Colyn C. Fischer (born 1977 in

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) is an American

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ist that has played the

since the age of three and has been Scottish fiddling since the age of five. As a teenager, he studied with a number of the great fiddlers of

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, such as Ian Powrie and Alasdair Hardy, and of the United States, including John Turner and Bonnie Rideout. He holds a

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Performance in Violin from Wheaton College,

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, and has recorded with various ensembles in genres including jazz, classical, rock and Scottish. In 1993, Fischer won the American National Scottish Fiddling championship (Jr. Div.), and won in the Open category in 2005 (in Houston, Texas) and again in 2006 (in Ohio). Fischer lives in

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, teaching at Central Middle School as the orchestra teacher. He is a private

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instructor and also teaches at the annual Jink and Diddle School of Scottish Fiddling. He performs regularly with

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Shauna Pickett-Gordon.

Discography

*''New and Traditional Tunes in the Scottish Style'' :Colyn Fischer –

, bodhran,

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:Joshua Carns –

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*''The Light of Day'' :Colyn Fischer -

:Shauna Pickett-Gordon -

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*''Nocturne'' :Jona Hill -

:Jah Morant(on gang) -

*''Sounding'' :Colyn Fischer -

:Shauna Pickett-Gordon -

References

*Brokenbek, Michelle (July 11, 2007).
Local fiddler found success at national level with Scottish style
''Penn-Trafford Star''. *Dobranski, Patti (July 27, 2007).

. '' Tribune-Review''. *Wertz, Marjorie (July 15, 2005).
Living History Days to feature Scottish fiddling champ
. ''Tribune-Review''. * Stacy Trevenon (August 11, 2009)
From Highlands to Coastside
. ''Half Moon Bay Review''.

External links

Scots Duo official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fischer, Colyn American fiddlers Living people Musicians from Pittsburgh Wheaton College (Illinois) alumni American male violinists 1977 births 21st-century American violinists 21st-century American male musicians