
An afternoon of Scottish music fills the air at the Annisquam Village
Church on Sunday afternoon, February 10 at 4 PM when
Parcel of Rogues
comes to play their irrepressible jigs, reels, and strathspeys. The
Parcel of Rogues are three old friends who come together to share their
love of the music of Scotland.
Fiddler Calum Pasqua is a two-time
winner of the prestigious Glenfiddich Fiddle Competition held annually
at Blair Castle in Scotland. He was the first American ever to compete
when he came away with first place! Calum grew up doing Scottish
dancing with his Dundonian mother and playing bagpipes in the NYC Police
Band.

Susie Petrov, the group’s piano and accordion player, discovered
Scottish music through the dancing when she was a teenager. It has been
her life’s most pleasurable work travelling to Scotland, Canada, and
across the USA and Europe, playing for concerts, dancing, and teaching
others to play the music. Along the way on her Scottish teaching travels, Petrov met fiddler Neil
Ewart, a high school student at the National Centre for Excellence in
Traditional Music, who hails from the remote Ardnamurrichan Peninsula.

Neil has continued this work and study in Applied Music at Strathclyde
University. His fiddle playing spans the spectrum of techno-Gaelic
songs to straight up jigs, reels and strathspeys.
The trio’s music spans the range from emotional slow airs to
high-energy, toe-tapping reels and jigs. Selections will be announced
from the stage, inviting the audience to know more about the music of
the day. It is rumored that the concert will include a bit of dancing
and piping, as well, with plenty of kilts and tartans about! Shortbread
and tea follow the concert.
The historic Annisquam Village Church,
known for its superb acoustics, is at 820 Washington Street in
Gloucester at the head of Lobster Cove.
Tickets at the door only: $15. / $5. child accompanied by adult.
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