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Keith Smith
Scottish fiddler
Keith Smith is in great demand at home and abroad for
concerts, recording and teaching. He is best known for his interpretation of Scottish
Fiddle music, both modern and traditional. His home is in Ardnamurchan on the West coast
of Scotland.
Keith started the violin at the age of 6. He is an accomplished performer
and recording artist, notably of Scottish Country Dance music with Scottish pianist Muriel
Johnstone with whom he has played since 1994. He also tours, broadcasts and records with his
Scottish band Hoogie and with Irish singer/songwriter John Barden.
A man of many talents, Keith plays bagpipes and viola in addition to fiddle. He is also
a keen instrument maker: several of his CDs feature a violin which he made himself as well as
recorded in his own recording studio.
In addition to his music, he has worked as a chemical engineer in the UK, Germany and Belgium
and has a Ph.D. in engineering from the University of Cambridge.
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His performances of Scottish music have taken him to countries throughout Europe (Germany,
France, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, Belgium, Holland and
Luxembourg) as well as to North America. He speaks both French and German and regularly teaches
courses on fiddle and Scottish music in France and Germany.
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