Fiddle festival Aberdeen

Subject: Fiddle festival Aberdeen
From: pavane
Date: 15 Jul 10 - 04:50 AM

Just found this on the BBC:

UK's largest fiddle festival begins in Aberdeen

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10631773

Subject: RE: Fiddle festival Aberdeen
From: BobKnight
Date: 15 Jul 10 - 05:27 AM

Aye and with fiddlers of the calibre of Bruce Molsky, and many others I'm surprised that so little has been said about it.

Subject: RE: Fiddle festival Aberdeen
From: GUEST,Derek Schofield
Date: 19 Jul 10 - 10:51 AM

just on my way home from the fiddle festival (billed as the North Atlantic Fiddle Convention). Fantastic! masses of workshops on all manner of styles, plus various dance workshops, a conference and performances from Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Hass, Bruce Molsky, Paul Anderson, England's own Paul Burgess (and Will Duke on concertina) and Sophie & Emily Ball, plus Cape Breton, Newfoundland, US, Swedish, Norwegian....... etc etc. Excellent atmosphere. Next one - perhaps in Derry in 2013!!
Derek

Subject: RE: Fiddle festival Aberdeen
From: GUEST,Philippa
Date: 19 Jul 10 - 03:39 PM

I would certainly vote for Derry as a venue!
the annoying thing is both this year and 2006 I didn't hear about this event until it was too late to attend it.

Subject: RE: Fiddle festival Aberdeen
From: maeve
Date: 19 Jul 10 - 03:49 PM

I see an option for joining the mailing list (free registration required), which might mean one would learn about next year's dates earlier. Sign up here:
https://www.abdnalumni.org/NetCommunity/SSLPage.aspx?pid=577

Subject: RE: Fiddle festival Aberdeen
From: GUEST,Derek Schofield
Date: 19 Jul 10 - 07:32 PM

The last NAFCo in Aberdeen was reviewed in English Dance & Song magazine, and this one was advertised 3 times and previewed in EDS. Join the EFDSS, get your EDS magazine, and find out what's happening!!
Derek
Editor