Local Scottish fiddlers in Pacifica, Saturday
The Peninsula Scottish Fiddlers (PSF) can be heard in concert next Saturday, December 1, at 7:30 pm. The performance will be at the Sanchez Concert Hall, 1220 Linda Mar Boulevard, Pacifica. Admission is $20 for adults 18 and over, and $15 for students and seniors. For tickets and information call (650) 728-0862.
Joining the PSF for this concert are several distinguished guest artists: Colyn Fischer, champion fiddler; David Elias, popular singer song-writer; Lynne Miller, master bagpiper; and Erica Robenalt, Highland dancer.
The PSF was formed in 1990 by the late Colin Gordon, of Montara. The group consists of approximately 20 musicians, mostly from the coastside between Pacifica and Santa Cruz They perform at many venues in the Bay Area, and have produced two CDs: "Mists of Montara" and "At Home and Abroad." The latter was recorded live during a concert tour of Scotland in the year 2000. Excerpts from these CDs can be heard at http:/www.cdbaby.com. The group specializes in Scottish and Irish music, but their repertoire includes French Canadian and American tunes as well.
The PSF also welcomes new musicians interested in playing the above styles of music. Rehearsals are once a month, on Sunday afternoons, and alternate between Montara and Santa Cruz. For further information please contact PSF Director, Shauna Pickett-Gordon, at (650) 728-0862, or [email protected].