A driving force of the Scottish fiddling scene in the United States, Hanneke Cassel shares her story from discovering fiddle music through local competitions to travelling the world performing and teaching her own iconic compositions, which fuse Scottish and Cape Breton traditions with a sound all her own. She and Neil also chat about her tune writing process and what influence her travels to China and Africa have had on her music.
Hanneke's Website: www.hannekecassel.com
Facebook page: www.facebook.com/hannekecassel
Instagram: www.instagram.com/hannekejewel
Twitter: twitter.com/hannekecassel
Hanneke's top 3 fiddlers: Alasdair Fraser, Natalie MacMaster, Buddy MacMaster
Top 3 Albums: Fit as a Fiddle (Natalie MacMaster), The Road North (Alasdair Fraser), Skyedance (Alasdair Fraser)
Other musicians to check out: Rushad Eggleston, Casey Driessen