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Fiddle festival Aberdeen

15 Jul 10 - 04:50 AM (#2945386)
Subject: Fiddle festival Aberdeen
From: pavane

Just found this on the BBC:

UK's largest fiddle festival begins in Aberdeen

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


15 Jul 10 - 05:27 AM (#2945401)
Subject: RE: Fiddle festival Aberdeen
From: BobKnight

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


19 Jul 10 - 10:51 AM (#2947628)
Subject: RE: Fiddle festival Aberdeen
From: GUEST,Derek Schofield

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


19 Jul 10 - 03:39 PM (#2947822)
Subject: RE: Fiddle festival Aberdeen
From: GUEST,Philippa

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.


19 Jul 10 - 03:49 PM (#2947832)
Subject: RE: Fiddle festival Aberdeen
From: maeve

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


19 Jul 10 - 07:32 PM (#2947943)
Subject: RE: Fiddle festival Aberdeen
From: GUEST,Derek Schofield

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