European summer festivals 2001 Fiddles on tour Fiddlers' Bid from Shetland in Tasmania.
Violins are apt to bring tears to the eyes.
En masse, in the hands of young people, these will not always be tears of joy. The inexpert sawing of bows on strings, the struggle to stay in tune let alone in time, has defeated many a young string ensemble. But things seem to be different in Scotland. A lot is going on these days in the Swedish folk music scene. Stockholm has benefited in particular by the introduction of Folk Music Studies at the Royal Academie for Music, bringing a fresh wind of young and innovative musicians into the scene.