John Taylor is a Scottish fiddler and composer from

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in Scotland and a past winner of the

Niel Gow Niel Gow (22 March 17271 March 1807) was a Scottish fiddler in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Early life Gow was born in Strathbraan, Perthshire, in 1727, as the son of John Gow and Catherine McEwan. The family moved to Inver in P ...

award for Scottish fiddling. He lives in California and leads the band Hamewith. He was part of the former band Emerald that was based in Northern California in the 1980s and 1990s. He appears as a musician in the wedding scene from the movie ''

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''. Taylor is well known in

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circles having appeared in many parts of the world including the US, Canada, New Zealand and various parts of the UK. He has recorded specific country dance music CDs with Andrew Imbrie – Steppin' Out and Live. He has often appeared with Texas-based folk singer Ed Miller and features on many of Miller's CDs.; in a review of their first collaboration, '' The Edinburgh Rambler'', the

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called Taylor "brilliant". His 2001 debut CD, ''After the Dance'', was produced by

Brian McNeill Brian McNeill (born 6 April 1950, Falkirk, Scotland) is a Scottish folk multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer and musical director. He was a founding member of Battlefield Band which combined traditional Celtic melodies and new m ...

. His second album, ''The Road Ahead'', was also produced by McNeill. Taylor is a frequent visitor to folk-music events in Texas where he is highly regarded and known for his large repertoire, and plays at many festivals across America each year.

Discography

Albums

* ''After the Dance'' (2001) Hamilton House * ''The Road Ahead'' (2003) With Andrew Imbrie * ''Steppin' Out'' (1988) * ''Live'' (1996) On Ed Miller albums * ''Lowlander'' (2000) Wellfield Music * ''Manys The Fine Tale'' (2002) Wellfield Music

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Biography, information and samples
{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, John Living people Scottish fiddlers British male violinists People from Buckie 21st-century Scottish violinists 21st-century Scottish male musicians Year of birth missing (living people)