We are delighted to announce the release of our 25+2 Collection Tune Book, and CD.
These feature 27 tunes, each one composed by a different and current fiddle playing composer, including comments on their tune by each composer (many reflecting the Covid times during which they were composed) , all arranged into sets for playing, many published for the first time, and recorded on CD by The Scots Fiddle Festival Band.
Liz Carroll, Alasdair Fraser, Charlie McKerron, Bruce McGregor, Eilidh Steel, Sally Simpson, Amy Geddes, Eilidh Shaw, Jenna Reid, Gordon Gunn, Duncan Chisholm+Hamish Napier, Patsy Reid, Jonny Hardie, Kevin Henderson, Paul Anderson, Sarah-Jane Summers, Marie Fielding, Ross Couper, Anna Massie, Emma Tomlinson, Lauren MacColl, Chris Stout, Catriona Macdonald, Douglas Montgomery, Gavin Marwick, Mike Vass, Laura Wilkie
“ ‘Patti Fahey’s Slide’ - Patti is an old friend of mine, married to Marty Fahey who is an even older musician friend of mine. Many a time Patti and I chatted during the pandemic, and it occurred to me to finally write a tune for her. I think the tune is extremely happy; symbolic of the bolstering up Patti and I did for each other while so much of what was happening in the world was sad. Finally, since Patti sounds like Paddy, and Paddy Fahey was a legendary tune writer, who never named his tunes - hence they are all titled “Paddy Fahey’s” - I couldn’t resist adding another Fahey’s (albeit Patti’s) to the Irish music lexicon. “ Liz Carroll
Jenna Reid - fiddle, Graham MacKenzie - fiddle, Anna Massie - guitar, Brian McAlpine - keyboard, James Lindsay - bass.
Produced by Adam Sutherland, who also contributed on fiddle on some tracks.
Arrangements for the sets as played, will be published around Christmas 2022, thus completing the “plug and play” Performance Pack, providing a school or community group or others with the components required to give a performance of the sets.
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