Welcome to the NEFS Listening Club!
Here we will provide suggestions for inspiring fiddle players to listen to, from a wide range of backgrounds and styles.
Each week, in the Tune Surgery Zoom call, we will review one fiddle player or video and share our thoughts. If you would like to develop your critical listening, there are some guiding questions in the document below.
There is no obligation to do this; you can just listen to the music! If you would like to share your thoughts, please email Ali (with the fiddle player’s name in the title).
NEFS Listening Club – a document with more details and some guiding questions.
Fiddle Players
| Fiddle Player | Example video URL | Review Date |
| 1. André Brunet | https://youtu.be/5jSw9-6Ey8o | 12th Mar 2025 |
| 2. Emma Reid | https://youtu.be/VatwEU98I5E | 19th Mar & 26th Mar 2025 |
| 3. Martin Hayes | https://youtu.be/7yg-ANvukFo | 2nd April 2025 |
| 4. Paul Anderson | https://youtu.be/23ZnGVCPIVg https://youtu.be/CAgXSfcum38 Pete Clark on Niel Gow’s bowing: https://youtu.be/ruRvF_eJePI?t=385 Tips from Paul Anderson: https://youtu.be/ks1Kt4VGL38 | 30th April & 7th May 2025 |
| 5. Jenna Reid | https://youtu.be/XDqAl45h17Q https://youtu.be/4IXZWoJgzX0 | 14th & 21st May 2025 |
| 6. Brittany Haas | https://youtu.be/3VFlJ-P08Vg | 18th & 25th June 2025 |
| 7. Bruce Molsky | https://youtu.be/jxmtrd0H8og | 2nd July 2025 |
| – Brittany Haas & Bruce Molsky, “Red Steer” | https://youtu.be/RI4-DYm9Xno | 9th July 2025 |
| 8. Lauren MacColl | https://youtu.be/IcMJs97Bcss | 24th Sept 2025 |
| 9. Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas | https://youtu.be/iGEj-Nsdt4U | 8th Oct 2025 |
| – Alasdair Fraser live in concert (with Rob Shaw on cello) Strathspeys & Reel set (at 5 mins 18 secs) | https://youtu.be/HxNSLJfcTWo?t=318 | 15th Oct 2025 |
| 10. Sam Sweeney | https://youtu.be/CEKF288ypvk | 19th & 26th Nov 2025 |
| 11. Miranda Rutter | https://youtu.be/eYyiA1potFI | 3rd Dec 2025 |
| 12. Mark O’Connor | https://youtu.be/XahhzJU18os https://youtu.be/_OWZxgyOrls https://youtu.be/WnAknJMunao (with Johnny Gimble) | 4th Feb 2026 |
| 13. Aly Bain | https://youtu.be/6nbOaPN5toM (Fiddle & Guitar) https://youtu.be/jUw9vinntGE (Solo Fiddle) https://youtu.be/3gBoCBXFZzE (Fiddle & Accordion) | 11th Mar 2026 |
| 14. Catriona Macdonald and Margaret Robertson | https://youtu.be/JBWQjbGPEfM | 25th Mar 2026 |
NEFS Listening Club