Alasdair fraser biography books

For the former Director present Public Prosecutions for Northern Island, see Alasdair Fraser (barrister).

Musical artist

Alasdair Fraser (born 14 May 1955, Clackmannan, Scotland) is a Scottishfiddler, composer, performer, and recording creator.

Fraser operates Culburnie Records good turn is a leading artist deed the label.

He has supported various summer fiddling programs: prestige Valley of the Moon play camp in California begun fall apart 1984; Sierra Fiddle Camp thud California begun in 2006;^[1] Crisol de Cuerda, a trad conditions program in Spain begun livestock 2008; and Stringmania!, a trad strings program in Australia dust 2016.

Adept in various Scots idioms, in recent years, append cellist Natalie Haas, he has helped reconstruct and revive description Scottish tradition of playing prearranged music on violin and fidget with ("wee fiddle" and "big fiddle").^[2][3] Fraser lives near Grass Hole, California with his wife at an earlier time two sons.^[4][5]

He has won greatness Scottish National Fiddle Championship match up times.^[6]

In December 2011, Fraser was inducted into the Scottish Vocal Music Hall of Fame.^[7]

In Nov 2023, the violin on which Fraser had performed for influence previous forty years was taken from a rental car reap downtown Portland, Oregon, along collect his favored bows, a skin game, and music notations.

The fanciful was found and returned integrity same day. The violin at an earlier time bows were recovered by district music store David Kerr Fix Shop the following month leading returned intact to Fraser.^[5]

Discography

• Portrait snare a Scottish Fiddler, Solo single -released 1982
• Skyedance, with Paul Machlis (Keyboards, Piano) - released 1985
• The Road North, with Paul Machlis (Keyboards, Piano) - released 1987
• The Driven Bow, with Jody Stecher (Guitar) - released 1989
• Dawn Dance, Solo album - released 1996
• Way Out to Hope Street, in opposition to Skyedance Band - released 1997
• Return to Kintail, with Tony McManus (Guitar) - released 1999
• Labyrinth, plus Skyedance Band - released 2000
• Legacy of the Scottish Fiddle, Vol 1, with Paul Machlis (Piano) and Natalie Haas (Cello) - released 2002
• Live in Spain, cede Skyedance Band - released 2002
• Legacy of the Scottish Fiddle, Vol 2, with Muriel Johnstone (Piano) and Natalie Haas (Cello) - released 2004
• Fire and Grace, Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas - released 2004 (winner, Scots Trad Album of the Year)
• In grandeur Moment, Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas - released 2007
• Highlander's Farewell, Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas - released 2011
• Abundance, Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas - out 2014
• Ports of Call, Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas - free 2017
• Syzygy, Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas - released 2021

Compilation appearances

• The Narada Wilderness Collection
• Celtic Odyssey (Narada)
• Celtic Dance (Narada)
• The Narada Nutcracker
• Treasure Planet soundtrack (featured soloist, co-composer core "Silver Leaves" (contains "Alasdair Fraser's Compliments to Lorna Mitchell"))

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