News:
The
new album ' Traces Of Thrace' by Fraser Fifield Band with special
guests Nedyalko Nedyalkov, kaval, and Georgi Petrov, gadulka, is
now available to buy from this site
Thanks to all who came to the gigs on our recent tour of Scotland.
We (Fraser Fifield Band and Nedyalko Nedyalkov Quartet) really enjoyed
the whole experience... we hope you did too. Do look out for the
new album 'Traces Of Thrace' (pictured opposite) if you didn't get
your hands on one at the gigs.
Time
To Blow His Own Kaval (from The Herald ) (25/02/08)
Delighted now to be working with manager David
Rogers. See contact page for info.
Tour
Dates Feb - March 2008 with Fraser Fifield Band and Nedyalko Nedyalkov
Quartet:
Tue 26th Feb 2008 Buccleuch Centre, Langholm
Wed 27th Feb Aros Centre, Skye
Thu 28th Feb An Lanntair, Stornoway Fri 29th Feb The Loft, East
Grange, Kinloss
Sat 1st Mar Eden Court Theatre, Inverness
Sun 2nd Mar Eastwood Park Theatre, Giffnock
Wed 5th Mar Eastgate Theatre, Peebles
Thu 6th Mar Lochside Theatre, Castle Douglas
Fri 7th Mar The Byre Theatre, St Andrews
Sat 8th Mar Queens Hall, Edinburgh Sun 9th Mar The Sage, Gateshead.
Recent gig highlights have included:
Martyn Bennett Night @ the Queens Hall Edinburgh
- performing 'Peewits/Kilchoan Ferry' which was a commissioned piece
written by Robert McFall and myself for low whistle and string quartet.
On the same night playing with Cuillin Music and in Laura MacDonald's
commissioned piece 'Ode to Martyn' were also very enjoyable experiences.
Three fine gigs with Chris Stout's quintet
at the Lemon Tree Aberdeen, Tolbooth Stirling and Edinburgh's
Queen's Hall.
Performed 'Far
Horizons' , a piece originally commissioned by Dancebase Edinburgh
at the Merkinch Community Centre, Inverness featuring the wonderful
contemporary dance and choreography of Frank MacConnell alongside
my band with the welcome addition of Mario Caribe on double bass.
An enjoyable three and a half weeks reliving
a former life as I toured round some of the US with the Old
Blind Dogs is a description of my month of september.
Recording sessions for albums recently released
or surely soon to be include : Donald Black, Yanos Lang, Ewan MacPherson,
Joe Aichison Quartet, Calum Martin's the 'Megantic Outlaw', Alyth
MacCormack's new album ..
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Fraser Fifield and Graeme Stephen appearing
at Kilbarchan
Old Library. 8pm. Tickets (£12) on sale from venue (tel:
01505 706070) Thurs 21st June 07
Chris
Stout Quintet, Oran Mor, Glasgow 20/06/07 - launching the new
album...
High
On Comyn's Field - A new work by Andy Park for 14 piece band...
Cumbernauld Theatre Sat 23rd June and The Tron
Theatre, Glasgow, Sun 24th June
Workshops @ Drummond
High Scool, Edinburgh .. cross cultural collaboration with some
visiting Kenyan Students.
Mick
West Band - Glasgow Folk
Club 28th June 2007
Fraser Fifield Band - Small
Nations Festival Gorffenaf, Wales. Sat 14th July 2007
Wed 11th July Hebridean Celtic Festival
- Opening Event - Dhachaigh!
Celebrating the work of reknowned Gaelic Poet, Murdo MacFarlane.
A few dates with Salsa
Celtica coming up...
Moray Spirit of Brass June 10th
Opening of Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh June 30th
Aug 11 The World Fleadh , Ireland
Aug 12 The World Fleadh , Ireland
Fraser Fifield Band - SECC Civicus World
Forum 24/05/07
25/05/07 Workshops @ Buckhaven High School,
Fife - creating/performing/recording new songs with School groups.
Congratulations to the students taking part - a great acheivement
for one day!
'Before The Wolf' - La Banda Europa. 30
+ musicians from round Europe playing music composed by Jim Sutherland
on as diverse a bunch of intstruments as you could imagine. Performed
in Gateshead 22/04/07and Falkirk 06/05/07
Thanks to all who came along to either Lemon
Tree Aberdeen or Universal Hall Findhorn and helped make the Old
Blind Dogs 15 year get together such good fun. Any Americans reading
this might be interested to know I'll be playing with the OBDs for
a few weeks in their country this Sept. See
the band's website for details..
09/03/07
Concert: Fraser Fifield and Graeme Stephen
Salo B. Teatro Balakaldo
Barakaldo, Basque Country
2300 hrs
www.teatrobarakaldo.com
17/03/07
Fraser Fifield Band
Corsock Village Hall
Corsock, Castle Douglas.
[Thanks to all who came along to the gig in Corsock
for making it a great night - check out further concerts here in
autumn 07, not least to experience one of the most hospitable pubs
you'll find situated next to the hall.]
11/06/07
Fraser Fifield and Graeme Stephen
Big Whistle
Weekend @ The Met
Market St, Bury
Lancs.
phone 0161 761 2216
08/03/07
Graeme Stephen Sextet
The Tunnels
Aberdeen
Jazz Festival
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Standing in at last mintue for Jose Tejedor I enjoyed very much
playing Aidan O Rourke's new piece 92.4 degrees at the Tolbooth
(15/03/07) with a great band comprising Aidan, Harald Haugaard,
Dave Milligan, Donald Hay and Simon Thoumire. Here's hoping it gets
played again soon.
