You sound listen to Jeremy kittel playing it, in my opinion he plays it a lot better than Benedict

@@Jamie-eg8hr truth

Yes, and great filming, too!

Fiddler!

How so?

Celtic music is a living tradition, Scottish fiddlers are historically encouraged to create new tunes and add to the “tradition”. It is not museum music. Do you think Nathaniel Gow knew he was writing and playing “traditional” music. No, he was making new dance tunes and writing airs he thought sounded good. Do you think Robert Mackintosh was writing trad music when he included minuets or other “classical” music in his collections? Or JS Skinner writing traditionally as he was challenging us fiddlers by pushing our technical limits. The beauty of our “tradition” is that it is alive, we can play a 600 year old Gaelic air then follow it with a tune written this morning. This music doesn’t belong in a museum where it collects dust and dies, it belongs on programs like these, in a pub, or in your kitchen.

@neilgow77 Well said.

It’s Human nature to evolve and that reflects trad music because you can put your own stamp on it (like our accents) but never forget where you came from. You’re entitled to say what you like or dislike but to make a comment like was a bit rude to be honest. Benedict is clearly an amazing fiddle player and while his style may not suit everyone it’s evident that he respects it and that wouldn’t happen without him growing up with Scottish traditional music. Music was around a long time before we came along and it will be around a long time after we’re gone. So don’t own it, just enjoy it

@@neilgow77 Wonderfully put.