MISF Shorts: Sunday, October 11, 2020
6:00 – 7:15pm PT
A Close Shave and the Argos Cycle Tour of South Africa
Written and Performed by Colin MacLeod
Edinburgh, Scotland
During 1999, I was working in Cape Town, South Africa. This was a time when the political and economic environments were seeing a transition from apartheid to black empowerment and People Lived Life! I thought I might also live life by buying a violin and also entering the Cape Argos Cycle Race. Listen to Colin’s story of the close shave, the Cycle race and the Celtic fiddle music which helped Colin to stay focused on his work there.
About the Artist
Colin MacLeod, The Celtic Fiddle Guru, is opening new windows to the potential of music in people’s lives. Colin is originally from Scotland and now travels the world engaging audiences through playing Celtic fiddle, telling stories, teaching, performing, and speaking about the Celtic culture and playing from the heart. He started playing the violin in Scotland at the age of 7 and his journey has so far covered five continents including Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and North America. After taking Celtic Fiddle Playing to new inspirational heights in 2017, playing the violin in a plane at 33,000 feet over Mt. Everest in Asia and serenading the elephants in the Sumatran jungle with a rendition of Jungle Bells, his present focus is launching his international music business in the USA. Ask Colin what it was like to play at sunrise in Sedona, Arizona, at the Grand Canyon or the Hoover and what the resident seals at Pier 39 in San Francisco Bay think of his Celtic fiddle playing!
Press
https://celticfiddleguru.com/press-kit
As recommended by the performer
Age recommendation: No
Trigger Warnings: No
Run time: 10 minutes