Troy MacGillivray- Cape Breton fiddle instructor and performer. Plays some great piano too!!
Whether you’re an established Cape Breton fiddler, or you’re new to Cape Breton music and want to learn more about the style of music, head up to Mt. Vernon for a workshop featuring Troy MacGillivray. The June 19th workshop will take place at the newly opened Littlefield Celtic Center in Mt. Vernon. The workshop will run from 6:30 – 9:30. To read more about him, go to the Celtic Arts Foundation website, or follow this link to get more details and sign up!  http://celticarts.org/workshops/troy-macgillivray-workshop-friday-june-19-2015-630-930pm/
We will be back at Folklife this year! Come see us on Saturday, May 23rd! We will be at the Center House Theatre, at 11:45 — don’t show up late or you will find yourself standing in the door way, or very back of the theatre!
Sam tells the group about his broken hand! Never a good thing for a fiddler!
For the final meeting of the season, we opened up the doors and invited folks we don’t get the opportunity to play with too often! We also took time to recognize our graduation senior, Sam Laurin- who will be off to Stanford this fall!
Many great tunes shared with pipers from near and far!
The NW Scottish Fiddlers performed for an enthusiastic crowd of all ages on Saturday, April 18th. The club offered up rousing sets, along with members of the club with their own groups: “Hot Cider”, The Cummings Family, The Youth Band, and soloist, Vienna.
Thanks to Calvin Presbyterian church for hosting us! Thanks to the amazing teamwork of all that helped out before, during, and after the show! Each and every one of the fiddlers/musicians made it work with the “can do” attitude the day of the concert- volunteering for any job that came along, not to mention practice, practice, practice! What a team!
Thank you Andrew Snoey, for the pictures!
Group shot before the concert with sunshine pouring through the stained glass windows to give us some “unique” skin tones!
Youth band performs their spectacular set-
Evan and Elise- fiddle away, then give the audience a special treat by their group, “Hot Cider”.
Our wonderful leader, to whom we are so grateful! Thank you Calum for all your organizing, planning and guidance!
The Cummings family shared vocals, harp, and dancing by the girls.
Calum MacKinnon -NW Scottish Fiddlers’ music director, in addition to inspiring the group, is sure to have some great stories to share with everyone!
We are truly excited to present our first full length concert at Calvin Presbyterian Church in Shoreline this coming Saturday night, at 7PM. Doors will open at 6:30.
Many thanks to our phenomenal instructors, Alasdair Fraser, and Natalie Haas, for a great weekend of learning, and a memorable set of tunes! Many thanks to the planning committee of the board for their dedication and hard work! Survey results from 39 of the 102 participants also showed overwhelming satisfaction with the workshop. We have some new ideas, we know where we can still improve, and, we’ll keep doing what we do best! We are already looking forward to next year!
Happy Holidays! There’s ONE last chance for those of you that didn’t quite get that registration in for the Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas Scottish Fiddle and Cello workshop coming up Jan. 16-18th on Whidbey Island, WA! For details, on the workshop or concert, go to: https://nwscottishfiddlers.org/scottish-music-workshop-…/ Enter “HOLIDAY” in the comment section to make sure we process your registration!
Plan to be in the Edmonds area on Saturday, December 13th, and take part in a little Christmas celebration with the Beggar Boys! At 3 PM, they will be sharing the holiday spirit at the United Methodist Church (828 Caspers Street).  Tickets are just $10 – $15. For details go to: http://www.beggarboys.com/home.html Here’s a video clip as well: http://vimeo.com/8182666  See you there!
October 18th, from 9 AM – 5PM, come out and enjoy the celebrations of art, music, and culture of the British Isles. Have lunch at the “Scotty Dog Cafe” or High Tea… all kinds of great opportunities!
Best of all members of our fiddle club, Dale and Judith Cummings, along with their band, Cronan will be performing at 2 PM.
