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"Alasdair Fraser's
Culburnie Records has quietly become one of the best Celtic
music labels today." "Alasdair Fraser
is recognized throughout the world not only as one of the finest
fiddle-players Scotland has ever produced, but also as someone
whose name is synonymous with the vibrant cultural renaissance
which is transforming the Scottish musical scene." "Rarely can two
acoustic players have made such a massive, mighty noise as
Fraser and McManus... you could almost hear the sound of
jaws dropping right, left and centre as they stampeded into
the final straight . . ." ". . . the expressive
gamut from deep Celtic melancholy to joyful jig, his fiddle
imitations of the bagpipe almost unbelievable, the whole
rendered with a humble sincerity, flawless virtuosity and
just about the sweetest sound since Fritz Kreisler." "Fraser's intensely
expressive phrasing and astonishing dynamic range achieved
joyous symbiosis with McManus' intricate, silvery picking
and agile rhythmic twists." "Stating that
Alasdair Fraser is a fiddle player is a bit like saying Pavarotti
can sing." "Fraser conjured
a range of inflection, emotion and rhythmic finesse that
was literally breathtaking... Machlis's fluid, richly melodic
playing matched him sensitively move for move." "...the Michael
Jordan of Scottish fiddling..." |
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