Melinda Crawford, Scottish fiddle; Dan Perttu, keyboard; Carolyn Koebel, percussion "Melinda Crawford's 'The Sheiling Braes' is a recording through which her enthusiasm for the genre fairly flies off the disc. The racks display high energy and she has the fiddle 'speakin' the Gaelic' very well indeed. You'll want to listen to this one many times." ~Dr. John Turner, Ten-time National Scottish Fiddling Champion; Founder/Director, The Jink and Diddle School of Scottish Fiddling “… an excellent recording you have here! It is energetic, enthusiastic, and a real pleasure in which to listen! I'd say you have a winner on your hands with 'Sheiling Braes'!" ~ Diane Byrnes, “Echoes of Erin” radio show _______________________________________________________________ Melinda Crawford, a U.S. National Scottish Fiddling Champion, performs frequently throughout the United States and abroad. A Scottish fiddler since the age of eleven, she has won numerous awards for her solo playing and her original compositions. A well respected teacher, Melinda is an instructor at the Jink & Diddle School of Scottish Fiddling in North Carolina. As a sanctioned Scottish F.I.R.E. judge, she adjudicates and conducts workshops on Scottish fiddling all over the US and teaches Scottish fiddling privately and internationally to many students over the internet. Melinda is an assistant professor of music at Westminster College in New Wilmington, PA, where she directs Ceòl na Teud, Westminster’s Scottish string ensemble. She is also the orchestra director, the string education specialist, and violin and viola instructor.