The
San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers formed
in 1986 to provide an opportunity
for people who enjoy playing traditional
Scottish fiddle music to get together
and share tunes. As the group has
grown in numbers and experience,
they have increasingly shared this
music in public performances such
as annual concerts, fiddle rallies
at the San Francisco Caledonian
Club Highland Games, and at a variety
of festivals.
Guided
by their musical director, noted
Scottish fiddler Alasdair
Fraser, the San Francisco Scottish
Fiddlers draw their repertoire from
the entire range of Scottish fiddle
music, including tunes from the highlands
and western isles, from the northeast
of Scotland and from Shetland. Many
of their favorite tunes come from
the strong Scottish fiddling tradition
that flourishes in Cape Breton Island
off the northeast coast of Canada,
to which Scots emigrated in the 18th
century.
The
San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers are
part of the Scottish Fiddlers of
California which is a nonprofit organization
for the purpose of furthering Scottish
traditional music.
The
Inverness Gathering, Maggie
Cameron, The Brolum
William
Wallace*
Fingal's
Cave, Skyedance Reels, Puirt
a Beul
Rowing
from Isla to Uist
Jackson's
Reel, Glenroad to Carrick,
Moll and Tiarna**
The
Tushkar, Miss Susan Cooper,
Millbrae
The
Midlothian Pipe Band, The Glendaruel
Highlanders, The Ale is Dear,
Jock Wilson's Ball, The Kilt
is My Delight*
Jessie
Smith, Braes of Mar, Jenny
Dang the Weaver, Pretty Peggy
The
Duke of Fife's Welcome to Deeside,
The Athole Highlanders
Miss
Hamilton of Pencaitland*
Neil
Gow's Lamentation for James
Moray of Abercairney
The
Munster Lass, Light and Airy,
Cullen House
Paddy's
Leather Breeches, Pogonip Jig,
Katie's Visit to San Francisco,
The Swallow, Los Cerritos***
Nathaniel
Gow's Lament for his Brother*
King
George IV, King's Reel, Old
King's Reel, John MacNeil's
Reel
Mrs.
MacLeod of Raasay, Largo's
Fairy Dance, De'il Among the
Tailors
All
titles traditional except "William
Wallace" by J. Scott Skinner; "The
Tushkar," "Miss Susan Cooper
and "Millbrae" by Ronald Cooper;
Pogonip Jig" by Paul Machlis; "Katie's
Visit to San Francisco," "The
Swallow" and "Los Cerritos" by
Laura Risk,
*
Alasdair Fraser
**Paul Chaffee and Kevin Bernhagen with Keith Livingston
***Laura Risk and Athena Tergis
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San
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