Scottish Fiddle Orchestra in Concert

29 October 2016, 19:30, Waterfront Hall, Lanyon Place, Belfast

Runs to 29 October 2016

The internationally acclaimed and ever popular Scottish Fiddle Orchestra returns to Ireland after an absence of over ten years.

During this time it has wowed the Sydney Opera House in Australia as part of a highly successful tour: The Hummingbird in Canada as well as major venues throughout China and of course UK.

Building on their unique format, the SFO has developed an irresistible musical mix of fiddle, song and dance which truly engages its audiences. 

Old friends will be here along with new additions to the orchestra family, all guaranteeing a spectacle which will remain with you long after the last echoes of this momentous concert have faded!

TICKET PRICES: £23, £19, £14. Concession (16 and under): £5

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The Scottish Fiddle Orchestra is one of Scotland’s foremost traditional music organisations. The Orchestra was formed in 1980, deriving its origins from Fiddlers’ Rallies which were – and are – held throughout the country. After one of these Rallies, a group of enthusiasts met to consider the formation of an orchestra which would draw its members from a’ the airts and would form a cohesive, vigorously rehearsed group of musicians.

The aim was to have a group of approximately 150 keen and interested musicians who would play together consistently, provide a series of concerts in the main Scottish cities and work together to create the finest possible standard of orchestral fiddle playing without detracting from the strong traditional strains of our music.

A small number of other ‘special’ concerts are also undertaken each year and the Orchestra has also toured to Ireland, Canada, China, Australia, New Zealand, Orkney and Shetland.

The members were delighted when, in December 1993, Princess Anne, The Princess Royal, agreed to be the Orchestra’s patron.

All of the Scottish Fiddle Orchestra concerts are given in aid of one or more charities; over the years these charities have benefited by a sum in excess of one million pounds.
The Scottish Fiddle Orchestra is proud to be able to contribute to such worthy causes.