Kōterana – Iain Fraser

Scottish fiddler Iain Fraser presents his new show combining the music from his album Kōterana with stunning visuals and projected images.  

Exploring themes of faith and acceptance, and bringing together the history, heritage, and music of four nations, Iain tells the remarkable story of 800 Scottish Highlanders who followed Reverend Norman McLeod in the 1800s. Assynt-born McLeod set off for Nova Scotia from Ullapool in 1817, before sailing to Adelaide in 1850 and finally settling in the village of Waipu, New Zealand in 1854.  

Joining Iain to play Kōterana will be Sarah Wilson on fiddle, Wendy Weatherby on cello, Donald Knox on guitar, Freya Rae on flute and whistles, & Scot Wilson on piano & bass. 

“Highly developed, beautiful music drawing deeply and understandingly on Scottish and Scottish Gaelic traditions…” RootsWorld 

“Fine fiddle fare following a Caledonian vein from Ullapool to Waipu, by way of Cape Breton and Australia; a chamber-folk celebration.” At The Barrier