Tour Scotland Video Traditional Scottish Fiddle Music Auchtermuchty Festival Fife

Tour Scotland video of Traditional Scottish fiddle music on visit to the Traditional Music Festival in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland. Scottish fiddling, even to many an untrained ear, can be distinguished from other Celtic and folk fiddling styles by its particular precision of execution and energy in the delivery, particularly noticed in rendering the dotted-quaver/semi-quaver rhythmic patterns most common in the Strathspey. These techniques contrast quite sharply with the most common bowing patterns of Irish fiddling. The style has a very large repertoire consisting of a great variation of rhythms and key signatures, arguably more than in related styles. There is also a strong link to the playing of traditional Scottish bagpipes which is better known throughout the world.

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