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I a i n A n d e r s o n
by SMC

However you describe Iain Anderson's fiddle playing it's no wonder that he's in
constant demand as a concert performer, session musician and band
member. Now, at the age of 28, his solo performance credits range from The
Royal Albert Hall and The MTV Europe awards to Royal Gala performances for
HM The Queen and every European Head of State at Londons' Natural History
Museum and the Edinburgh Military Tattoo. In July of this year he performed at
the official launch of the final book in the "Harry Potter" series with
singer/guitarist Colin Ramage and in the same month secured three major
european tours for his band ! 2008 has already produced some musical
moments to remember!

Iain enjoys a wide and varied career often playing different styles of music from
Scottish traditional to Jazz to classical, sharing the stage with an increasingly
eclectic mix of performers including some of Scotland's finest exports; KT
Tunstall, Polish pop group, Brathanki, Craig Jeff re y, 'Alasdair MacCuish & the
Black Rose Ceilidh Band', Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham and 'The Reel Thing
Ceilidh Band'.

Iain's debut fiddle album, 'Silver Strings', was released in December 2006 on
the Highlander Music record label to widespread critical acclaim and made
album of the week on BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal within a few days of it's
release. Now it's played regularly on BBC Radio and scores of international
radio stations regularly featuring on both the Mike Harding and Desmond
Carrington shows on BBC Radio 2 and everything from 'The Global Gathering'
and 'Travelling Folk' to 'Take the Floor' and the 'Reel Blend' on Radio Scotland.
On the strength of the album's success, Ken Bruce and BBC Radio 2 invited
Iain to appear live on the world famous 'Friday Night Is Music Night' at the
Mermaid Theatre in London. The show, presented by Paul Gambaccini,
featured some fantastic performers including
Louise Setara, Brian Kennedy and the renowned BBC Concert Orchestra. Iain
recently appeared for the second time in 12 months on 'Friday Night Is Music
Night', this time with the brilliant Gemma Donald and Tom Orr which was
brodcast on 14th March 2008 !

Iain continues to enjoy great success touring worldwide with different bands in
countries almost too numerous to mention. His particular favourites are Brazil,
Argentina, Canada and Cyprus and, within Europe, he tours regularly in
Germany, Holland and Switzerland.

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