Chris Stout & Catriona McKay  - White Nights: Sparkling new album from harp and fiddle sound-sensation duo.

"A more connected world is all well and good, but sometimes a degree of isolation can play a beneficial role in the life of local accents and music. The Shetlands are a case in point, with their strong historical ties to Norway and a rich tradition of fiddle music that bridges the Celtic and Viking spheres of influence. It's a tradition brilliantly harnessed by fiddler Chris Stout and harper Catriona McKay, whose atmospheric duo playing has evolved out of a decade long partnership in the much admired Shetland group Fiddlers Bid. White Nights, the second of what should be many recordings together, bristles with the special energy of two contrasting musical personalities, with Stout's uninhibited fiddle style tempered by the graceful precision of McKay's clarsach, or traditional Scottish harp."...IMC.