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for them us much as for our- selves. We have always been good at coming up with new and novel ways of putting our message across, and I think we work better as a band when we have a project of some sort to focus on.


Recently, we have given a cou- ple of performances of what we call ‘The Legend’s Fiddle Competition.’ This is a spoof competition, which pits many of the great names of Scottish fiddle music against each other to decide just who is the grea- test player of them all. It’s been quite interesting to see James Scott Skinner and Niel Gow,


who lived one hundred and fifty years apart, strut their stuff on the same stage. The whole band appears in some sha- pe or form (usually as you’ve never seen them before), with a supporting cast of guys like ex-band member Duncan Chisholm (William Marshall), Alasdair Fraser (Capt. Simon Fraser) and accordion playing pals like Gary Innes and John Carmichael making a cameo appearance too. It’s more the- atre than anything else. In fact, it’s probably more pantomime than theatre, but it’s been a great laugh, and audiences so far have loved it. I think we’ve always been mindful of the fact


that we are basically a fiddle band, and that if you’re not careful, that can limit people’s perceptions of what you are capable of. We like to keep people guessing, and we don’t take ourselves too seriously; cross-dressing a speciality. I’d like to think that Blazin’ Fiddles will continue for a long time to come, regardless of who’s in the band. We are definitely bigger than any individual, and that, I think, is also important. Hopefully, ‘Thursday Night in the Caley’ will cement our repu- tation, and if you’re just hearing about us for the first time, hope- fully you’ll find something on the album that appeals to you.


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