Blazin' Fiddles

As part of the year of Highland Culture in 1998 the band had originally come together to put on a one-off tour to showcase the various fiddle styles of the Highlands and Islands[1] but the audience reception was so enthusiastic they decided to continue.

[2] Their name makes reference to the burning of fiddles that was done by the Church in parts of Scotland in the 19th century.

[10] Of the original line-up, Aidan O'Rourke and Marc Clement left in 2009 and Catriona Macdonald departed from the band in autumn 2010.

[11] They were replaced by the Shetland fiddler Jenna Reid, award-winning guitarist Anna Massie[2] and Young Trad winner Kirsten Harvey.

[15] The album Six was the final recording that features Iain MacFarlane and Allan Henderson, who were both founder members of Blazin' Fiddles.