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Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas with Tony McManus & Friends & Oleman

Saturday 26th January 2008, 7.30pm

City Halls : Grand Hall

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The title of the new second CD by virtuoso Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser and US cello prodigy Natalie Haas, In the Moment, certainly pinpoints where these two musicians are – along with their audiences – when they play together.

In Fraser’s own words, ‘She’s so simpatico that we can have these wonderfully shared musical journeys that very rarely involve planning, other than to say, ‘Here’s where we’re going to begin, here’s where we’re going to end up; we know the material – now let’s just connect.’

Now based in Canada, Fraser’s former duo partner Tony McManus‘the best Celtic guitarist in the world,’ according to one John Renbourn – appears tonight with a lavish array of like-minded souls he’s met on his musical travels. They include singer and multi-instrumentalist American folk polymath Bruce Molsky and a string quartet led by Greg Lawson.

Formed at Stockholm’s Royal Academy of Music, the Swedish/Norwegian quartet Oleman draw their repertoire largely from the southern border regions between the two countries. Comprising Olle Lindvall (guitar) Emma Johansson (flute/vocals), Anette Thorsheim (accordion) and Olof Misgeld (fiddles), they create fresh, original arrangements of dance tunes, love songs and narrative ballads.

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Alasdair Fraser

Tony McManus

Oleman

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