As heard on stages from Scotland's Edinburgh International Festival to America's Kennedy Center, Bonnie Rideout's unique style has been called "...dazzling fiddle playing from an authority in her genre." (Billboard Magazine)

Here are the best and most often requested of her traditional tunes, highland bagpipe music & ancient Gaelic melodies. (61:03 minutes)

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Tune List

  1. Mrs. Gunn's Strathspey / Sweet Molly / The Wise Maid (3:28)
  2. Grace Hay's Delight/Dunkeld House/Mrs.McGee's Reel (4:13)
  3. Pipe Major William Wilson(3:41)
  4. Brose and Butter/Cuzle Together/Elsie Marly (4:46)
  5. The Seagulls of Scarba/How I Passed the Winter/Fair John's Sister/St. Kilda Dance (4:19)
  6. Ghillie Callum/Highland Rant/Ryan's Rant (5:37)
  7. Corn Riggs/The Old Grey Cat/Ships are a' Sailing (4:27)
  8. Amazing Grace (2:26)
  9. Yell Yell (2:49)
  10. Soft May Morn / Islay and Kintyre /  Early on a May Morning(2:28)
  11. The Champion of the Seas/Over the Isles to America/ Pop Goes the Weasel/Rossie Castle (5:14)
  12. North Highland Tunes (5:21)
  13. Bonny Jean O' Aberdeen (3:25)
  14. Miss Gordon of Park/Craigellachie Lassies/ The Honourable Mrs. Drummond Of Perth's Delight (4:00)
  15. Old Reels: Grant's Rant/Nighean Doon/The Brown-haired Daughter/Innes of Sandsides'/Mo Chuachag Laghach/The Gentle Milkmaid/Stuart's Rant (4:16)

Track information and Bonnie Rideout CDs featured on A Scottish Fiddle Collection

1. Mrs. Gunn's Strathspey/Sweet Molly/The Wise Maid (3:27)
Fiddle, Uilleann pipes (Eric Rigler); pennywhistle, bodhran (Chris Caswell); guitar (Al Petteway); cello (Abby Newton) from Kindred Spirits

2. Grace Hay's Delight/Dunkeld House/Mrs. McGee's Reel (4:12)
Fiddle, 12-string guitar, cittern (Robin Bullock); bodhran (Paddy League)from Scottish Fire

3. Pipe Major William Wilson (3:41)
Fiddle, Highland bagpipe (Eric Rigler) from Celtic Circles

4. Brose and Butter/Cuzle Together/Elsie Marly (4:46)
Viola, Uilleann pipes (Jerry O'Sullivan); bodhran, udu, djembe (Paddy League) from Scottish Fire

5. The Seagulls of Scarba/How I Passed the Winter/Fair John's Sister/St. Kilda Dance (4:18)
Fiddle, piano (Betty Rideout) from Soft May Morn

6. Ghillie Callum/Highland Rant/Ryan's Rant (5:37)
Fiddle, Scottish small-pipes (Eric Rigler); guitar (Charlie Wilkie); bodhran (Myron Bretholz) from Celtic Circles

7. Corn Riggs/The Old Grey Cat/Ships a' Sailing (4:27)
Fiddle, guitar (Al Petteway); pennywhistle, bodhran (Chris Caswell) from Gi'me Elbow Room

8. Amazing Grace (2:26
Fiddle, Highland bagpipe (Mike Rogers [soloist], The City of Washington Pipe Band) from Scottish Rant

9. Yell Yell (2:49)
Fiddle, guitar (Charlie Wilkie); viola da gamba (Carolyn Surrick); bass (Charlie Pilzer) from Celtic Circles

10. Soft May Morn/Islay and Kintyre/Early on a May Morning(2:27)
Fiddle, piano (Betty Rideout) from Soft May Morn

11. The Champion of the Seas/Over the Isles to America/Pop Goes the Weasel/Rossie Castle (5:14)
Fiddle, guitar (Al Petteway); cittern (Robin Bullock); bodhran (Paddy League) from Scottish Fire

12. North Highland Tunes (5:23)
Fiddle, viola, bodhran (Myron Brethholz) from Celtic Circles

13. Bonny Jean o' Aberdeen (3:24)
Fiddle, wire-strung Celtic harp (Chris Caswell); cello (Abby Newton) fromKindred Spirits

14. Miss Gordon Of Park/Craigellachie Lassies/The Honourable Mrs. Drummond of Perth's Delight (4:00)
Fiddle, cittern, guitar (Robin Bullock) from Kindred Spirits

15. Old Reels: Grant's Rant/Nighean Doon/The Brown-haired Daughter/Innes of Sandsides'/Mo Chuachag Laghach/The Gentle Milkmaid/Stuart's Rant (4:15)
Fiddle, guitar (Al Petteway); Shepherd "A" smallpipes (Vic Frank); bodhran (Paddy League) from Scottish Rant

CREDITS: Compiled, mastered and edited by Charlie Pilzer, Airshow, Inc., Springfield, VA. Executive Producer: Maggie Sansone; Graphic Designer: Charlene Osman; Editing: Betsy Chalfin; Artist photo: Chris Moscatiello; Cover photo: Scott Morrow - Phosphor.

More CDs by Bonnie Rideout

Soft May Morn (MM 208)
Celtic Circles (MM209)
Kindred Spirits (MM214)
Gi'me Elbow Room (MM219)
Scottish Fire (MM222)
Scottish Rant (MM223) 
A Scottish Christmas (MM215)
Scottish Reflections (MM225)

A Scottish Fiddle Collection
  1. Mrs. Gunn's/Sweet Molly/Wise Maid Bonnie Rideout 1:16