CD: Eric Linklater: The debut CD from Orkney's Eric Linklater, a talented young fiddle player and a pupil of acclaimed Orkney fiddler Jennifer Wrigley. A student at the Royal Scottish Conservatoire, Eric shows his deft touch on a range of tunes from his native Orkney as well as tunes from further afield. Some excellent playing on this CD - there's an gorgeous slow air 'The Mermaid's Chair' which is particularly lovely, and a special mention for his treatment of Simon Bradley's fab tune 'The Fiddle Cushion', written by Simon to commemorate the occasion when a certain concertina player inadvertently sat down on his fiddle which he had laid on a chair during a session in Edinburgh! 14 tracks.
Musicians: Eric Linklater - fiddle; Ryan couper - guitar; Hazel Wrigley - piano, guitar; Stewart Shearer - guitar, mandolin, banjo; Jennifer Wrigley - fiddle; David Delday - piano; Owen Tierney - mandolin.