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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

"Follow the fiddle," Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser said. "Follow it and it brings you into amazing energy, where people are interested about the world, asking questions and celebrating life." ...

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

Since winning the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition 10 years ago, the Scottish-Italian violinist Nicola Benedetti has had a stunningly successful career. She has performed all over the world, ...

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 ...

Colin McGlynn was 3 years old when he heard classical music on the car radio and announced, “I want violin.” Not long afterward, the Portsmouth boy stunned his mother by plucking out the “Star Wars” ...

SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA — Many people associate Scottish music with one instrument: bagpipes. But Scotland's folk tradition is so much richer and fiddler Alasdair Fraser hopes to bring that musical ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - More than three weeks ago, a world-renowned Scottish musical duo were aiming to finish their tour in Portland. When they stopped to get breakfast Nov. 13, they came back to ...

Retired Canadian Army Maj. Bruce W MacDonald is aware that Gaelic words can be difficult to pronounce. But he has a solution. “Gaelic is not something you want to take on without being drunk,” he said ...

Recorded straight after a two week tour of New Zealand, A Long Way From Home is a CD of Scottish music that has made its way to the Antipodes, celebrating years of music from the Melbourne Scottish ...