Live Review: Mary MacMaster and Donald Hay / Catriona McKay and Chris Stout

From: The Scotsman | Date: April 5, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

MUSIC MARY MACMASTER & DONALD HAY/CATRIONA MCKAY & CHRIS STOUT, MERCHISTON CASTLE SCHOOL, EDINBURGH ****

CATRIONA McKay and Shetland fiddler Chris Stout may have mislaid a harp and much sleep, having just flown back from Memphis, but it didn't prevent the harp-fiddle duo from coming out with a scintillating performance in an evening which saw the Edinburgh International Harp Festival shift into contemporary Scottish mode.

The interplay between Stout's fiddle and McKay's (borrowed) harp was frequently dazzling and complemented by a palpable delight in the music, as Shetland tunes whizzed off ...

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