BLAZIN' FIDDLES CELEBRATE THEIR 23rd YEAR WITH A SUMMER TOUR AND
SPECIAL GUEST VOCALIST HANNAH RARITYScotland’s most celebrated
fiddle band Blazin’ Fiddles will join together with the remarkable
vocalist Hannah Rarity for a special one-off Scottish tour.Blazin'
Fiddles celebrate 23 years of touring and recording and are delighted
to honour this birthday with a string of special performances
throughout Scotland with special guest singer Hannah Rarity.They will
be taking this special show to the Queens Hall in Edinburgh, Eden
Court Theatre in Inverness, Music Hall in Aberdeen, Albert Halls in
Stirling, Caird Hall in Dundee and Easterbrook Hall in Dumfries.Each
member of Blazin’ Fiddles draws the distinct flavour of music from
their part of the Highlands and Islands. Blending solo and ensemble
sets, ages with the occasional insightful tale, they come together in
a fiery blend to excite your senses. From remote village halls to the
BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, fiddlersJenna Reid, Bruce
MacGregor, Rua Macmillan and Kristan Harvey are joined by Anna Massie
on guitar/fiddle and Angus Lyon on piano to deliver a musically
intoxicating evening for all.Bruce MacGregor, founder of Blazin’
Fiddles, said: “I still pinch myself that we’re at 22 years! It
was only meant to last for four concerts back in 1998 but here we are
22 years later still going strong. I can’t wait to take this special
show on the road later this year and to have Hannah Rarity perform
alongside us will be fantastic.Hannah Rarity’s sublime voice imbues
the music she performs with a depth of emotion that is inimitable.
It’s this ability that has seen her become one of Scotland’s
foremost young singers. Winner of BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional
Musician of the Year 2018, her status as a rising talent has been
further consolidated by her debut album’s shortlisted nomination for
Album of the Year at the 2019 Scots Trad Music Awards, Scots Singer of
the Year nominations (2017, 2018) and feature as ‘One to Watch in
2018’ in The Scotsman.“When the band started in 1998 it was born
out of a desire to showcase the Scottish fiddle, in all its guises. We
drew on influences from all of the fiddle playing regions of Scotland
and put these together in one band; this is why for us, in our 22nd
year, it is so important to tour Scotland and bring our music to as
many areas of the country as we can. We hope to see you there!”
