Tappan wrote:

>> Toby Rider wrote:
>> 
>>> on my desert isle list :-) For instance, every album Alasdair Fraser has
>>> released except for one, is basically "fusion" and I think they've all
>>> 
>> 
>> Which one? I'd like to make sure to get that one.
>> 
>> Bob
> 
> Jumping into the fire here, I'd say Legacy of the Scottish Fiddle,
> Vol. 1, and probably Vol. 2 when it's released, and possibly also
> Portrait of a Scottish Fiddler are the most "traditional" and least
> fusion-like, though some folks might also argue for Driven Bow being
> fairly traditional as well. Just my opinion...

I agree with Jan.  I think I would have put "Portrait..." as his most
traditional album but it's been a while since I've heard it and I may be
misremembering it. 

Toby, your definition of "fusion" must be different than mine; when I think
of fusion I think of groups like The Peatbog Faeries and Shooglenifty, not
Alasdair Fraser!  What are you defining his style as a fusion of? -Steve
-- 
Steve Wyrick --  Concord, California

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