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Fiddlers' Bid

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Fiddlers' Bid
OriginShetland, Scotland
GenresFolk, Scottish music
Years active1991–present
LabelsGreentrax, Hairst Blinks Music
MembersAndrew Gifford - Fiddle,
Kevin Henderson - Fiddle,
Maurice Henderson - Fiddle,
Chris Stout - Fiddle,
Catriona McKay - Clàrsach, Piano,
Jonathan Ritch - Bass,
Fionán de Barra - Guitar
Past membersMichael Ferrie - Fiddle,
Davie Keith - Piano,
Steve Yarrington - Guitar,
Dave Coles - Bass
WebsiteFiddlers Bid

Fiddlers' Bid are a Shetland based instrumental group known for playing contemporary arrangements of traditional Shetland fiddle tunes. The seven piece line-up consists of four fiddles, acoustic guitar, bass guitar and piano/Clàrsach.

The band have performed at some of the largest folk festivals in the world including the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Cambridge Folk Festival, Festival Interceltique de Lorient and Celtic Connections, and have toured extensively including performances at Melbourne Concert Hall and Sydney Opera House.

Several members of the band play Ewen Thomson violins[1]

Discography

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  • Around The World, Fiddlers’ Bid Recordings (1994)
  • Hamnataing, Greentrax (1998)
  • Da Farder Ben Da Welcomer, Greentrax (2001)
  • Naked and Bare, Greentrax (2005)
  • All Dressed in Yellow, Hairst Blinks Music (2009)

Awards and achievements

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References

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  1. ^ "EWEN THOMSON_". www.scottishviolins.co.uk.
  2. ^ a b "Catriona McKay", Foot Stompin', retrieved 8 January 2010
  3. ^ "Scots Trad Music Awards Nominations: Best Live Act", Hands Up For Trad, 2005, archived from the original on 20 July 2011, retrieved 8 January 2010
  4. ^ "Scottish Folk Band of the Year Nomination", Hi Arts, archived from the original on 16 May 2008, retrieved 8 January 2010
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