Alasdair s exceptional fiddle playing is perfectly complemented by pauls lithe yet understated piano accompaniment, also occasionally underpinned by bass or cello. Alasdair fraser fiddles, baritone fiddle, viola, kalimba and natalie haas cellos, kalimba with special guest musicians donald shaw piano, accordion, james macintosh percussion, corey dimario bass, dominick leslie mandolin, brittany haas fiddle, hanneke cassel piano, stefan amidon percussion, kai welch trumpet and oscar utterstrom trombone, bass trombone, euphonium. He also founded the valley of the moon scottish fiddle school, which has been attended by many of todays prominent young fiddlers, including hanneke cassel, laura risk, athena tergis, brittany haas, and lissa schneckenburger. Skyedance by alasdair fraser 755997010128 cd barnes.
The musical partnership between alasdair fraser, long regarded as scotlands premier fiddle ambassador, and the sizzlinglytalented californian cellist natalie haas may not seem an obvious one, but the duos dazzling teamwork, driving rhythms, and their shared passion for improvising on the melody and the groove of scottish tunes has helped reconstruct and revive the scottish tradition of. His novels the guns of navarone, ice station zebra and where eagles dare were all adapted into successful films. Alasdair fraser camps and short courses new york california scotland spain australia see below for funfilled trad strings, song, dance and general questing and celebrating at alasdair fraser trad string camps for 2018. Alasdair fraser barrister language watch edit sir alasdair macleod fraser, cb, qc 29 september 1946 16 june 2012 was a scottishborn northern irish lawyer. Alasdair fraser fiddle natalie haas cello track listing and notes. Fraser, alasdair frasier, alistair fraser, fraser, paul machlis a559443 artist. This time he returns with his longtime partner, cellist natalie haas. Alasdair fraser and natalie haas abundance at apple music. Nevada theatre, nevada city, ca saturday, november 3, 8.
Alex dan macisaacs the corrie man little donald in the pigsty the quinie fae. Manicdepressive illness and the artistic temperament by kay redfield ja. After emigrating to california in the 1980s, he became a twotime winner of the open competition of the scottish national fiddle championship, and has since spent his career studying and expanding the musical traditions. Alasdair fraser, a celtic, folk, traditional, world artist. First light dawn rant dawn dance wooden whale leaps and bounds skye barbeque stratherrick funky 105 rain on rannoch common ground eilidhs frolic sally mo ghradh independence trail galens arrival pamela rose grant free rein theme for scotland. He studied law at trinity college, dublin and undertook postgraduate studies at queens university belfast. Alasdair macintyres books alasdair macintyre average rating. He and his family moved to northern ireland in 1950. This is the latest album from the hugely talented fiddler alasdair fraser and the wonderful cellist natalie haas. Fraser operates culburnie records and is a leading artist on the label. Join facebook to connect with alasdair fraser and others you may know. On this latest album they have invited eight session musicians to join them. Fraser is a fiddle player, composer, and master teacher, a native of scotland who has been long resident in. Features alasdair fraser, skyedance, paul machlis, abby newton, laura risk, athena tergis, the cast, chantan, barbara macdonald magone, andy shanks and jim russell.
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Afterwards, alasdair fraser published the extremely beloved album dawn. Ports of call is an appropriate name for a recording by alasdair fraser and natalie haas. He represented great britain senior men at eurobasket 2015 and has also represented scotland and great britain at european championships. Here is an ever growing collection of clips gathered far and wide across the internet celebrating the last 35 years of alasdair fraser s valley of the moon scottish fiddling school. Fire and grace this album was recently named scots trad music album of the year for 2004, and the award presented dec 4 in edinburgh by hands up for trad and bbc scotland interactive. Alasdair fraser and natalie haas abundance at spotify. Find album release information for abundance alasdair fraser, natalie haas on allmusic.
