Scottish Borders Fiddle Music

The fiddle music playing in the Borders owes much to Niel Gow and his family who performed and taught some of the local Borders teachers of the time. Also Scott Skinner early recordings, festivals and nearby Northumbrian music have all had their influence on present day Borders fiddle music. It is generally regarded that the main points are a fairly “heavy” style of double stopping or chording as used in tunes played by tradition bearer Tom Hughes and passed on to him from parents and grandparents. Poplar exponents of Borders Fiddle Music today are Lori Watson and Shona Mooney Back to Scottish fiddle music