Fotos, Fiddles, & Felines

For over 35 years, Ed Pearlman has been recognized as "one of the finest exponents of Scottish fiddling we have in North America" (as put by Earle Hitchener of the Wall Street Journal and the Irish Voice). Ed directed the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club for 18 years, Boston's Celtic Festival at the Hatch Shell for 7 years, and has performed throughout the USA, Canada, and Scotland. He started out learning violin from members of the Chicago and Boston Symphonies, but focused on fiddling since the 1970s. He has written and performed music for several plays, including Macbeth and Miss Julie.Ed has taught fiddle to thousands of students in private lessons, workshops and fiddle camps throughout the US and in Scotland. He has put many of his ideas into his fiddle learning site in the form of blog articles, live online classes, technique and tune videos. He has written well over 150 blog posts for Music Teachers Helper. Ed has adjudicated Scottish fiddle competitions since the 1980s, including the U.S. Nationals.E