Hanneke Cassel
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| Background information | |
| Genres | Folk |
| Occupation(s) | violinist, teacher |
| Instrument | violin |
| Website | http://www.hannekecassel.com/ |
Hanneke Cassel (born April 14, 1978) is an American folk violinist. She was raised in Oregon and graduated with a Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance at Berklee College of Music in 2000.[1] Hanneke is the 1997 U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion,[2] and she performed and taught across the United States, Scotland, Sweden, China, New Zealand, France, England, and Austria.[3]
Her debut album, My Joy, received the following feedback from Alasdair Fraser:
"A great debut album by one of the most talented and fun-loving young fiddlers you could ever hope to meet! This is fiddle music played with great stylistic integrity and personal flair - definitely a joy to listen to! Go Hanneke, and gie it laldie!" [4]
Awards
- 1998 Berklee College of Music String Department Award
- 1997 U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion
- 1996 Oregon State Texas-style Grand Fiddle Champion
- 1996 Berklee College of Music U.S. Scholarship Tour Award
- 1992 and 1994 U.S. National Junior Scottish Fiddle Champion
Discography
- Dot the Dragon's Eyes (© 2013 Cassel Records)
- For Reasons Unseen (© 2009 Cassel Records)
- Calm the Raging Sea (© 2007 Cassel Records)
- Silver (© 2006 Cassel Records), produced by Laura Risk
- Some Melodious Sonnet (© 2004 Cassel Records), produced by Laura Risk
- Many Happy Returns (© 2003 Cassel Records)
- My Joy ( © 2001 Cassel Records), produced by Laura Risk
- Darol Anger’s Diary of a Fiddler (© 1999 Compass Records)
- The Wee Hours: Future of Scottish Fiddling in America (© 1998 Gargoyle Records)
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