Re: Folk Fiddlers

[Sandra Layman <sandralayman...>]

Dear Geraldine,

I know you're looking for fiddlers in "any genre of non Western music."

I'm not sure if this suggestion fits your "non-Western" specs exactly, but
fiddlers Hank Bradley and Cathie Whitesides, of Seattle, Washington, would
give you an astounding array of styles, just between the two of them:
American "old-time," contra, Irish, Romanian, Serbian, Greek, and maybe more
that I'm not remembering at the moment. And they can back each other up on
guitar, bouzouki, fiddle...
Their web site is at:
http://www.hankandcathie.com/

I hope you'll keep the list posted on this concert.

HTH,
Sandra Layman


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jewish Music Institute" <jewishmusic (at) jmi(dot)org(dot)uk>
To: "World music from a Jewish slant" <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 6:26 PM
Subject: RE: Folk Fiddlers


> I have been asked to present a concert at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall of
> folk fiddlers of the world early March/April 2004. I wonder if list
members
> would have some advice or could recommend your top favourite Folk fiddlers
> that you think should be included if at all possible - in any genre of non
> Western music.  This concert will be part of a major Violin Festival
called
> 'The Genius of the Violin' which includes the Yehudi Menuhin Competition
for
> young Violinists.
>
> I look forward to seeing your responses
>
> Geraldine
>

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