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On August 12 and 13 Bonnie performed at "Piping LIVE" - The Glasgow International Piping Festival. One concert was entitled "From Battle Lines to Bar Lines". It was centered around piobaireachd and the clans featuring Allan MacDonald and Margaret Stewart. The other concert included Gary West, Wendy Stewart, Iain Morrison, Gordon Walker and Raemond Jappy. Rideout premiered her original viola piobaireachd, "The Selchie". The Glasgow Herald wrote of Bonnie's playing: "…nothing short of mesmerizing." |
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Bonnie performed at the Gaelic College - Sabhal Mòr Ostaig - on July 13 and 14, 2008 as a part of AOS DANA. She participated in two programs. One program was entitled: "The Unfolding Story" - A Literary Concert introducing the music of Erik Chishom - compositions inspired by piobaireachd and 18th century music from the Gaidhealtachd. Rideout joined internationally acclaimed Scottish pianist, Murray McLachlan and piper Decker Forrest, leader of the new Gaelic and Traditional Music course at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig. Rideout also joined forces with Dr. John Purser for a program entitled: "Music in the Scottish Landscape." Bonnie accompanied John as he presented thousand year old tales and tunes illustrating the connections between landscape and Gaelic music through song and images. Included in the programme was the performance of a complete 18th-century fiddle piobaireachd and a reading of an Ossianic tale accompanied by a tune to which it used to be recited. |
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Bonnie's last tour, CALEDONIA, kicked off its premier season during the Spring of 2007. CALEDONIA brought to the stage the very best of Scotland's music. On fiddle, bagpipes, harp, flute, rhythm, song, poetry, and dance, this project presented music from over four centuries of Scottish culture and history. The exciting roster of talent included Gaelic Singer MAIRI MACINNES from the Isle of Arran in the Hebrides, Cellist, CHRISTINE HANSEN from Glasgow as well as Inverness folk singer, ROY MUNRO. The rest of the CALEDONIA ensemble included Bonnie's favourites: JERRY O'SULLIVAN (Uilleann Pipes) WILLIAM JACKSON (Harp) JOHN DOYLE (Guitar) and MATT BELL (Percussion), ELLEN IRMISCH and SARA LYONS (Dancers). |
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After more than a decade on the road, Bonnie's SCOTTISH CHRISTMAS tour is taking a two year recess. THANK YOU to all the performers: JERRY O'SULLIVAN (Uilleann Pipes) WILLIAM JACKSON (Harp) JOHN DOYLE (Guitar) and MATT BELL (Percussion), ELLEN IRMISCH, SARA LYONS, ROBERT MCOWEN, JEN SCHOONOVER (Dancers) for a joy-filled tour. THANK YOU also to our Road Managers over the years: Susie Pierce and Anne Marie Coggins, and to engineers Bill McNett and Chris MacDonald. We celebrated fifteen years of Christmas travel never missing a single concert. THANK YOU to our drivers Marc, Isaac, Chris and Steve for being our guardian angels through ice and snow. THANK YOU to the hundreds of venues and their staff who welcomed us to their halls. And finally; THANK YOU TO ALL THE FANS WHO FILLED THE HALLS TO CAPACITY EACH NIGHT! Scottish Christmas has now performed live for over half a million people since it's first run…..now that's worth a CELEBRATION! |
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BBC Radio Scotland has concluded its series "Scotland's Music" to rave reviews. For over a year the BBC ran a series of programs featuring all genres of Scottish music. Prominent Scottish writer and musicologist, DR. JOHN PURSER set the scene for this 50-part radio adventure uncovering the history of the music of Scotland from the Stone Age to present day. Bonnie recorded extensively for the show and her music was featured on several episodes. Now available is Dr. Purser's long awaited second edition of his brilliant book entitled "Scotland's Music" from which the programmes were created. To order, visit http://www.mainstreampublishing.com and see why the GLASGOW HERALD wrote: “The book is a milestone…Anyone interested in any aspect of the nation's musical heritage …..will find enlightenment in this lavishly illustrated book." |