2001-05-04 04:00:00 PDT San Francisco-- Despite their name, the San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers requires no Scottish pedigree to be a part of the group, and despite its leader's love of old styles, ...

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 ...

The San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers will work their musical magic again this weekend when they present their annual concerts, which they call a “stravaig.” As always, it’s going to be a lot of fun, ...

They don't sound as brash as bagpipes, but the massed San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers is an experience not to be missed. The group will circle the Bay with its annual spring concerts next weekend in ...

The San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers starring Alasdair Fraser will take the stage on May 17 at 7 p.m. Veterans Memorial Theatre, Davis, May 18 at 7 p.m. Glaser Center, Santa Rosa, and May 19 at 1 p.m.

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 ...

Fiddlers from Scottish, Irish, and Québécois traditions will convene in Concord for the fourth annual Fall Fiddle Festival, a full day of workshops and jam sessions for fiddlers and violinists, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Alasdair Fraser’s childhood home was anything but quiet. Born in the small town of Clackmannan, Scotland, to a musical family, he was surrounded by people who “did music for the love of it.” In their ...

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 ...