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But I got there in the end. And see that wall? That wall was shit. I used the plasterboard fixing knowledge I picked up from Stevie Wonder the electrician. I was pleased with myself.
Margaret Dickinson, Nancy MacDonald, Ron Dickinson, and Lornie MacDonald in Shelburne Ontario visiting the fiddle competition in the 1970's.
Jack Smedley preparing to go on stage with Rura at the Wickham festival.
"Jack was brought up in Cullen on the Banffshire coast of North-East Scotland. His interest in folk music stems from years of following bands passing local festival Speyfest and from the many opportunities given to him as a youngster with local fiddle groups."
New growth on a Fiddle Fern (if my memory serves me).
It seems fairly obvious to me where that fern got its name...
Snuck up on Laine playing the fiddle on a truly washed out day, except for the iris plants, not yet bloomed, and the notes of his fiddle dancing on the breeze.
11th February 2023 at the Royal Festival Hall, London SE1.
Country: United States & Canada Style: Traditional American (Old Time) Folk.
Lineup: Jerry Douglas (dobro/MD), Aly Bain (fiddle/MD), Amythyst Kiah (v/g/banjo), Karen Matheson (v), Liam Ó Maonlai (v/p/ bodhran/whistle), Martha Wainwright (v/g), Allison de Groot (banjo), Tatiana Hargreaves (fiddle), John McCusker (fiddle), Michael McGoldrick (flute/whistle/uilleann pipes), Phil Cunningham (piano accordion), Donald Shaw (p), John Doyle (v/g/bouzouki), Daniel Kimbro (b/bass g), James Mackintosh (d) and guest: Eric Clapton (v/g)
This was the thirteenth time I have attended a Transatlantic Sessions concert, and I have taken photos at ten of them, see: www.flickr.com/photos/kmlivemusic/tags/transatlanticsessi.... All the "guests" were first timers apart from Karen Matheson whose ninth time this was, That puts her level for the most with Bruce Molsky for a "guest" (leaving aside the "house band" members). There was also a surprise appearance for the London leg of the tour only by Eric Clapton. I hadn't seen him live since Derek and the Dominoes in 1970 (he used to be something of a hero of mine before his 1976 outburst). I have taken photos before of all those on the stage apart from Clapton and Martha Wainwright (some like Liam Ó Maonlai immediately prior at Celtic Connections). To view click on the musician's name in My Tags.
In this photo: Allison de Groot from Winnipeg, Canada and Tatiana Hargreaves from Oberlin, OH.
The Fiddle Club did a tour of Brodick today, starting at Bilslands this morning. There were 10 young fiddlers, including Freya, and Aidan on guitar for accompaniment. They busked at the pier as the passengers came off the ferry -- and did not too badly from all accounts!
Next stop was the Douglas Hotel, then onto the open-top bus to Brodick Castle where they played in the gardens. After an hour in the adventure playground, it was off for the finale at the Ormidale Hotel. Andy Murray's winning Wimbledon was just the opening act for the Musical Midges! They performed after Andy picked up the silver platter to rapturous applause, then went home for tea.
Well done, Musical Midges!
Margaret Dickinson, Nancy MacDonald, Lornie MacDonald, and Ron Dickinson in Shelburne Ontario visiting the fiddle competition in the 1970's.
Another of my "up close" pictures of instruments. Intended for our first CD liner notes. (If ever). My Opa's fiddle.
Fitzgerald Theater
St. Paul, Minnesota
The Fitzgerald Theater hired a piano player to play this piano for a couple hours every week. To their credit, they're putting more effort into promoting their piano than many other hosts. But I found myself not liking it. Setting up a PA with speakers and mics makes it feel much less intimate. It's more like he's on stage. That doesn't seem to fit with the spirit of a community piano. Maybe that's just me.
While I was there, this young girl came by with her mother. I was told she had just finished her violin lesson at the the Conservatory around the corner. The piano player encouraged her to play some tunes. So she pulled out her fiddle and joined in.
Update: This photo was published in the 2012 Saint Paul Almanac, page 116.
Egg tempera on wood, 95.5 x 49 cm
This is the 5th of the 12 main panels (from left to right) of the altarpiece for the Benedictine church of San Pier Maggiore, now in Room 52, The National Gallery, London