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Lauren MacColl
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Immersed in the rich culture of the Highlands, Lauren learned fiddle through the Feisean movement of Gaelic arts in Ross-Shire, and it was at the Feis annual summer-schools that she was taught by the some of the Highland?s leading musicians?Iain MacFarlane, Allan Henderson and Alpha Munro. Now studying at the RSAMD, her repertoire reflects her northern background and is greatly influenced by visiting tutor, Aonghas Grant of Lochaber. In the past few years her playing has taken her to Montana, Italy, France, Norway, Galway, Co. Mayo and across Britain, and has given her various radio and television opportunities including Radio Scotland?s Travelling Folk, Radio nan Gaidheal, MNE?s Beolach on BBC 2 Alba, and as part of Donald Shaw?s Harvest commission on 2004?s BBC Hogmanay Live Show. Her win of the Radio 2 award will this year see her play Cambridge Festival and Towersay Festival, and record a session for the Mike Harding Show. Currently playing solo, in duos and with the Tom Orr Dance Band, Lauren combines her studies and performance with a passion for teaching as a resident tutor for Glasgow Fiddle Workshop, RSAMD Youthworks. |
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