Scottish Violin Makers Videos

Violin Maker Alan Beavitt Encourages Youngsters To Move To The Highlands

Alan beavitt lives on the remote scottish island of scoraig with his family. the former scientist is keen for young people to move to the small peninsula to keep the community alive. broadcast 23rd september, 2010

Da Road To Shetland

Film from the melbourne scottish fiddle club telling the story of the inuaugural melbourne shetland travelling fiddlership, a program to build ties between scottish fiddlers in melbourne australia and the fiddle music of shetland islands in scotland. the film features gus downing, the inaugural reci...

Violin Maker Mccoy 2 The Flower Of Scotland

This is my second violin i have made the flower of scotland. it hasa bright even tone to it. i am selling it for $1200 us if interrested please comment or message me. i am currently taking orders so if you would like a custome violin message me

Day 361 Angus Cameron's Compliments To Alex Webster

Fiddle tune a day is my ambitious project to post a new fiddle tune on the web every day for the next year, using both youtube and tumblr. day361 angus cameron's compliments to alex webster angus is cameron is the son of the late will cameron, a well known exponent of scottish fiddle music. the la...

The Sherlock Violin

A short film from a recent performance by violinist feargus hetherington and guitarist matthew mcallister featuring the sherlock violin. the concert took place at the national gallery of scotland in edinburgh and featured repertoire by molino, paganini, bach, chopin & stevenson. nationalgallerie...

19th Century Ulster Scot Fiddle Maker Hugh Gordon.

Present day fiddle player & maker geordie mcadam meets author michael costello, who has written a book in ulster scots on the life story of a blacksmith and fiddle maker, hugh gordon, who lived in stoneyford, co. antrim in the mid 1800s. please visit forgedinulster.com

Hunt The Ginger Money Maker Scottish Folk Fiddle

We are hunt the ginger, these are some vids form a small gig we did a few weeks ago fiddle jeremy cain guitar ole hunt tunes cuillin nights alasdair fraser alasdair fraser's compliaments to lorna mitchell alasdair fraser the boston urban ceilidh unknown

Douglas Cox Violin Maker

Douglas cox is an accomplished violin maker from brattleboro, vt., making some of the finest violins to meet the needs of todays professionals. zachary p. stephens brattleboro reformer

Violin Virtuoso

Violin maker joseph rashid, 98, of nevada city, calif., has never sold one of the 103 violins that he made. rashid's violins have been played by world class violinists such as yehudi menuhin. scottish fiddler alasdair fraser recently tried some of the violins in rashid's collection.

The Crafter's Song Tartan Day On Ellis Island

the crafter's song was the first documentary film produced in america about national tartan day. narrated by academy award winning actor cliff robertson, the film was produced by the clan currie society in collaboration with metaphor pictures of new york. the film explores tartan day through the e...

Maeve Donnelly, Jim O'connor & Peadar O'loughlin 1984 Bonnie Annie, Steven O'connor's Reel

Maeve donnelly, jim o'connor & peadar o'loughlin 1984 bonnie annie, steven o'connor's reel

I'anson Scottish Ensemble Strings Sessions

Footage from the i'anson strings recordings sessions on 4th & 5th october 2010 at the caird hall in dundee. featuring the fantastic scottish ensemble led by jonathan morton, recorded by phillip hobbs. the music is a live excerpt from the strings parts of the i'anson song 'rescue me'. there's a b...

Day 99 Chapel Keithack

Fiddle tune a day is my ambitious project to post a new fiddle tune on the web every day for the next year, using both youtube and tumblr. day98 chapel keithack this tune was composed by william marshall, and first published in marshall's scottish airs, melodies, strathspeys, reels, & c. in 1...

Golden Violin Of Violin Maker Leonidas Rafaelian Subtitle Under More Info

First in the world see more info for subtitle. 24k gold finish of the scroll. subtitle of video courtesy of duna tv, 27 09 2008 leonidas rafaelian violin maker maestro leonidasrafaelian.com i was born in greece, grew up in armenia where i studied music and also in moscow and now i'm in hungary...

Day 196 The Cake Maker's Wife

Fiddle tune a day is my ambitious project to post a new fiddle tune on the web every day for the next year, using both youtube and tumblr. day196 the cake maker's wife this tune was composed by john mccusker, played often as both a slow and fast reel.

Zoom H1 Test Demo Recording Royal Scottish National Orchestra Quartet

Pretty decent little recorder used here. the instruments used were made by edinburgh violin maker steve burnett burnettviolins.co.uk and includes the sherlock violin. the recording took place in an empty reid concert hall edinburgh during a recording for television bbc one show . the zoom h1 was ...

City Of Chicago Christy Moore Luka Bloom Cover Violin And Acoustic Guitar By The Burry Boys

This is our version of city of chicago. a song about irish imigration after the great famine during the mid 1800's. s bastian is playing the violin for almost 20 years and plays a dutch built violin maker unknown . menno is playing an eastman ac620ce acoustic guitar. i hope you enjoy the video