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The Cumnock Tryst presents

Alastair Savage and Friends

Led by Ayrshire Fiddler this group bring the best of Scotland’s music to our doorstep

Part of The Cumnock Tryst Festival 2024

Traditional Music

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Alastair Savage is originally from Ardrossan in North Ayrshire and has performed all over the world both as a traditional and classical player. He has been a member of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra since 1997 and has toured the world with them. He also appears as a traditional fiddle soloist, broadcasting on the BBC and abroad.

His sixth solo album Tunes From The River features a number of celebrated musicians from the folk world. In his public performances he specialises in the music of great fiddle composers of centuries past such as Niel Gow and James Scott Skinner, as well as his own compositions.

Runtime: 60 mins


“I have had a life-long love of Scottish traditional music and I have always been keen to give it pride of place in The Cumnock Tryst. When it can be brought here by a fellow Ayrshire musician performing at the top of his game, I am over the moon. I’m very happy that Alastair Savage comes to the Tryst’s Festival Club for a late evening show along with his band of hand-picked colleagues.”

Sir James MacMillan