House Concert with Scottish fiddle player & Austin cellist
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🎻 Oak Branch Concert Series presents:
Scottish Fiddle Through Time
with Colin MacLeod & Margaret Coltman
Sunday, November 2nd · 3:00 PM
📍 Oak Branch Concerts · Austin, TX
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🎶 About the Event
Join us in Austin for a captivating afternoon of music and storytelling with Colin MacLeod & Margaret Coltman, This special performance weaves together live Scottish fiddle & cello tunes with tunes from the 1700s & 1800s.
Whether you’re a fan of traditional music, Texas or Scottish history, or vibrant cultural exchange, this event offers a unique and moving experience for all ages.
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🪕 What to Expect:
🎻 Live Scottish fiddle & cello performance
📖 Talk: Scottish Fiddle & Cello and tunes from the 1700s & 1800s and Its Influence on Music in Scotland & Texas
🎤 Audience Q&A and informal conversation afterward
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🎟️ Admission
Free and open to the public (donations warmly welcomed)
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👤 About the Artists
Colin MacLeod is the founder of the School of Celtic Fiddle Mastery, and a lifelong advocate of learning music by ear, community connection, and cultural heritage.
Margaret Coltman is a freelance cellist, educator, tenured member of the Austin Symphony Orchestra and has many strings to her bow!
Margaret and Colin met in Edinburgh, Scotland in 2024 just before Margaret was returning to Austin and have reconnected, through Colin's connection with the Salado Highland Games.
With deep roots in both Scotland and Texas, come along to enjoy a fun filled afternoon with music & stories from Scotland from the 1700s & 1800s and find out about the influential fiddle & cello players of that time.
To register: https://oakbranchmusic.org