Joining the glasgow rocks in 2017 from german pro a team erdgas ehingen, alasdair played collegiate basketball at the university of maine before turning professional. Alasdair fraser appeared on the world scene with the appearance of the album the road north released on march 24, 1989. By senior campaign agent alasdair fraser last week we had a chance to sit down with orr vinegold, labours candidate for aberdeen north this general election. The song laughing wolf mountain madness medley immediately became a hit and made alasdair fraser one of the most popular talents at that moment. Alasdair fraser was first on the arts for the soul series in the spring of 2014, creating an evening of energy and joy that was talked about long afterward. Alasdair fraser and natalie haas abundance at deezer. This latest album by scottishamerican master fiddler alasdair fraser and cellist natalie haas are as joyous and melodic as the previous, but by now, after so many years, they are perfectly in synch in performance, winking spirit, and compositional confidence. Both their personal histories and their work as a duo include many points of the compass.
Haas is a cellist the wee fiddle and the big fiddle, as they sometimes call it. Kick off the new year with a warmly convivial couple of days of musicmaking. Alasdair fraser born 14 may 1955, clackmannan, scotland is a scottish fiddler, composer, performer and recording artist fraser operates culburnie records and is a leading artist on the label. Nice momento of what will probably be our last gig in a while. Alasdair fraser biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Alasdair fraser is a scottish fiddler who is based in california and runs his own record label, culburnie records. Alasdair fraser camps and short courses constant contact. The 20 offering from award winning scottish fiddle duo alasdair fraser and natalie haas.
View the profiles of professionals named alasdair fraser on linkedin. Here is an ever growing collection of clips gathered far and wide across the internet celebrating the last 35 years of alasdair frasers valley of the moon scottish fiddling school. Alasdair fraser is a scottish fiddler, composer, performer and recording artist. In the moment bringing a fresh sound to an old tradition. Their debut album together fire and grace was voted album of the year at the 2004 scots trad music awards, and this was followed in 2007 by their recording in. The gathering place for alasdair frasers concerts, workshops and fiddle camps. Our discussion ranged from his love for bacon, why he feels firstpastthepost returns the correct result most of the time, and most importantly, how a young brand manager decides to run. The highland bagpipe tutor book one learn the highland bagpipe beginners book.
Alasdair fraser is one of scotlands most influential traditionrooted fiddlers. Alasdair has 843 books on goodreads, and is currently reading touched with fire. Fraser was born in glasgow, scotland on 29 september 1946. Alasdair fraser is known for his work on the last of the mohicans 1992, treasure planet 2002 and gloria 1999. Alasdair fraser alasdair is a proud capetonian, newcastle united fan, bond boffin, sport almanac, historian and sports journalist who hopes to work for supersport one day. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes. Ports of call, abundance, highlanders farewell, in the moment, legacy of the scottish fiddle, volume 2, top tracks. Buy alasdair frasers album titled skyedance to enjoy in your home or car, or gift. He served as director of public prosecutions for northern ireland from 1989 to 2010. Tonight my sleep will be restless, jig runrig the ramnee ceilidh, calliope house the cowboy jig, the pitnacree ferryman, highlanders farewell to ireland farewell to ireland oer the water to charlie highlanders farewell. Alasdairnatalie fraser haas abundance on collectors. Fourth album from the dazzling duo of master fiddler alasdair fraser and. Music scotland alasdair fraser and natalie haas abundance samples. Dawn dance hints at eastern, celtic and renaissance strains, with alasdair frasers genius in abundance.
It is also an idea which informs the tunes they have composed, selected, and gathered for the project. Greentrax recordings is again delighted to release another album from the hugely talented fiddler. Alasdair fraser is recognised as one of scotlands finest exponents of the fiddle, and for some time now has enjoyed an artistic collaboration with the wonderful cellist natalie haas. Order of alistair maclean books alistair maclean 19221987 was a scottish novelist of thrillers and adventures. The musical partnership between alasdair fraser, long regarded as scotlands premier fiddle ambassador, and the sizzlinglytalented young californian cellist natalie haas may not seem an obvious one. Alasdair fraser and natalie haas abundance music scotland. Alasdair fraser born 14 may 1955, clackmannan, scotland is a scottish fiddler, composer. Abundance,cd,international,released 01212014,preowned. Alex dan macisaacs the corrie man little donald in the pigsty the quinie fae rhynie. Hear samples of this title on these services, if available. Alasdair, a scot now domiciled in the usa, teamed up with natalie haas some years ago to form this highly acclaimed duo.
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