Colyn C. Fischer (born 1977 in

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) is an American

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ist that has played the

since the age of three and has been

Scottish fiddling Scottish fiddling may be distinguished from other folk fiddling styles by its particular precision of execution and energy in the delivery, for example, the rendering of the dotted-quaver/semi-quaver rhythmic patterns, commonly used in the Straths ...

since the age of five. As a teenager, he studied with a number of the great fiddlers of

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, such as

Ian Powrie Ian Powrie (26 May 1923 - 5 October 2011) was a Scottish country dance musician and fiddle player best known for his performances on the BBC show the ''White Heather Club''. Early life Ian Powrie was born at Bridge of Cally ( near Blairgowrie) ...

and Alasdair Hardy, and of the United States, including

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and

Bonnie Rideout Bonnie Rideout (born 1962 - Saline, Michigan USA) is an American fiddler. She is especially known for her traditional Scottish style and fiddle piobaireachd playing. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Music. She is a ...

. He holds a

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Performance in Violin from Wheaton College,

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, and has recorded with various ensembles in genres including jazz, classical, rock and Scottish. In 1993, Fischer won the American National Scottish Fiddling championship (Jr. Div.), and won in the Open category in 2005 (in Houston, Texas) and again in 2006 (in Ohio). Fischer lives in

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, teaching middle school orchestra in the San Carlos School District. He is a private

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instructor and also teaches at the annual Jink and Diddle School of Scottish Fiddling. He performs regularly with

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Shauna Pickett-Gordon.

Discography

*''New and Traditional Tunes in the Scottish Style'' :Colyn Fischer –

, bodhran,

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:Joshua Carns –

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

*''The Light of Day'' :Colyn Fischer -

:Shauna Pickett-Gordon -

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

*''Nocturne'' :Colyn Fischer -

:Shauna Pickett-Gordon -

*''Sounding'' :Colyn Fischer -

:Shauna Pickett-Gordon -

References

*Brokenbek, Michelle (July 11, 2007).
Local fiddler found success at national level with Scottish style
''Penn-Trafford Star''. *Dobranski, Patti (July 27, 2007).

. ''

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''. *Wertz, Marjorie (July 15, 2005).
Living History Days to feature Scottish fiddling champ
. ''Tribune-Review''. * Stacy Trevenon (August 11, 2009)
From Highlands to Coastside
. ''Half Moon Bay Review''.

External links

Scots Duo official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fischer, Colyn American fiddlers Living people Musicians from Pittsburgh Wheaton College (Illinois) alumni American male violinists 1977 births 21st-century American violinists 21st-century American male musicians