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Rua Macmillan

Junior Conservatoire Lecturer, Fiddle

Hailing from Nairn, Rua Macmillan is one of Scotland’s top fiddlers. Having graduated with a BA (Hons) in Scottish Music from RSAMD (now Royal Conservatoire of Scotland), and won the prestigious BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year in 2009, Rua has toured extensively throughout Europe and North America.

Hailing from Nairn, Rua Macmillan is one of Scotland’s top fiddlers. Having graduated with a BA (Hons) in Scottish Music from the RSAMD (now Royal Conservatoire of Scotland), and won the prestigious BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year in 2009, Rua has toured extensively throughout Europe and North America, including performances at some of the world’s most prominent Folk Festivals, including Celtic Connections, Cambridge, Ortigueira and Winnipeg. His debut album, Tyro was voted instrumental album of the year in the Fatea Awards and was picked by Songlines Magazine as a ‘Top of the World’ album.

In addition to touring, Rua is in great demand as a tutor, and teaches regularly with Fèis Rois, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow Fiddle Workshop, as well as internationally.