Fiddle used by Robert Burns to be played on stage in Glasgow this December
dailyrecord.co.ukA fiddle that was reportedly used by Robert Burns will be performed live on stage in Glasgow this December.The Baroque Gregg fiddle, which is believed to have once been played by Scotland's Bard, will be returned to use in a partnership between Hoolie in the Hydro and the National Trust for Scotland.
It will be used during live performances at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow and Carnegie Hall in New York.The ornate fiddle was built around 1750, and is kept on display at the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum in Alloway where the poet was born.
Burns’ dance teacher William Gregg is said to have played the fiddle more than 250 years ago.Musicians Alistair McCulloch of the Royal Conservatoire Scotland and David Moore from the Ayrshire Fiddle Orchestra have thus far been the only people with permission to play it.
However, multi-instrumentalist Ewen Henderson will use the Gregg fiddle in front of thousands at Hoolie in the Hydro this December.The fiddle is believed to have been played at the Bachelor’s Club in Tarbolton, where Burns was learning dance steps.
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