Graham Mackenzie
Highland fiddler and composer Graham Mackenzie is an innovative musician originally from Inverness. A graduate from the Royal Northern College of Music and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, he was twice a finalist in the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award, as well as being a finalist in the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year. His debut album, ‘Crossing Borders’, was released in 2016 and in the same year, Graham was nominated as ‘Composer of the Year’ at the Scots Trad Awards.
Graham’s second studio album, ‘The Dawning’ co produced with Mike McGoldrick, launched at Celtic Connections 2023. Influenced by Scottish, Irish and Cape Breton styles of fiddle playing, combines self penned tunes alongside repertoire which has shaped him as a musician. Graham launched his second book of his own music at the Fiddle Festival last year.
Workshop: Saturday 21 - 2pm - Ochil Room
Cape Breton Tunes (Intermediate +): Strathspeys and reels with a focus on bowing and ornamentation.
