On Stage from the State Presents
Alasdair Fraser
Alasdair found a love of and natural aptitude for the violin at age eight which he applied to the Scottish music that he heard at home. He later played with dance bands and began gathering the compositions of great fiddling forebears into a repertoire that is now vast.
Sponsored by John & Marlene Knox, this concert showcases a fiddler equally capable of playing haunting Gaelic airs and rumbustious dance tunes and improvising endless variations on traditional themes. Two-time winner of the Scottish National Fiddle Championship and part of the acclaimed band Skyedance, Alasdair has also guested with legendary musicians The Chieftains, The Waterboys, Itzhak Perlman and Los Angeles Master Chorale, appeared on broadcasts including “A Prairie Home Companion” and CBS TV’s Kennedy Center Honors and performed on film soundtracks including “The Last of the Mohicans” and “Titanic.”
Alasdair passes on his passion and skills through programs such as the Valley of the Moon fiddle camp he founded in the Californian Redwoods in 1984, the fiddle course that he’s run on the Isle of Skye since 1987, and the more recently established Sierra Fiddle Camp, near his home in California’s Gold Country.
Running time: 2h with Intermission
Sunday,
April 12,
2026
3:00 PM
Location— Odd Fellows Lodge #7, 1226½ Lincoln Way in Auburn