A Waulk On the Wild Side; Celtic Connections Donald Shaw's Harvest, Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow 4/5

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Now that's what a Scottish National Orchestra should look and sound like: a whole platoon of fiddlers, clarsach players gathered behind, a section of cauld wind pipers, boxes, whistles and Big Jim Sutherland giving it big stuff on the bodhran and wearable washboard.

For one night only it was the Scottish National Orchestra, with a cosmopolitan array of guests and soloists. By not trying to create a piece of great art, by way of a suite or symphony, by not even attempting pageantry, Donald Shaw's opening night celebration of the Scottish tradition's flourishing musical youth for Celtic Connections 2004 scored high marks.

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A Waulk On the Wild Side; Celtic Connections Donald Shaw's Harvest, Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow 4/5

It was, in effect, a humongous session, but a notably orderly one, a huge band playing a...

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