Rona Wilkie

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BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2012 Rona Wilkie, from Oban, was introduced to traditional music as a baby, and grew up being simultaneously trained in both Highland fiddle style and classical music. She is a fabulous fiddle player and has taught at several fiddle camps in the USA and has played alongside many wonderful musicians such April Verch, Brian Wicklund and Brad Leftwich in cross-genre performances. Rona has also completed her Masters Degree at Newcastle University and, with the performance aspect, aims to fuse Highland music with that of the Americas, drawing particularly on Appalachian melodies. She also plays with Marit Fält creating an exciting and innovative new duo which explores the musical traditions of Scotland and Scandinavia.