Scotland’s Fiddle Piobaireachd

Renowned fiddle piobaireachd player Bonnie Rideout released this album in 2007.

Bonnie Rideout Website
MacDoughall’s Gathering- Full Track on Spotify

Live Performance of MacDougall’s Gathering

Simon O’Dwyer was invited by Producer John Purser to play Bronze Age bass trumpet, side-blow bronze horn and Early Medieval Psalter horn for track one of Bonnie Rideout’s – ‘MacDougall’s Gathering.’ The ancient instruments accompany with a continuous drone and instrumental overtone that gives the music a new and evocative sound and beautifully enhances the plaintive piobaireachd played so beautifully by Bonnie Rideout on viola.  Below is a short sample  – it picks up mid way through for 30 secs to give a flavor of the track.
 
Quote from John Purser – Producer of this album – – “Rideout’s contribution to the sustaining and development the piobaireachd art form is unmatched; and this CD is a landmark, not just in the history of Scotland’s music, but in the history of music for stringed instruments. These are ambitious works. Their themes are carefully constructed, and they are followed by extended variations, often thrilling in their technical demands; but their beauty and intensity amply reward both the performer and the listener.”