Bonnie Rideout
Bonnie Rideout (born 1962 - Saline, Michigan USA) is an American fiddler. She is especially known for her traditional Scottish style and fiddle
piobaireachd
playing.
She is a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Music
.
She is a recording artist, her touring career spanning three decades.
Background
Rideout was born into a musical family of Scots descent and grew up in the rural communities of Saline, Michigan and
Washington D.C. branch. Rideout is the only American to hold the honor of representing Scottish fiddle music at the Edinburgh International Festival
. She is the first woman to hold the National Scottish Fiddle title and the youngest to have garnered the U.S. Championship, winning it for three consecutive years. Rideout discontinued competing to become an adjudicator and professional recording artist and has maintained a consistently high profile in the Celtic music scene.
Reception
Bonnie Rideout has been featured on the BBC, CBS,
Mel Bay Publications
, Bonnie has recorded over fifteen solo albums and appeared as a guest artist on dozens of CDs for Sony, BMG, Time Life, EMI, Ryco Disc, Maggie's‚ Music, Dorian, and Rounder Records. In 2003, she incorporated her own record label, Tulloch Music, Ltd.
Discography
Feature Projects
- Soft May Morn - MM208 - 1991, 1994
- Celtic Circles - MM209 - 1994
- Kindred Spirits - MM214 - 1996
- A Scottish Christmas - MM215 - 1996
- Gi' Me Elbow Room - MM219 - 1998
- Scottish Fire - MM222 - 2000
- Scottish Rant - MM223 - 2000
- Scottish Reflections - MM225 - 2003
- Scottish Inheritance - TM501 - 2003
- A Scottish Christmas, THE CELEBRATION - TM502 - 2004
- Bonnie Rideout LIVE - TM503 - 2005
- Scottish Fiddle Collection - MM306 - 2006
- Scotland's Fiddle Piobaireachd - Vol. I - TM504 - 2010
- HARLAW, Scotland 1411 - TM505 - 2011
- Scotland's Fiddle Piobaireachd, Vol. II - TM506 - 2012
Collaboration Projects
- Music in the Great Hall/Ensemble Galilei - MM226 -1992
- Ancient Noels/Ensemble Galilei - MM108 - 1994
- Celtic Roots/Hesperus - MM220 - 1999
- The Art of Robert Burns I - SCTM001 - 2003
- The Art of Robert Burns II - SCTM002 - 2005
DVD
- A Scottish Christmas, Featuring Bonnie Rideout - 2001
Musicians Bonnie Rideout has recorded with
Bryan Aspey, Matt Bell, Barnaby Brown,
The City of Washington Pipe Band, Chris Caswell, Tony Cuffe
, John Doyle,
Ensemble Galilei, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, Paula and Charlie Glendinning, Grace Griffith, Grant Herreid, Hesperus, Steve Holloway, Andy Hunter, Billy Jackson, Linda Kirk, Allan MacDonald, Ronn MacFarlane, Kevin McCrae, Patrick Molard, The Musicians of Edinburgh, Abby Newton, Chris Norman, Simon O'Dwyer, Jerry O'Sullivan, Al Petteway, John Purser, Sue Richards, Betty Rideout, Eric Rigler, Maggie Sansone, Elizabeth Stewart, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Bill Taylor, Athena Tergis.
Record Labels representing Bonnie Rideout
Tulloch Music, Virtual Label LLC, Sony BMG, Time Life, EMI, Rykodisc, Maggie's Music, Dorian, Rounder Records, and Scotstown Music.
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