Spirit Fiddle Summary
Spirit Fiddle, featuring Champion Fiddler Robin Warren and Guitarist Brian Clancey, performs a wide variety of energetic music, ranging from bouncy Southern and Texas swing tunes to sweet waltzes, old popular songs, bluegrass numbers, French Canadian and Celtic jigs and reels, and Parisian musette.
From The Boston Museum of Fine Arts to the renowned Fiddler’s Grove Festival in Union Grove, North Carolina, from the syrup festival in Henderson, Texas, to the oldest bluegrass festival in Canada, from sidewalk cafes to coffee houses and formal concerts, audiences delight in the eclectic mix of music Spirit Fiddle performs, and in their natural sense of humor on stage. Since its first appearance over 12 years ago, Spirit Fiddle has given 100s of performances and recorded 6 full-length albums.
After studying classical violin as a child, and giving solo violin recitals in Boston’s Brown Hall and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Master Fiddler Robin Warren took first place prizes in numerous fiddle contests in North Carolina and New England. She was the first fiddler ever to win the coveted Fiddler of the Festival title during 3 different years at Fiddler’s Grove in North Carolina. For this, she was granted the title of Master Fiddler. She is also one of several fiddlers featured in the 1994 PBS Special entitled “Fiddler’s Grove, a Celebration of Old-Time Musicâ€. She has appeared on over 2 dozen albums and collections.
Brian Clancey brings a lifetime of experience (from Renaissance lute to bluegrass) to his sensitive guitar arrangements of Spirit Fiddle tunes. Drawing on musical experience that crosses boundaries of time and style, he is able to create an authentic setting for each Spirit Fiddle tune. Brian is known throughout the Boston area as an outstanding rhythm player, and he is a popular backup guitar player at contests and festivals throughout New England.
Our 6th album, entitled Crossing Borders, was released in the summer of 2009. Previous titles include Rapproche – Come Closer, New Old Fashioned, Cafe Music, Blue Jeans and Gingham, and Mother’s Day Waltz. Read about all of our CDs, and listen to sound samples. Order online – they make great gifts! Check out our schedule, and come see us in person!
Sure enjoyed watching and listening to your redition of Jay Unger’s Ashokan’s Farewell. That is one sweet sounding fiddle!!!!!
Robin and Brian,
What a refreshing sound you brought to Sugar Grove! My only wish is that you had performed on main stage. We will look forward to many more concerts.
We are enjoying your Rapproche and Cafe Music on this lovely, cool Sunday morning here in the mountains of Deep Gap, North Carolina. I will research music
festivals for Spirit Fiddle in South Carolina. Thank you, we send our best, Sharon/John
We just heard you two at the Sugar Grove Music Fest and wanted to let you know we are hard core fans now of Spirit Fiddle! You folks were great and we look foward to hearing you again soon. Keep playing and stay in the spirit.
Karen and Jim
For the past week I have been listening to “Crossing Borders” in my car and reliving your wonderful performance at Music Fest @ the “Solar Stage.” I was intrigued that you play a fiddle made by your mother & wish I had asked more about that. I am so very glad I purchased your CD.
Bunny from Fall River, MA…
Hi Robin, my husband and I met you Memorial weekend at Fiddlers Grove.We have enjoyed listening to all of your CD’s. I talked to you abour a friend of mine named Mary who was recovering from a terrible motorcycle crash. The music you sent to her helped her recovery,she is doing very well. Her husband still does not have feeling of his arms or legs. She LOVED the CD very much. You are a very special fiddler and a lady who is very thoughtful. We hope to see you again live really soon !!
Sure do miss hearing and seeing you. Health issues have kept us from traveling much this year. Our SPIRIT is just fine and still Queen of the family.
God bless you both and your wonderful music.
Brian and Robin are an integral part of the Colonial Spirit Show each year in Tewksbury, MA
Their style of music adds a totally new aspect to our Cabaret A Cappella Barbershop Show.
I consider myself blessed to have met them and to have had the pleasure of their music and friendship all these years.
Again you two … great performances Saturday night at John O’s gig at the Amato Center. Though short were the conversations we shared I enjoyed meeting you both. I plan to order a CD just to punctuate the recollection of a good evening made even better for having enjoyed your performances.
Conrad
We heard you at the July 2011 Music Fest ‘n Sugar Grove and were greatly impressed with your music and style. Hope to see you there next year. Best wishes for continued good sounds and appreciative audiences!
I really enjoyed your performance at the Fiddle and Banjo contest in Lowell. Robin, the piece that I asked you about over by the trolley tracks turned out to be the Most Beautiful Tango in the World as you thought. And I won’t argue that point. I bought the CD and the rest is very beautiful too.
Robin, Brian,
I love the song J’attendrai.
I have downloaded seven different versions of the song including the one I made with
Acoustic Swing. In my opinion, Your version is the best. Would you please send me the chords for the middle part that we do not play?
Hope to see you in Union Grove in 2012.