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Read what the Washington Post had to say about the Trio's
recent performance.
"...the performances shifted from the stirring to the sublime."

Read Geoffrey Himes' review of "Scottish Inheritance" from the Washington Post:
"Rideout is more than up to the test, for she attacks these pieces with aggressive bowing and free phrasing that make this her best album."
Full Review    Here.
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Bonnie3 A note from Bonnie:

Dear Listeners and Friends,

It feels odd not to be touring. It is an interesting transition moving from a busy fifty concerts per year to one. Considering most concerts are booked as far as two years out, it has been a long-term decision to take this time away and refocus my work to begin recording again.

Presently, I am working on a double CD project which will be at least another year in the making. The first disc features all slow airs and laments with a few strathspeys thrown in for good measure. The second CD is entirely devoted to piobaireachd (pibroch). Piobaireachd is a unique form of music not often played on the fiddle. It is considered the "classical music of the great highland bagpipes". But there were several piobaireachd written for the fiddle and I have spent many years playing (and composing) them.

I am honoured to have Dr. John Purser, Scotland's foremost musicologist, producing this project. It has been a dream of mine to record all the piobaireachd in the highlands. These past several months have been simply amazing. So far, each piobaireachd has been recorded on a mountaintop. We have already recorded in Maine, the Blue Ridge Mountains, and the Appalachian Mountains in North America. We will soon be back recording in Scotland in the spring and in Brittany in the fall.

The list of performers on this project is growing. Here is a sample of some of the wonderfully talented musicians taking part in this adventure. (listed alphabetically). I encourage you to visit their websites and see them in concert whenever and wherever possible!

John R. Burr (CA) - piano - compassrecords.com/john-r-burr
John Doyle (Ireland) - guitar - johndoylemusic.com
Paula Glendinning (MD) - Highland bagpipes
Andy Hunter (Brittany) - vocals
Christine Hansen (Scotland) - cello - myspace.com/christineantoinette
William Jackson (Scotland) - Clarsach - wjharp.com
Linda Kirk (VA) - vocals
Allan MacDonald (Scotland) - Highland bagpipes, small pipes, vocals - www.footstompin.com
Ronn MacFarlane (OR) - lute
Patrick Molard (Brittany) - Highland bagpipes, small pipes
Chris Norman (Nova Scotia) - flute - chrisnorman.com
Jerry O'Sullivan (NY) - Uilleann pipes - jerryosullivan.com
Al Petteway (NC) - guitar - alandamy.com
Athena Turgis (Italy) - fiddle - athena.cd


It is a true gift to work with these fine musicians on three continents: three pipers, three singers, two guitarists, two fiddles, a lute, a flute, cello, and piano!

I'll write back again when I return from Scotland.

Thank you for visiting bonnierideout.com!

Your fiddler,

Bonnie Rideout
 
grammy
 Bonnie has recently been elected to the board of Governors for the Washington D.C. National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS). In addition to presenting the GRAMMY Awards, NARAS provides valuable services to communities across the country. To learn more, follow this link: www.grammy.com.
 
melbay
 Mel Bay presents Bonnie's new book: The Scottish Fiddle Encyclopedia (MB99268) now available from the Mel Bay online store. This work is part of the publisher's ongoing Encyclopedia Series. A long awaited collection representing thirty-five years of tunes from Bonnie's vast personal repertoire, The Scottish Fiddle Encyclopedia includes 136 pages of fantastic tunes from the 18th century to the present.
 
melbay
 Ms. Rideout will not be touring in the 2008/2009 season allowing her time and space to work on an exciting new double CD set featuring Bonnie's forte, Piobaireachd and Slow Airs. Find out why the Edinburgh SCOTSMAN wrote: "...her fiddle playing is at the height of the Pibroch art...an exceptional call to the lamenting soul of the Highlander." STAY TUNED!!
 
   
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