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John Mason, Conductor. John M. Mason, MBE (21 January 1940 – 22 January 2011) was a Scottish solicitor, musician, composer and conductor.He was the co-founder, musical director, and conductor of the Scottish Fiddle Orchestra from its creation in 1980 until his death in 2011.
Hector MacAndrew (1903–1980) was a musician, composer and Scottish fiddler during the second half of the 20th century.. He was born in 1903, in a cottage on the Fyvie Castle Estate in Aberdeenshire, where his father was head gardener and piper to Lord Leith. [1]
James Scott Skinner's gravestone, Allanvale Cemetery. James Scott Skinner (5 August 1843 – 17 March 1927) was a Scottish dancing master, violinist, fiddler and composer.He is considered to be one of the most influential fiddlers in Scottish traditional music, and was known as "the Strathspey King".
Mary Sandeman (aka Aneka), traditional singer, solo and with Scottish Fiddle Orchestra, Gaelic Mod gold medallist; Michael Sandison (born 1970), electronic musician, Boards of Canada; Saor Patrol, folk band; Paul Savage, drummer in The Delgados; Scars, band; Scatter, band; Bon Scott (1946–1980), singer for band AC/DC
Scottish Opera is based in at the Theatre Royal, Glasgow, [28] but frequently performs at the Edinburgh Festival. [29] Other ensembles include the Scottish Ensemble, Scottish Fiddle Orchestra, the New Edinburgh Orchestra and the Hebrides Ensemble, which performs its Edinburgh concerts at the Queen's Hall. [31]
David M. Gardner is a Scottish fiddle performer, teacher, and judge. In the 1980s, while a student at the College of William and Mary , he began studying music with John Turner . Though he graduated with a degree in anthropology and archaeology and spent some time as a teacher, he continued pursuing traditional Scottish music.
The fiddle music of the Borders has the most in common with English and American fiddle styles. Double-stopping, playing two strings or notes together, is commonly found in hornpipe music; such compositions are often written for two or more fiddlers.
He was first taught to play the instrument by Gideon Stove, and later on stopped playing traditional Shetland music, but proceeded with a more north-eastern Scottish style. In 1969, the first Scottish Fiddle Championship took place. Competing with other 115 fiddlers, he won and was titled "Scotland's Champion Fiddler".