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"Alasdair
Fraser's Culburnie Records has quietly
become one of the best Celtic music
labels today."
—Jim
Lee, Dirty Linen
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"Alasdair
Fraser is recognized throughout the
world not only as one of the finest
fiddle-players Scotland has ever
produced, but also as someone whose
name is synonymous with the vibrant
cultural renaissance which is transforming
the Scottish musical scene."
—Bruce
MacWilliam, Scots Magazine
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"Rarely
can two acoustic players have made
such a massive, mighty noise as Fraser
and McManus... you could almost hear
the sound of jaws dropping right,
left and centre as they stampeded
into the final straight..."
—Sue
Wilson, the Scotsman
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".
. . the expressive gamut from deep
Celtic melancholy to joyful jig,
his fiddle imitations of the bagpipe
almost unbelievable, the whole rendered
with a humble sincerity, flawless
virtuosity and just about the sweetest
sound since Fritz Kreisler."
—Bruce
Burroughs, Los Angeles Times
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"If
you're seeking music that shows a
viable way of forging a new path
in Celtic music, you will find it
here."
—Jim
Lee, Dirty Linen
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"Fraser's
intensely expressive phrasing and
astonishing dynamic range achieved
joyous symbiosis with McManus' intricate,
silvery picking and agile rhythmic
twists."
—Sue
Wilson, The Scotsman
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"Stating
that Alasdair Fraser is a fiddle
player is a bit like saying Pavarotti
can sing."
—Chris
MacKenzie, Living Tradition
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"Fraser
conjured a range of inflection, emotion
and rhythmic finesse that was literally
breathtaking... Machlis's fluid,
richly melodic playing matched him
sensitively move for move.
—Sue
Wilson, The Scotsman
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"...the
Michael Jordan of Scottish fiddling..."
—San
Francisco Examiner
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