Blazin' Fiddles

Blazin' Fiddles

Blazin' Fiddles are a Scottish folk group formed in 1998 and still active. They focus on instrumental fiddle music, drawing on Scottish traditional styles and lineup changes over time to build a large, long-running ensemble identity.

Line-up

The group includes fiddlers Bruce MacGregor, Allan Henderson, Iain MacFarlane, Jenna Reid, Anna Massie, Catriona MacDonald, Duncan Chisholm, Aidan O'Rourke and Marc Clement, alongside multi-instrumentalists Angus Lyon and Andy Thorburn. The members listed for the group also include Kristan Harvey, Rua Macmillan and others associated with the ensemble.

Style and reputation

Blazin' Fiddles are identified with Scottish folk and Celtic music, and their work is rooted in instrumental performance. They are associated with the Scottish fiddle tradition and have been described in comparisons to major rock acts in press quotations, reflecting their prominence within the genre.