Scottish Fiddlers 2025 Spring Concert with Katie McNally

Hermosa Beach Community Center, Pier Avenue, Hermosa Beach, CA, USA

710 Pier Avenue, 90254, Hermosa Beach, CA, United States

Scottish Fiddlers of Los Angeles

0 followers

The Scottish Fiddlers of Los Angeles is the oldest Strathspey and Reel Society in the United States. For over 40 years, they have delighted audiences throughout Southern California with the lively, energetic and irresistibly uplifting music of Scotland, the Shetland Islands, Cape Breton Island and Ireland. Their playing is characterized by hard-driving reels and strathspeys, hauntingly beautiful airs and sweet waltzes. Directed by internationally known Scottish fiddler Jan Tappan, and frequently joined by world-renowned guest artists, the Scottish Fiddlers have become a Southland favorite.The Fiddlers are passionate about Scottish music. Professionals and amateurs alike join the orchestra for the joy of playing the hauntingly beautiful melodies and hard driving rhythms of Scottish music, and sharing the experience with the public. The group currently has over 40 members, including fiddlers, guitarists, cellists, bass players, clarinetists, accordion players, drummers and pianists. The Fiddlers perform at a variety of venues throughout the Southland, from concert halls to free community concerts.The Fiddlers have issued four recordings to date. Their most recent two-CD set is “Scottish Fiddlers GOLD,” comprised of 31 tracks (70 tunes) selected Scottish strathspeys, reel and jigs, and driving Cape Breton melodies, along with Irish, Norwegian and local tunes and Gaelic song.