All folk music articles
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BlogsPlay that funky folk-Baroque: Adventures in Scottish fiddling
Violinist Keir GoGwilt tells US correspondent Thomas May about The Edinburgh Rollick, his new album with the wildly inventive early music band Ruckus, which explores the legacy of 18th-century Scottish fiddle legend Niel Gow
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Blogs‘The twilight zone where all paths remain open’: Violinist Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen on the latest project from Dreamers’ Circus
The violinist Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen speaks with US correspondent Thomas May about his passion for folk music as his trio Dreamers’ Circus undertake a tour showcasing its new album, Handed On
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ArticleMasterclass: A guide to playing English folk music
In the April 2014 issue of The Strad, folk fiddler Sam Sweeney gives a guide to playing English folk music. Here he plays the traditional tune Blew Bell Hornpipe, displaying some of the ornamentation and techniques he discusses in the article. Buy The Strad's digital magazine now: www.thestrad.com/apps
