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NewsScottish violinist Daphne Godson has died aged 90
The musician and teacher performed in several ensembles and taught at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music
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NewsScottish violin maker Brian Rattray dies aged 83
The luthier ran a successful workshop in Colinton, on the outskirts of Edinburgh
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ArticleDeliverance
The Strad Issue: March 2017Description: Sounds of the north as players from Shetland and Scandinavia come togetherMusicians: The Nordic Fiddlers BlocCatalogue number: WWW.THENORDICFIDDLERSBLOC.COM NFBCD001 The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc has one of the finest ensemble sounds in Scandinavian folk music – a trio of string voices closely related ...
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ArticleAdrian Shepherd (1939–2013)
Cellist and ensemble director Adrian Shepherd has died at the age of 74. For 20 years he served as principal cellist in the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO), but was best known as the founder of the chamber ensemble Cantilena, which mainly comprised players from the orchestra.Born in 1939 in ...