We are delighted to announce the release of the Scottish Fiddle Orchestra’s new album – “Sleeping Warrior” – across multiple formats / channels on 02 May 2025.
The material for the album was recorded in Glasgow over a weekend in November 2024.
Here is the press release and associated details, announcing the new album.
The Scottish Fiddle Orchestra has been bringing the best of Scotland’s traditional music to audiences across the globe for 45 years.
Their ground-breaking blend of instruments and arrangements combining strings, wind, accordions, percussion, and pipes have become a template for a host of contemporary groups.
This latest recording, engineered by David Donaldson and produced by Kobus Frick in Clockwork Sessions Studio in Glasgow, is a celebration of Scotland’s timeless beauty and musical heritage.
The listener will be transported from the rugged silhouette of the Isle of Arran, where the Sleeping Warrior rests in eternal watch, to the rolling hills and glens of the Scottish mainland.
The album features a rich tapestry of tunes from traditional to contemporary, weaving together a musical narrative that is both deeply rooted in traditional Scottish music and refreshingly modern.
Conductor Blair Parham, Leader Yla Steven and the Scottish Fiddle Orchestra invite you on a journey through melodies that evoke the spirit of the land, the warmth of its people, the echoes of its history and the future of our music.
Reviews of the Scottish Fiddle Orchestra
“A feast of Scottish culture served up with great flair” York Evening Press
“Belfast gripped by Fiddle Fever” Sunday Post
“It was party time when the fiddlers came to town” Regina Leader-Post, Canada
“Scots rock and reel the night away” “A full house…cheered and whistled like teenagers at a rock concert” “This instrumental and vocal ensemble is every expatriate Scot’s dream event” The West Australian, Australia
Available From
Available from all major streaming and download platforms.
CDs available from www.sfo.org.uk
Other details
Title: Sleeping Warrior
Catalogue Number: SFOCD1001
Label: Scottish Fiddle Orchestra
Release Date: Available now
Format: CD/Digital
File Under: World / Celtic / Folk
Available: Online