Bruce MacGregor

Bruce MacGregor joins Ewan Petrie for this weeks episode of "The Tracks That Take Us Back". Bruce is one of Scotland's most talented and celebrated fiddle players. He is the founding member of multi-award winning group, Blazin Fiddles. Described as "the Led Zeppelin of the folk world" by the Scotsman, Blazin Fiddles have won numerous awards over the years including the MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards for "Best Live Act", "Album of the Year" and "Folk Band of the Year". A man with many strings to his bow, Bruce has also established a hugely successful music school called "Blazin in Beauly", helping to inspire the next generation of traditional musicians. Alongside this Bruce also presents "Travelling Folk" on BBC Radio Scotland, a show that celebrates the very best of folk and roots music from all over the world. From using the Highlands of Scotland as his very own playground in his youth to witnessing Scotland achieve many countless rousing moments at Murrayfield Stadium, listen as Bruce generously offers us an insight into his remarkable life through his brilliant choices of places and songs on "The Tracks That Take Us Back".