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"through slow sets and fast they will mesmerise you" Rambles Cultural Arts Magazine (13-09-2005) |
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"If you like fiddle music, you will adore Naked & Bare. Fiddlers Bid is a top-class exponent of the rich fid... more" |
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"this band is at the top of its profession...this music commands your full attention....Exceptionally enjoyable and stirring listening." The Living Tradition (13-09-2005) |
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"There’s something beautiful about the sound of fiddles and ... more" |
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“Fiddlers’ Bid present yet another first class collection… Superb music from superb musicians” scotsheritage.net (03-09-2005) |
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"NAKED and BARE.
Now internationally respected as leading exponents of their unique musical heritage and global ambassadors for Shetland, Fiddlers’ ... more" |
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“Beware: Fiddlers’ Bid is infectious and habit-forming” globalrhythm.net (03-09-2005) |
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"Naked And Bare may seem like a repetitious title, and so might the idea of a band fronted by four fiddlers, supported by piano, guitar and bass, but F... more" |
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“A success on all counts” folking.com / tradmusic.com (03-09-2005) |
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"Opening their fourth album with the title track ‘Naked & Bare’ Fiddlers Bid prove just why they are one of Scotland’s leading ambassadors when it come... more" |
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“a consolodation of their reach and territory…sumptuously layered, almost symphonic- sounding” Sunday Herald (03-09-2005) |
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"NAKED and BARE.
After the magisterial progression of their first three albums from the "precociously talented" category to that of "totally mighty... more" |
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"The musical tornado known as Fiddlers Bid" (15-09-2004) |
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""Nothing, I repeat nothing could possibly prepare an audience for the musical tornado known as Fiddlers Bid. This seven-piece band from Shetland consi... more" |
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"There's nothing like Fiddlers' Bid in full flight.", BBC (19-02-2003) |
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"The Arches is packed tonight for the Fiddlers' first gig of this year's festival. They're all itching to dance as well and the desire for a full-on op... more" |
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"This thrilling seven-piece outfit... is currently one of Scotland’s hottest musical exports.", The Scotsman (12-01-2003) |
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"ALTHOUGH still operating on a part-time basis, this thrilling seven-piece outfit, fronted by four of Shetland’s top young fiddlers, is currently one o... more" |
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"If they don't sweep you away, check your pulse.", The Herald (30-12-2002) |
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"NOT so much a Shetland session as a full-scale Shetland invasion as a platoon of fiddlers was swollen by a veritable army of Vikings, armed to the tee... more" |
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"They have performed all over the UK, Europe, the USA to great acclaim.", Footstompin.com (04-11-2002) |
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"Fiddlers' Bid formed in 1991, when original fiddlers Maurice, Christopher, Kevin and the late Michael Ferrie, together with Davie Keith on piano, were... more" |
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"Not only are these lads great musicians, they can also spin a fantastic yarn.", theage.com (04-11-2002) |
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"The last night of the Melbourne Festival needs a gig where you can let your hair down, stomp, clap, whistle, and generally party.
