Catriona MacDonald

Catriona McDonald is a musician and teacher from Shetland and is considered to be one of the world's leading traditional fiddle players. MacDonald started studying fiddle with Dr Tom Anderson MBE in 1981 at age 11 (she considers herself to be a late starter), was a founding member of Shetland's Young Heritage and won the Shetland Young Fiddler of the Year competition in 1983. In 1992 MacDonald won the "BBC Radio Two Young Tradition Award" and went on to study voice for four years at the Royal College of Music in London. After graduating she moved to the borders area of Scotland to focus on her professional fiddle playing. MacDonald is an active teacher with a passion for sharing her knowledge of traditional fiddle techniques and...