Duncan Chisholm,
one of Scotland’s acclaimed fiddlers and composers, will play Scotland’s poet Robert Burn's Greg fiddle at the Hoolie at Carnegie hall New York this April
I took this photo when Chisholm was playing with Su a Lee for her Celtic Connections concert to celebrate her album Dialogues.
https://www.carnegiehall.org/Scotlands-Hoolie-in-New-York-0800PM
It is usually on display in the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum in Alloway but will be loaned thanks to a collaboration between the Hoolie in the Hydro concert series and the National Trust for Scotland. The Gregg fiddle, dating from 1750, belonged to William Gregg and is thought to have been played at the Bachelors club Tarbolton where Burns was learning dance steps.
Hoolie in the Hydro organiser and broadcaster Gary Innes said the two gigs would be a "landmark occasion. Robert Burns is an unparalleled figure within Scotland’s culture, so to be able to bring part of his legacy to the Hoolie stages, both at home and across the Atlantic, is remarkable. I hope it will create a moment of magic for both the musicians and our audiences.”
Two of Scotland’s most accomplished players - Ewen Henderson and Duncan Chisholm - will perform using the intricately decorated instrument. Duncan has travelled to the museum in Alloway to learn the intricacies of playing the instrument. The event will then cross the Atlantic next year for an event held as part of New York's Tartan Week celebrations on 5 April.
