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...she's long established a strong reputation as a distinctively stylish
young fiddler...an album of many moods and styles...despite the freshly
modern feel and complex arrangements, this is an album where the roots
shine brightest.
Folk Album of the Month, Mojo magazine.
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Catriona Macdonald is not only a wonderful fiddler...but
also someone with a charismatic quality that shines right through to
her music, transcending any arbitrary classifications. It's a rare gift....It's
almost impossible to single out any tracks...both inspired and genuinely
stunning....A truly gorgeous album
Folk Roots, March 2000
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Catriona ...is by no means the first gifted fiddler
to emerge from Shetland but has been making an impact for long enough
to make this debut solo album seem overdue...a well-rounded album of
immense charm.
The Daily Telegraph, Saturday February 19th
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...the wait has definitely been worth it....
The Shetland Times, March 2000
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| There's a rare sweetness to her
tone, a sly sensuality in the smile which seems to play around her lips
whenever she is playing, there's a warmth and an enthusiasm in her whole
approach which is infectious.....
The Scotsman
on Mar/Apr 2000 |
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..fantastic to listen to!
Mark Knopfler, Mojo
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| The rich, roomy depth and eloquent expressiveness of
her sound encompass a formidable range of styles and moods...
The Scotsman
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| ...one of the great fiddlers of the young generation.
A performance by Catriona Macdonald is a delightful mix of exciting music
and stories
Fiddler Magazine
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The solo debut album from this outstanding young Shetland fiddler
amply lives up to the expectations prompted by her increasingly illustrious
live career, fully capturing the expressive depth, rhythmic fluency
and silky-sweet tone that marks out her playing...expansive, cosmopolitan
arrangements...a model of sensitivity and imagination.
Sue Wilson, The Scotsman, 29/1/00
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| Macdonald's playing is a sound of remarkable beauty
The Scotsman
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| Catriona Macdonald, the late Tom Anderson's star pupil, and now
one of the leading figures in the re-birth of British traditional music
Folk Roots
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Catriona has emerged as one of the sparkling gems
in Shetland's musical crown.
Shetland Times
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| This is a rising star still on a vertical ascendancy
and one whom Dr. Tom would have been justifiably very proud indeed."
Album of the Month March 2000 www.shetland-music.com
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...she takes the tradition of Shetland fiddling to new
heights,,,a statement of how the best of the modernistic fiddle players
are currently progressing. Alongside Catriona are some of the finest contemporary
musicians currently based in Scotland, an acknowledgement of the high
regard in which her playing is held.
Living Traditition |
released on her own
peerie angel productions label (PAP001), and licensed in North America by
Compass Records. From the buzz of it's anticipated release Catriona's bold
was to show another side of the Shetland fiddle tradition, using layers
of harmony, and playing many tunes that had been forgotten in archives for
years, even on occasion playing along with archive recordings of old players
who had passed away many decades ago. By all accounts the critics, press,
musicians, and most importantly the fans love the CD.