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MusicScapes of Scotland: Vignettes from Prehistory to Pandemic compiles 24 years of music columns for Scottish Life magazine. “Invaluable companion…Accessible and inviting.” – Fiona Ritchie, host of NPR’s The Thistle & Shamrock


The Pine Street Collection presents 150 tunes written by Ed, Neil, Lillie, Laura, and Jesse, 1981-2021, with a story for each, photos, and free access to audio.

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Ed teaches beginning and continuing fiddle classes and lessons at —



Thurs Jan 16 – Ed performs at the opening concert for the Boston Celtic Music Festival with dancer Laura Scott and pianist Jacqueline Schwab, at Passim, Cambridge MA


Sun Feb 2 – Ed leads workshop and session for the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club, Belmont MA, 2-6pm


Thurs March 6 – Ed and Neil perform at free Noonday Concert, Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal Street, Portland ME


Tues March 11 – Ed and Neil perform at the Atrium, Portland ME 7pm


Sat March 29 – Ed teaches a fiddle class and plays for Laura’s Cape Breton step class and Scottish ceilidh, Downeast Folk Festival (DEFFA), all day at Mt Ararat Middle School in Topsham, ME.


Thurs April 3 – Ed and Neil perform at Ocean View, Falmouth ME, 6pm


In 2024, Ed was inducted into the Scots Trad Music Hall of Fame