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30-Oct-2015
by Rob Howard
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| The 66th All Scotland Accordion & Fiddle Championships take place on Saturday October 31st at The Salutation Hotel, Perth. The competition includes sections for traditional, gaelic, continental and world music entries. The adjudicators for the accordion sections are Robert Whitehead, Tom Orr, Jimmy Cassidy, and Freeland Barbour; the fiddle sections adjudicator is Gill Simpson. On Friday evening, October 30th, there is a pre-festival ceilidh in the hotel with The Jim Johnstone Tribute Band. The festival concludes with a Grand Finale Concert featuring The Brandon McPhee Trio, Claire Telford & Wayne Robertson (fiddle/accordion), and the Tom Orr Scottish Dance Band. There is also an informal music session in the bar with The Jim Johnstone Tribute Band – all musicians are welcome to participate. The All Scotland Championships have been held annually in Perth since the first festival in 1949, organized by Bill Wilkie. |