs Adult Learning Project. For twelve years this magnificent weekend of friendship, learning and music has been organised entirely by a committee of volunteer fiddle enthusiasts, and an army of stewards and helpers recruited from the Scots music classes, and all accross the country and beyond,
There are no paid arts workers or administrators, the whole thing is managed in peoples spare time.The committee has worked together happily with only a few changes over the years, but now we are faced with a major change.
Our convenor is having to step down after leading us for most of these years, and others who, like her have found their life circumstances change are also needing to step down.
They have done a wonderful job of holding things together and leave with the festival in excellent heath in terms of creative programming,finance and administration. We all owe them a great deal for all their hard work, enthusiasm and good humour
These changes mean that we must recruit a new convenor, and a number of new committee members as a matter of urgency. We start contracting musicians, venues and technical folk as soon as one festival ends.
Without a robust committee and a new convenor we cannot take on these contracts and will have to consider winding up the festival.
We ask you therefore, if you have a few spare hours a month, and a few days once a year, to commit to helping the Festival continue. You may not have been on a committee before and it is much more fun than you might expect. Common sense and a good agenda solves most problems, but you may have special work skills you could bring to the table.
The remaining committee members have a great deal of expertise and will be happy to support any new members. There is a very well established management process, and very good relations with our current funders, so with a new committee the festival could continue to deliver this inspiring and friendly weekend.
We need to make decisions now on the future of the Festival, and to that end we are calling a meeting on:
Sunday 9th of December at 2.30pm in Tollcross Community Centre Tollcross Primary School 117 Fountainbridge.
If you want to help but can¹t make the 9th Dec, or just want to chat, contact Stan Reeves: 0131 221 5800, or email stan.reeves@educ.edin.gov.uk
This years festival is even bigger with a great weekend packed with action. There will be THREE great concerts, TWO brilliant ceilidhs, Eskmills Cabaret on Friday and Saturday, Recitals, workshops, talks all day Saturday and Sunday, sessions and an
exciting programme for 9 – 18 year olds by Edinburgh Youth Gaitherin all at the Assembly Rooms Edinburgh 16 – 18 November.
Friday
Heat the Hoose 8 – 10.30pm
Tickets £15/£10 Family ticket £32
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Aidan O’Rourke (fiddle)Kris Drever(guitar/vocal) Martin Green
(piano accordion) One of the most exciting acts to hit the scene in years, uniting three of the finest innovative talents in Scotland today. Individually hugely skilled and esteemed they already look set to storm festivals across the world. Their debut album Lightweights and Gentlemen was released earlier this year to lyrical reviews: ‘This is, in March,
album of the year.’ Sarah Coxon fRoots ‘For once you can believe the hype’ The Scotsman Traditional music as you’ve never heard it – gentle/rip-roaring, slow/breakneck white-knuckle jazz-strewn folk. Don’t miss it!
Simon Thoumire - The Scots Fiddle Concerto
with Aidan O’Rourke, Jenna Reid, Gordon Gunn, Mairi Campbell and Patsy Reid
This stellar lineup of fiddlers and accompanists drawn from the traditional music world will play solos and duets including the world première of The Scots Fiddle Concerto commissioned by the Scottish Arts Council. The concerto, for solo fiddle and ensemble, was written to give a platform for highly talented traditional musicians to show their virtuoso skills within this format. Simon’s work in this area is exceptional and has been described by Rob Adams in The Herald as ‘delicate lyricism…commanding in its execution’ – and by Sue Wilson in The Scotsman as ‘brimming with wit, mischief and virtuosity…nothing short of electrifying.’ This will be a historic occasion not to be missed!
Friday Late Events
Tickets £8/£6 One ticket covers all Session, Supper Room from 9pm Play till you drop in our lively led session
Ceilidh, Ballroom 9pm-1am
Deoch ‘n’ Dorus Stuart Cameron (accordion/caller) Simon Moran (fiddle) Andrew Macpherson (drums)One of the most exciting young bands in the country today.
Eskmills Cabaret, Edinburgh Suite 10pm-1am
Audience first-come first-served
Tymao, Brendan Hendry,Alasdair White
If you want to play beside the professionals , book a slot with Stan Reeves (0131 221 5800 mob 07919 997429, email: stan.reeves1@btinternet.com)
saturday
Grand Concert 7.30 – 10pm
Tickets £15/£10 Family Ticket £32
Ryan Young
Only 16 and already a phenomenal player. Winner of the Danny Kyle Award at Celtic Connections, finalist in the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award, on his way to RSAMD, Ryan is definitely a star of the future.
Border Fiddles
Lori Watson, Shona Mooney, Innes Watson, Rachel Cross, Carly Blain (fiddles) Sandy Watson (guitar/bouzouki)
Five of the most inspired fiddle players around, whose first album Borders Young Fiddles woke this beautiful tradition from its slumbers. Hear some of the music from their forthcoming album – aching, atmospheric airs, driving jigs, reels and hornpipes. Compelling music where innovation meets tradition with intriguing and beautiful results.
Catriona Macdonald & Annbjørg Lien
One of the sparkling gems in Shetland’s musical crown, Catriona Macdonald has grown into a powerful and innovative musician. Also well-known as a king pin of the hugely popular Blazin Fiddles she works here with her childhood friend from Norway, hardanger fiddler Annbjørg Lien, to move into new musical contexts. Their programme will highlight the historic links between Shetland and Norway and bridge the gap between age-old tradition and contemporary music. Some of the beautiful tunes will be fresh c
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7 weeks ago
Lindsey Hunter
Obviously you will see me in November, i wouldn't miss the fiddle fest, it is like christmas- it happens every year & i never miss out on it
I am fine. i have fractured my spine though I have to stay of all activities for about 3 more months
how are you? how is the fiddle organising coming on? i could help with raffels again
Lindsey
15 weeks ago
Lindsey Hunter
hiya everyone. I go too the fiddle fest every year, my mum works they're, you might know her...Cathleen Hunter
I have to stay of all activities for about 3 more months
Lindsey
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