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Regarding Bonnie's Pibroch playing:

"...Simply stunning musicianship."
- NEW YORK TIMES

"... she performs with staggering intensity. The music was a complete revelation to me. The first track, McDougall's Gathering, makes the viola sound like I've never heard it. The instrument speaks with a massive, mythic power....... "
- Tom Service -
THE GUARDIAN, UK

"...Spectacular display of fiddling artistry..."
- WASHINGTON POST

"...stellar fiddling from an elegant master..."
- BILLBOARD

"...the pibroch is a tour de force for Rideout, who cannily summons the sound of the Great Highland bagpipe with only bow and strings.""
- WASHINGTON POST

"Well worth waiting 200 years for."
- THE SCOTS MAGAZINE

"Rideout's fiddle playing is at the pinnacle of the piobaireachd art...an optimistic return!"
- THE SCOTSMAN

Announcements
New from Bonnie Rideout!
Piobaireachd

"Rideout’s contribution to the sustaining and development the piobaireachd art form is unmatched; and this CD is a landmark, not just in the history of Scotland’s music, but in the history of music for stringed instruments. These are ambitious works. Their themes are carefully constructed, and they are followed by extended variations, often thrilling in their technical demands; but their beauty and intensity amply reward both the performer and the listener."

             John Purser

"...the gemstone is Rideout's Pibroch..."
            New York Times
Dear Listeners and Friends,

After two years of recording, the first of several new CD's is here! The North American release of Scotland's Fiddle Piobaireachd, volume I was launched this spring in a one-hour special feature by Fiona Ritchie on NPR's Thistle and Shamrock and three celebratory concerts. The disc quickly sold out it's 1,000 unit run and is already in it's second pressing! Order up today and find out why The Guardian, U.K. called it "...a complete revelation."

Bonnie continues to be in full recording mode! A second double CD project honouring the 600 year anniversary of the Battle of Harlaw will be ready for release in late Autumn. See below for details.

The list of performers on these projects continues to grow. 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! Click on "Scrapbook" for photos of our travels and the sessions.

Barnaby Brown - triplepipe - www.barnabybrown.info
John R. Burr (CA) - piano - compassrecords.com/john-r-burr
John Doyle (Ireland) - guitar - johndoylemusic.com
Paula Glendinning (MD) - Highland bagpipes
Grant Herreid - guitar/lute - www.myspace.com/grantherreid
Andy Hunter (Brittany) - vocals
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
Simon O'Dwyer (Co. Galway, Ireland) - Bronze age horns - http://homepage.eircom.net/~bronzeagehorns/
Jerry O'Sullivan (NY) - Uilleann pipes - jerryosullivan.com
Al Petteway (NC) - guitar - alandamy.com
Bill Taylor - harp - www.billtaylor.eu
Athena Turgis (Italy) - fiddle - athena.cd

COMING SOON……..

 

 

HARLAW

 

1411-2011

 

 

Internationally acclaimed Scottish fiddler BONNIE RIDEOUT joins forces with renowned musicologist DR. JOHN PURSER to present an exciting new double CD release honouring the 600th anniversary of the famous battle at

Harlaw - July 24, 1411.  For centuries this battle has been remembered in music and poetry depicting as many conflicting stories as the battle itself. 

 

For the first time in history prominent scholars and musicians from Scotland, America, Canada, and France have collected the songs and stories on a new, beautifully illustrated and comprehensive two CD project.

 

Disc one features Rideout's stellar fiddle playing of the ancient piobaireach The Battle of Harlaw and The Battle of the Birds.  Fifteen of the world's top Celtic musicians join Rideout on this musical adventure including three singers, four pipers, two harpers, lute, guitar, flute, piano, percussion and more. Highlights include Andy Hunter presenting the earliest version of the ballad, and piper Allan MacDonald singing the whole of the Harlaw Brosnachadh – the ancient Gaelic incitement to battle. William Jackson and Bill Taylor play three kinds of Celtic harp.  In addition to MacDonald, pipers Barnaby Brown, Jerry O'Sullivan and Paula Glendinning perform border, Highland, and triple pipes. Flutist Chris Norman and Lute players Ron MacFarlane and Grant Herried round out this unique project of rare music, most of which has never been recorded before.

 

Disc two features Purser as he guides his listeners through the thrilling story of "10,000 howling highlanders" and their fierce clash with the Stewarts.  Taken from the BBC series "Scotland's Music", Ian Olson and Alan Riach join the commentary regaling the tale with humour and new insight. Music accompanies poetry and narration.

 

Harlaw is due for release late this autumn and will be available from Tulloch Music, Ltd.   

 

 

 
grammy
 Bonnie has recently been re-elected to the board of Governors for the Washington D.C. National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS). This will be her third consecutive term. 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.
 
Ken Burns National Parks
 Now Playing on PBS! Enjoy Ken Burns' new documentary, "The National Parks, America's Best Idea", and hear Bonnie's fiddle playing on the soundtrack. Bonnie can be heard on three of his previous films. Click here for further details. Another interesting documentary is "Africans in America" on PBS and WGBH, Boston. The soundtrack was composed and compiled by Bernice Johnson Reagon. Bonnie's fiddling accompanied Sweet Honey In The Rock. Also featured is Uilleann piper Jerry O'Sullivan who has toured with Bonnie for many years. Click here for further details.
 
National Piping Center
 Coming in 2010 in conjunction with the National Piping Centre, in Glasgow. Bonnie will have a European release of her new recording, "Scotland's Fiddle Piobaireachd, Volume 1". Stay tuned for more details! Click here to read about the Centre.
 
melbay
 Mel Bay presents Bonnie's new book: The Scottish Fiddle Encyclopedia (MB99268). 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. Now available on Bonnie's website store. For more Mel Bay music, click here.
 
Alfred
 In collaboration with renowned strings educator, Bob Phillips, Bonnie has written and compiled two full scores for jr. and high school orchestra. Published by Alfred Publishing, it has become a hit in schools nation-wide. Click here to order.
 
melbay
 Ms. Rideout will not be touring in the 2009/2010 season allowing her time and space to continue working on an exciting three volume CD set featuring Bonnie's forte, Piobaireachd. Also in the works is a project with all Slow Airs and Strathspeys. 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 for ongoing individual performances!
 
   
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