Strings Attached – The Next Generation at Celtic Connections 2015

Ten years after the original With Strings Attached, Highland fiddle superband Blazin’ Fiddles will present Strings Attached – The Next Generation on Friday, January 30, 2015 at 19:30 (7:30pm).

With Strings Attached was a landmark Celtic Connections performance featuring Blazin’ Fiddles with some of Scotland’s top singer-songwriters. regarding the 2005 show, Blazin’ Fiddles leader Bruce MacGregor said, “We wanted to show the adaptability of traditional music, but also to raise the question of just what is a folk song?”

Strings Attached – The Next Generation will feature Adam Holmes and Rachel Sermanni from Scotland. They have each established themselves among today’s most affecting and distinctive vocalists and songsmiths. Former Crooked Still singer Aoife O’Donovan, now pursuing a highly praised solo career, brings an American dimension to the project. Together with an augmented Blazin’ Fiddles line-up, the concert also features the vocal might of the Inverness Gaelic Choir, plus other surprise guests.

The Blazin’ Fiddles discography includes Fire On! (2002), The Old Style (2004), Magnificent Seven (2005), Blazin’ Fiddles Live (2007), Thursday Night in the Caley (2011), and Six (2014).

Blazin’ Fiddles ‘Strings Attached – The Next Generation’
Fri 30 January, 7:30pm
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Main Auditorium, £23 (premium seats – limited availability), £20

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