Fiddlers' Bid was... more" |
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"The four fiddlers have developed an incredible unison.", The Sunday Mail, Austrailia (03-11-2002) |
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"IN THE Scottish Shetland Islands, where the penny-whistles, bagpipes or drums rule, a quartet of high school boys dared go against the flow. For Mauri... more" |
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"They played with such feeling and such skill that the audience ...was completely lost in admiration.", Folkworld Article (15-06-2002) |
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"From the Shetland Islands off Scotland come Fiddlers' Bid - a fiddle-based group that's set to stir hearts while it kicks up dust during Tasmania's "1... more" |
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"A real steaming fiddle group.", Fokalpoint (02-06-2002) |
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"What a dynamic outfit they are. From the first note of a set they grab your attention, and hold it right through to the last. I caught up with them a... more" |
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Worldwide sensation Fiddlers' Bid will have you dancing wildly down the aisles.", The Sydney Opera House (01-06-2002) |
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""Like Blazing Fiddles with a force nine gale behind them, Fiddlers' Bid are a powerhouse of flying fiddles and furious talent. Its a wonder that they... more" |
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"Blew its audience away.", irishmusic.com (04-02-2002) |
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"The Glasgow-based Celtic Connections festival has steadily gained a world-wide reputation for quality due to the number of high calibre artists it att... more" |
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"The kind of rhythmic felicity that induces helpless grinning and involuntary dancing spasms.", BBC (04-02-2002) |
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"Since Peerie Willie Johnson first scoped the jazz guitar chords coming out of his radio from AFN night-time broadcasts and began sliding them effortle... more" |
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"A powerhouse of flying fiddles and furious talent.", BBC (24-01-2002) |
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"If a way could be found to harness the energy produced on stage by Shetland seven-piece Fiddlers' Bid, the power requirement of their homeland would s... more" |
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"Their cracking second album, Da Farder Ben Da Welcomer.", The Scotsman (17-12-2001) |
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"THE Queen¹s Hall kicked off its "Shetland Sessions" season on Friday with a performance that made one wonder why Shetland doesn¹t harness its native f... more" |
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"Album of any year.", Iain McQueen (15-10-2001) |
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"Da Farder Ben Da Welcomer
It's hard to believe that this Shetland band have just celebrated their tenth anniversary year, given that most of th... more" |
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"If you cant stand inside this force, the next best joy is to sit in a performance.", judith@gorge.net (12-10-2001) |
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"As you drive up the east coast of Scotland to the top of the mainland, you notice that the names of the towns are not the Gaelic you would see on the ... more" |
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"Striking Shetland reels.", Folkworld CD Reviews (11-10-2001) |
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"Toss a stone across a wall and you will certainly hit a fiddle player. At least, if you are on the Shetland Islands. Blazin' Fiddles did it before. Pu... more" |
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"Better every time I play it.", The Green Man Review (01-07-2001) |
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"Sometimes I get the feeling that there are more musicians per square mile in the Shetland Isles than any other place in the world. Apart from fishing ... more" |
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"They play like angels and devils all at once.", The Advocate, Tasmania (16-04-2001) |
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"As part of the 10 Days on the Island Festival, Shetland Island Celtic band Fiddlers' Bid took to the stage, leaving the audience craving more of the c... more" |
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"Be swept away by the verve", The Courier-Mail, Australia (01-04-2001) |
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"....you don't have to know a jig from a reel or a mazurka to be swept away by the verve and musicianship of their performance and the warmth of their ... more" |
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"The exuberance of the fiddlers.", Irish Centre (21-04-2000) |
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"There have previously been bands from the Shetland Isles at the Centre (Rock, Salt and Nails) and there have also been brilliant young fiddlers (Catri... more" |
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"One of the most exhilarating acts on the scene.", The Scotsman (04-04-2000) |
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"For exultant ensemble synergy and irresistibly infectious gusto, there's no beating Fiddlers' Bid.
With their four-fiddle front line, vigorousl... more" |
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"The beautiful melodies inherent in Shetland tunes" Ryan Thomson (01-03-1999) |
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"This album starts off with a bang, featuring high speed reels dominated by multiple fiddles. The second cut features a set of traditional Shetland tun... more" |
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"Sheer exuberance and excitement.", Folkalpoint (01-02-1999) |
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"The programme said they were a sensational fiddle driven group of young musicians from Shetland, and sensational they were. Having
seen the Canadia... more" |
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"Slickly-executed and immensely entertaining.", The Scotsman (01-01-1999) |
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"Ian Green promises "an exhilarating sound" from Fiddlers' Bid on their first album for Greentrax called Hamnataing and he tells no lie, as the Shetlan... more" |
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Fevered Frenzy of Fiddling - The Herald; Rob Adams (20-11-1998) |
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"As Edinburgh's Assembly Rooms prepare to reel under the fevered frenzy of fiddling, dancing, tune sessions, and chin-wagging that promises to constitu... more" |
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