Alasdair Fraser - Portrait Of A Scottish Fiddler

(1996) 14 tracks: The Mathematician * Down The Vale * The Braes Of Castle Grant * The Nameless Lassie * Allan's Reel * J. F. Dickies's Delight * Miss Wharton Duff * MacCrimmon's Lament * Miss MacPherson Grant * The Weeping Birches Of Kilmorack * Mrs E. M. Ross's Welcome To Kiltarlity Cottage * Tog Orm Mo Phiob * The Acrobat * Sands Of Murness

For his first album Alasdair selected some of his favourite gems among the rich fiddling repertoire of Scotland. Many of the tunes have long been a part of the tradition, others are more recently composed.

It reveals the depth and variety of Scotland's musical traditions as well as the virtuosity, charm and extraordinary versatility of one of its finest exponents.