ALASDAIR FRASER
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Culburnie Records
P.O. Box 219
Nevada City CA 95959
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Alasdair Fraser, from Clackmannan, Scotland, has earned a respected place among the top fiddlers on both sides of the Atlantic. As a solo performer, he has played traditional Scottish music throughout Europe, the Soviet Union, Canada and the United States and has been featured on more than 50 BBC television and radio programmes.
Mr Fraser won Scotland's National Mod Fiddling Championship in 1973 and 1974 and has twice taken the U.S national title for Scottish fiddling. He is in demand as a teacher as well as a performer, and leads seminars on Scottish fiddling in Scotland and the U.S. Alasdair is the founder and director of the Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddling School, an annual summer camp in the California redwoods.
Alasdair's recordings include two highly acclaimed albums - his solo release, Portrait of a Scottish Fiddler and, with keyboard player Paul Machlis, Skyedance. Known for his spirited, graceful style and extensive repertoire, Fraser treats his listeners to an unusual selection of Gaelic song melodies from the Hebrides, dance tunes, Highland pipe marches and reels, as well as Fraser original compositions. He presents his music with warmth and humour, giving audiences a taste of the history and lore surrounding the various musical traditions of Scotland. Whether playing haunting airs from the Isles or the classically-styled pieces by Scotland's noted fiddler-composers, Fraser is a captivating performer.
JACQUELINE SCHWAB
Jacqueline's solo CD MAD ROBIN can be ordered from:
Midsummer Recordings
P.O. Box 380063
Cambridge MA 02238-0063
Jacqueline's recordings of Christmas Music Down Came an Angel and of Mark Twain's America can be found on the Dorian label www.dorian.com
Jacqueline creates variations on lilting dance tunes and haunting songs that evoke many moods. Her playing is flowing and romantic, with expressive melodies and rich harmonies. She draws on classical and traditional roots, mingling the sounds of Bach, Brahms and Bartok with Celtic airs, French waltzes and Argentine tangos. Traditional English dance tunes are her hallmark.
"...brilliant pianist..." - The Boston Globe
Jacqueline's solo improvisations on traditional American songs have been featured on seven of Burns' PBS' series, including the Grammy award-winning The Civil War, his recent works, Lewis and Clark and Frank Lloyd Wright, and the Emmy award-winning Baseball. Jacqueline has recorded music for several other documentaries, including The Irish in America. Her solo improvisations on traditional tunes were also recently heard on two MasterCard television commercials airing during the 1998-99 season--one on baseball on the other featuring a family reunion during the holidays.
"....singular in its folksy elegance..." - The Philadelphia Enquirer
In addition to her solo work, Jacqueline regularly performs with the quartet Bare Necessities, best known for their remarkable performances of English dance music. Their spontaneous, dramatic arrangements weave harmony lines that are never twice the same. They perform at dances and concerts throughout the United States. Their first recording (on Rounder/Varrick) has been used on PBS and BBC soundtracks. Their second (on Flying Fish) was selected by the Boston Globe among its ten best folk recordings of 1991.
"...liberal sweeps of improvisation which gives them a sound unlike any other on either side of the Atlantic." -The Boston Globe
Jacqueline has accompanied traditional fiddlers Alasdair Fraser and Jay Ungar and singers Jean Redpath, Molly Mason, Lui Collins and Dillon Bustin. She also performs with fiddler Andrea Hoag and bassist Charlie Pilzer, with singer Jeanne Morrill and with the dance music ensemble Renaissonics.
Jacqueline has researched eighteenth century English dance music and reconstructed country dances from period sources. She accompanies many types of dance, and she teaches piano, improvisation and English country dance.
ABBY NEWTON
Abby's solo CD CROSSING TO SCOTLAND can be ordered from
http://www.abbynewton.com
Abby Newton is a cellist of unusual versatility. While maintaining an active career as a classical musician in New York City, she has enjoyed a long-standing interest in folk music. Her parallel activity in both idioms has given Ms Newton's playing a characteristic lyricism and enhanced her musical sensibilities.
In the realm of folk music, Ms Newton has arranged and performed cello parts for numerous folk artists including Jean Redpath, Priscilla Herdman, Sally Rogers and Kate McGarrigle.
Ms Newton's involvement in classical music has been a major part of her life since she moved to New York City in 1972. She has performed regularly with the Bronx Arts Ensemble, the American Symphony, the Manhattan Philharmonic, the Hudson Valley Philharmonic and the Caecilian Chamber Ensemble. For the past year Ms Newton has been performing with the Trillium Piano Trio, a group she co-founded along with violinist Marla Rathbun and pianist Sylvia Buccelli.
SUE RICHARDS
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Maggie's Music
P.O. Box 4144
Annapolis MD 21403
Tel: 410-268-3394
Fax: 410-267-7061
http://www.maggiesmusic.com
Sue Richards studied classical harp as a child at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. She began playing the Celtic harp exclusively in the late 70's, and now specializes in the traditional music of Ireland, Scotland and Wales. She is founder and president of the Washington, D.C. Folk Harp Society, and is past president and four-time national champion of the Scottish Harp Society of America. She won the Bunting Commemorative Competition of Irish music in 1992. She teaches, judges competitions, and conducts Irish and Scottish harp workshops throughout the country.
Her three solo recordings, Grey Eyed Morn, Morning Aire and Hazel Grove have received national acclaim; the second was awarded two "WAMMIES" by the Washington Area Music Association for "Album of the Year" and "Best Traditional Album." She also appears with ENSEMBLE GALILEI, a group specializing in Celtic and early music, CEOLTOIRI IRISH BAND, and with the BELTWAY BROADS.
JAY UNGAR and MOLLY MASON
For other recordings by these fine musicians contact:
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Fax 914-331-8926
http://www.jandmolly.com
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