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2010 Spring Concerts
4.28.2010: In a last minute development, Alasdair Fraser, who has returned to Scotland for a family emergency, has invited Seattle-based 
brother-sister duo Ryan and Cali McKasson to perform in his stead. Ryan and Cali began attending to Alasdair’s Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddle School while still in their teens, went on to become fine exponents of the Scottish tradition, and these days return to teach at the camp. Ryan, on fiddle, and Cali, on piano, have recorded and performed as the core of their band The McKassons since 2004. Ryan plays with the popular contra dance band, The Syncopaths, and will be performing with Ensemble Gallilei in upcoming multi-media show “Seeing American”, produced in partnership with the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Neil Conan from NPR's Talk of the Nation.
The San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers formed in 1986 to play traditional Scottish fiddle music. Members meet the third Sunday of each month in homes around the San Francisco Bay area, drawn together by our strong sense of community and delight in sharing the music we love.
Guided by our director, noted fiddler Alasdair Fraser, we draw our repertoire from the rich and enduring Scottish musical tradition. We learn contemporary tunes as well as those that have been passed down from the Highlands and Western Isles, the northeast of Scotland, and Shetland. Many tunes also come from the great Scottish fiddling tradition that flourishes in Cape Breton Island off the northeast coast of Canada.
In addition to our regular meetings and jam sessions we organize workshops, give annual concerts in the Bay Area, hold a winter fiddling retreat, and perform for special events such as fiddle rallies and Scottish Highland Games. By the way, you don't have to be a fiddler to join: all instruments are welcome!
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