John Taylor (Scottish fiddler)
- John Taylor (Scottish fiddler)
John Taylor is a fiddler and composer from Buckie in Scotland and a past winner of the Niel Gow award for Scottish fiddling [ [http://www.highlandnet.com/events/ent/bios/e027.html emerald ] ] . He lives in California and leads the band Hamewith [ [http://www.campbellgames.com/hamewith/hamewith.html Hamewith ] ] . He was part of the former band Emerald that was based in Northern California in the 1980s and 1990s. [ [http://www.highlandnet.com/events/ent/bios/e012.html entertainers ] ] He appears as a musician in the wedding scene from the movie "So I Married an Axe Murderer". [IMDB page for "So I Married an Axe Murderer" (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0852620/)]
Taylor is well known in Scottish country dance circles having appeared in many parts of the world including the USA, Canada, New Zealand and various parts of the UK. He has recorded specific country dance music CDs with Andrew Imbrie - Steppin' Out and Live. [Royal Scottish Country Dance Society http://www.rscds-sf.org/bkstore.html] He has often appeared with Texas-based folk singer, Ed Miller and features on many of Miller's CDs. [ [http://www.songsofscotland.com/recordings.htm#recordings Ed Miller's Recordings ] ] [Margaret Moser: [http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/print?oid=oid%3A76810 Celtic Airs] The Austin Chronicle, April 14, 2000] ; in a review of their first collaboration, "The Edinburgh Rambler", the Austin American-Statesman called Taylor "brilliant". [Michael Corcoran: "The Bottom Line". Austin American-Statesman, December 25, 1997] His own 2001 debut CD, "After the Dance" was produced by Brian McNeill. [Hamilton House, San Jose, California] A subsequent CD, "The Road Ahead" was also produced by McNeill. Taylor is a frequent visitor to folk music events in Texas where he is highly regarded and known for his large repertoire, and plays at many US wide festivals each year. [Gary North: [http://www.lewrockwell.com/north/north50.html More Than We Pay For] . June 11, 2001]
Discography
Albums
* "After the Dance" (2001) Hamilton House
* "The Road Ahead" (2003)
With Andrew Imbrie
* "Steppin' Out" (1988)
* "Live" (1996)
On Ed Miller CDs
* "Lowlander" (2000) Wellfield Music
* "Manys The Fine Tale" (2002) Wellfield Music
External links
* Bio Information and samples http://www.accesscom.com/~reellass/scd/musicres/jna.html
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