Feb 16, 2020 | Famous Fiddlers and Composers, Scottish Fiddle Orchestra Music
James Scott Skinner (1843-1927), “The Strathspey King” was born in Banchory. He started his young musical career playing violincello for his elder brother, Sandy, and later for the celebrated Aberdeen fiddler and teacher Peter Milne. At a still early age, he became... 
Feb 16, 2020 | Scottish Fiddle Orchestra Music
Would you be up for dancing at an SFO concert? The short video below features “The Wild Rover”, part of a set of Sing-Along Waltzes we like to play at a regular point in our concert programme where we invite the audience (along with some members of the... 
Feb 16, 2020 | Scottish Fiddle Orchestra Music
Virtually all SFO concerts begin with a tune in March tempo. The very first SFO concert at Aberdeen Music Hall on 22 March 1980 opened with John Mason’s ‘Patrol’ March “Fiddlers to the Fore”. The most popular Scottish dance with... Feb 16, 2020 | Scottish Fiddle Orchestra Music
Scottish Fiddle Orchestra concerts include fiddle music. But we have a host of other instruments besides violins. Cellos, Double Basses, Flutes, Accordion, Percussion, Piano – sometimes Organ too – and, last but not least, the Human Voice. At the foot of... 
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