Fiona Driver - The Orkney Fiddler

(1997) 16 tracks: Laxo Burn * Reel for Dave Fleetwood on the Occasion of His 46th Birthday * Pea Soup * Lord Huntly's Cave * Glengrant * The Baker * The Weird Tune * Sandy Brechin's Reel * Islay Rant * The Modest Fiddler * Dave Olson * Mitton's Breakdown * The Shetland Fiddler * Boys of Malin * Margaret's Waltz * The Waltz of the Little Girls * Grace Morrison of Borve * Mary Cotter * Davy Eunson's Jig * The Sunshine Hornpipe * Lang Linken * Da Mirrie Boys o' Greenland * Donald Blue * Sleep Soond Ida Morning * Da Fashion o' Da Felting Lasses * Da Black Hat * George Christie of Fochabers * Captain Campbell * The Brown Goose * Just A Little Wheeze * Colin Campbell * The Banks of Spey * Brenda Stubbert's Reel * The Ash Plant * MacDermott's Reel * Dillon Brown * The Coleburn * Fiddler's Cramp * Billy Peace's Reel * Reavy's Number Nine

Fiona discovered her great grandfather's fiddle at the age of 14, and went on to win several competitions for playing and composing, becoming Orkney's Young Musician of they Year in 1995, aged just 16.

She has since recorded this solo album, and has performed at events including the Shetland Accordion and Fiddle Festival, the Orkney Folk Festival and, in 2002, Fiona appeared at the 20th WOMAD Festival, held in Reading.

With Billy Peace (keyboards, accordion) and Stewart Shearer (guitar).