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Spencie’s Tunes Vol 3 CD http://www.spenciestunes.com

Spencie’s Tunes Vol 3 CD

The new CD containing 30 tunes which have been written mainly for commissions in 2010 and 2011.
Spencie plays all the instruments on the CD including fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar and bass.  There are also three special guests on accordion: Sylvia Priest (track 2),  Graham Geddes (track 12) and Hunter Nisbet (track 17).
TUNES:
1. Solnabrake [...]

Vamm at the Scots Fiddle Festival in Edinburgh

The final Saturday recital at the Scots Fiddle Festival in Edinburgh was the first gig for Vamm, a new band formed by fiddlers Catriona Macdonald and Patsy Reid, with Marit Falt on mandola.
Catriona Macdonald, fiddler

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Patsy Reid, fiddler

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Vamm playing their first gig

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Gold Medal for Catriona.

The highly coveted Mod gold medals have been won by two islanders after a series of nerve wrecking competitions over two days.
Catriona Watt of Stornoway gained the highest points and won the ladies Gold Medal in today’s event.
The 26-year-old student at Strathclyde University says it was a tough contest and she still can’t believe she [...]

Fiddlers’ Rally Royal National Mod 2011

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Royal National Mod 2011

Date Event Venue

Friday 14 Oct Opening ceremony                                  An Lanntair
Saturday 15 Oct Mod Shinty Cup Final                              Lionacleit
Fiddlers’ Rally                                          Ionad Spòrs Leòdhais,Stornoway

Taransay-fiddle-camp-sheet-music 2011/Anne Wilkinson