Hanneke Cassel

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Hanneke Cassel
Background information
Genre(s) Folk
Occupation(s) violinist, teacher
Instrument(s) violin
Notable instrument(s)
Violin

Hanneke Cassel is a folk violinist. She was born 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 U.S., 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]

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[edit] 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

[edit] Discography

  • Silver (© 2006 Cassel Records), produced by Laura Risk
  • Some Melodious Sonnet (© 2004 Cassel Records), produced by Laura Risk
  • My Joy ( © 2001 Cassel Records), produced by Laura Risk
  • Many Happy Returns (© 2003 Cassel Records)
  • 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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