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 ALASDAIR
FRASER - fiddle & viola
Widely
regarded as one of the finest fiddlers Scotland
has ever produced, Alasdair Fraser is a consummate
performer. He has been a major force behind
the resurgence of traditional Scottish fiddling
in his homeland and the U.S., inspiring legions
of listeners and learners through his recordings,
annual fiddle camps, and concert appearances.
His credits include solo performances on
movie soundtracks such as Titanic, Last
of the Mohicans and Spitfire Grill.
".
. . the expressive gamut from deep
Celtic melancholy to joyful jig,
his fiddle imitations of the bagpipe
almost unbelievable, the whole
rendered with a humble sincerity,
flawless virtuosity and just about
the sweetest sound since Fritz
Kreisler" -
L.A. TIMES
CHRIS
NORMAN - wooden flute & piccolo
Originally
from Nova Scotia, Chris Norman is acknowledged
as one of the world's top flute players.
He has performed and recorded extensively
as a soloist - his Man with the Wooden
Flute album topped Billboard's "crossover" charts
and with the Baltimore Consort Baroque
Ensemble - and the world music trio
Helicon.
"Virtuosos
like Norman come along, oh, perhaps
once in a century...the kind of
player who frees the music to reel
out, as if [the music], the instrument
and the player were one" -
CD REVIEW
ERIC
RIGLER - Scottish & Irish
bagpipes
Eric
Rigler is a piper of rare versatility
and accomplishment: a gold medallist
on the Great Highland Bagpipes, he
has also mastered the bellows-blown
Scottish small pipes, and uillean,
or Irish bagpipes. He has recorded
with such notables as Mike Oldfield
and Tracy Chapman, performed in concert
with Paul McCartney, and solos on several
major movie soundtracks, including
the blockbuster Braveheart.
"Fraser's
tandem playing with piper Eric
Rigler is nothing short of breathtaking." -
INTO THE MUSIC
PAUL
MACHLIS - piano & keyboards
A
long-time collaborator with Alasdair
Fraser, with whom he recorded two acclaimed
albums, Skyedance and The
Road North, Paul Machlis has also
released solo albums featuring his
own compositions.
".
. . a wonderfully lyrical pianist
with a lovely touch" -
FOLK ROOTS
PETER
MAUND - percussion
As
a member San Francisco's Ensemble Alcatraz,
Peter has recorded several albums of
medieval and renaissance music on the
Nonesuch label, and performed widely
in Europe and North America.
".
. . the
most considerate and imaginative
of percussionists" -
THE GLASGOW HERALD
MICK
LINDEN - fretless bass
From
Los Angeles, Mick Linden is an engaging
performer adept at African rhythms
and playing Scots reels in duet with
the bagpipes. When he isn't on the
road with SKYEDANCE, Mick takes time
out from his demanding surfing schedule
to grace the stages of numerous LA
clubs.
".
. . shades of Jaco Pastorious echo
in Mick's fluid backing solos" -
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