The 12th annual Niel [correct spelling] Gow Festival goes ahead this weekend in and around Dunkeld and Birnam in celebration of the great eighteenth century Perthshire fiddler and composer who left a legacy of popular tunes and a prized fiddle that resides in Blair Castle.
The festival is organised by local fiddler Pete Clark who will give a Saturday morning recital in nearby Murthly Castle with cellist Ron Clark as well as featuring in Sunday afternoon's closing concert in Birnam Institute. The festival opens on Friday with a concert bill including American fiddler Brittany Haas from the Boston-based string band Crooked Still and among those also appearing over the weekend are Blazin' Fiddles, Shetland fiddler Ross Couper with guitarist Tom Oakes, and Edinburgh-based duo Eilidh Steel & Mark Neal who recently released their first full-length CD, Imprints.
niel-gow.co.uk
The Scottish Storytelling Centre on Edinburgh's Royal Mile is hosting two concerts as part of the Traditional Music Forum's annual Trad Talk conference and networking event. Fiddler Adam Sutherland and singer-pianist Hamish Napier present their spontaneously decided Nae Plans programme on Friday, March 27 and the following evening leading Gaelic and Scots singers Kathleen MacInnes and Fiona Hunter explore the musical crossing points between their respective traditions.
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