Lowlander Highlanders

Driving and precise, the fiddle music of the Northern Appalachian Mountains has strong roots in the Celtic music of the Scots and the Irish. The ornamentation is specific and traditional. The music was made for the country dances of the northern climes. Originally from upstate New York and now a longtime resident of Pennsylvania, fiddler, Beverley Conrad, celebrates her northern roots with the music of the Lowlander Highlanders. Adding the rhythm of the Bodrhan drum and other percussion instruments, Luke Glick, completes the sound of the northern beat. Beverley and Luke perform a variety of historical music from the northern Appalachian mountains. Many of the old time tunes that are now a part of the culture of the region were brought here by the Scots and the Irish as they settled the area. They are the dance tunes, the songs played by the fiddler at contra dances and square dances. Whether it be a jig, a reel, a waltz, or a polka the music is spirited and is meant for dancing and toe tapping. Performing on fiddle for over forty years, Beverley specializes in preserving these old tunes many of which were taught her by the old-timers, the fiddlers from this region who are now leaving us but leaving their music behind to be picked up and carried on. Luke accompanies Beverley on Bodrhan, djembe, handmade log drums, bones, jaw harp, spoons, fiddlesticks and other percussion instruments. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.