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09/04/07 Old
Blind Dogs 15th Anniversary concert at Aberdeen's Lemon
Tree to start the Rootin Aboot festival. Past and present members
of the band trying to remember songs and tunes they've completely
forgotten... followed by another gig, hopefully getting it right
this time, (10/04/07) in the Universal
Hall, Findhorn where the concert will be filmed, making a DVD
of the occasion. Should be great fun, looking forward to seeing
various people after what's been quite a few years.
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Before the Wolf is a performance featuring over thirty top musicians
from all over Europe. Playing instruments from their respective
country which are not typically heard together - hurdy gurdies from
France, cornetas from Spain and of course, bagpipes from Scotland
- they will converge to perform a new, specially composed score
from Jim Sutherland, performing under the name La Banda Europa,
they will be joined by 200 singers and 25 snare drummers for the
Grand March finale. Big
In Falkirk, Falkirk, Sunday 6th May 2007
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The first foray of the new year turned out to be
in New York at the Apap
music conference courtesy of the British Council Scotland. Other
Scottish acts showcasing along our band were Blazing Fiddles and
Julie Fowlis. Quite a weekend, really. Always an impressive place
Manhatttan... wouldn't like to live there though.
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Another welcome opportunity to perform some of Martyn Bennett's
music with McFalls Chamber group at the Queens Hall, Edinburgh on
26th Oct 06. See review in the
Scotsman and the Fruitmarket in Jan 07: the Herald
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March 2006 - a two week residency at Dancebase in Edinburgh's grassmarket
working with Frank McConnell dancer/choreographer. Joining Frank
and I were musicians Graeme Stephen (guitar) David Robertson (percussion)
Guy Nicholson (percussion and Mario Caribe (Bass). The successful
result, a thirty minute piece titled 'Far Horizons', was recently
performed again at Aberdeen's Lemon Tree part of the DanceLive festival.
'Far Horizons' will be performed again at the Strath Spe Away Festival,
Kingussie on Nov 11th 2006.
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Check out a
short clip of Graeme Stephen and myself playing 'Eitnach' from our
May 06 gig in Asturias, Spain on Youtube.
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Stepping in for Ross Ainslie, I enjoyed meeting up and playing
with Salsa Celtica again a few times over the summer of 06 at Edinburgh
Jazz Festival, Faro Potrugal and Islay Jazz Festival.
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Enyoyed recording some tracks with Malcolm Jones (Guitarist with
Runrig) for the recent CD 'Salm and Soul'
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Last spring I did some recording on Donnie Munro's new CD 'Heart
of America'... Congratulations to Donnie and the rest of the team
for winning Best Album category at the Trad Music Awards 06.
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Played pipes and whistle with Colin Steele's Stramash at the Queens
Hall Edinburgh 30th July 2006 and at Islay Jazz Festival 15th September
2006.
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previously with Fraser Fifield Trio...
3rd Oct Svendborg Denmark
2nd Oct Odense Denmark
1st Oct Federicia Denmark
30th Sept Assens Denmark
29th Sept Halkaer Denmark
20th Aug Fettes Jazz Festival, Edinburgh
13th Aug Edinburgh Book Festival
11th Aug Lochside Theatre, Castle Douglas
10th Aug Kirkcudbright Town Square
4th May Colegiata San Juan Bautista, Gijón, Asturies, Spain
8th April Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh. (duo with Graeme Stephen
part of Northern Streams)
12th April Rootin Aboot Festival, Lemon Tree, Aberdeen. with 'Flook'
17th Penicuik Arts Centre (duo with Graeme Stephen)
11th Universal Hall, Findhorn
10th Sunart Centre, Strontian
5th Helmsdale, Timespan Museum
4th Kingussie (details to follow)
3rd The Tolbooth, Stirling
2nd March An Lanntair, Stornoway
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A couple of Unusual Suspect outings this summer, namely Brampton
Live Festival in Cumbria and Spancir Festival, Croatia (here's hoping
our croatian bus driver didn't get fined too heavily for pulling
off an inventive motorway manouvre when running late and in the
wrong direction for our flight home)
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Fraser
Fifield Trio were Artist of the Month in September 2005 on
the
Scottish Arts Council website.
Fraser
Fifield Trio's Islay Jazz Festival gig was recorded for BBC Scotland's
Bebop to Hiphop programme. Broadcast in April 06.
Recently released:
great new album by Graeme Stephen Trio featuring Eivind Opsvik and
Stu Ritchie - 'Water Soluble'. (Mixed by Fraser
Fifield). Available at gigs...
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Fraser
toured Scotland with the Unusual
Suspects in October 2005 playing in the pipes/whistles section,
although sneaked a bit a saxophone in too.
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Fraser
Fifield Trio enjoyed a very successful trip to Baku International
Jazz Festival, Azerbaijan in April 2005. There is some great music
out there.. check out www.jazz.az
.
Read what John Cutliffe at Jigtime.com
says about 'Honest Water'
Read the Living
Tradition article about Fraser and his music.
'A Poor Man's Labour' the new cd by great Glasgow singer Mick West,was
produced and recorded by Fraser Fifield, in addition to performing
on it. The album is available from www.mickwestband.com
Read the article
by Xenia Poole in the Irish
World newspaper (15/04/03) about Fraser's music and debut album
'Honest Water'.
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