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 ...

Given its status as a magnet for creative types of all sorts, it's not surprising that the Bay Area has an active and talented circuit of Scottish, Irish and Celtic musicians. And it's home to one of ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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