Sarah Naylor is one of Scotland's leading young traditional musicians with a fiddle style that is both technically accomplished and emotionally communicative. The assured playing that has impressed judges at competitions including The Young Scottish Traditional Musician of the Year 2005 where she was a finalist. Sarah won the The Oban Fiddle Masters 2004 and went on to win the Glenfiddich Fiddle Championships in 2005.
Sarah was born on the Isle of Skye and grew up in the small fishing village of Uig at the north end of the island. Her grand mother, June Halliday, played fiddle and having been taught by the much-loved and respected Highland fiddler and tunesmith Donald Riddel, was keen for Sarah to carry on the family tradition. Attending summer courses in her teens at Sabhal Mor Ostaig, the Gaelic college on Skye, brought Sarah into direct contact with world famous musicians, including Buddy MacMaster, Bruce MacGregor and Alasdair Fraser, who introduced her to material and techniques that have greatly influenced the energetic and fun side of her playing.
Sarah graduated with First Class Honours form Strathclyde University, Glasgow, with a BA in Applied Music. She was awarded the Alexander Stone prize for excellence in Solo Performance and she hopes to continue developing as a soloist and in her duo with Douglas Millar.
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