Jenna Reid & Harris Playfair

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Shetland fiddle and piano duo Jenna Reid and Harris Playfair play sparkling traditional music in the atmospheric space of St Peter's Scottish Episcopal Church, Linlithgow on May 12th!

About Jenna Reid & Harris Playfair

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Shetland fiddle and piano duo Jenna Reid and Harris Playfair is one of the most dynamically exciting and soulfully expressive partnerships in traditional music.

Their understanding, forged over a number of years, allows the two to negotiate tunes including James Scott Skinner’s notoriously challenging ‘The Mathematician and The Hurricane’ with fabulous musicianship and to deliver a different side to Scott Skinner, the emotional ‘Hector the Hero’, with great melodic sensitivity.

Born into a musical family in Quarff, Jenna grew up in the Shetland tradition, learning from the local master Willie Hunter and has taken the skills he instilled in her across the world. She was a founder member of the award-winning fiddle quartet Rant and has featured in Deaf Shepherd as well as being an established force in the frontline of Highlands and Islands celebrants Blazin’ Fiddles.

Her duo with the ultra-resourceful and inventive Harris has featured on recordings including Live in Shetland and Working Hands (with Mr McFalls Chamber) and is showcased on their 2023 release One Day.

Expect quicksilver playing on reels and strathspeys and stunningly beautiful, original slow airs in an evening of superb musical accomplishment.

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