Ed Pearlman is best known for his 30 years of expertise in Scottish and Cape Breton fiddling, performing often with his wife, dancer Laura Scott, and their family band, Highland Soles. Ed has performed and taught fiddle throughout the U.S., and in Canada and Scotland. His latest CD is "On the Edge" with son Neil on piano. Ed also plays other styles on the violin, including Irish, French Canadian, Swedish, classical, jazz, klezmer, and for theater productions. Ed teaches fiddle for all ages and levels in Portland, Maine.
Ed has worked closely with Alasdair Fraser, Buddy MacMaster, Tony Cuffe, Bruce MacGregor, Mairi Rankin, Joe Cormier, as well as with Aly Bain, Natalie MacMaster and other fine Scottish and Cape Breton artists.
He directed the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club for 18 years, directed the Scottish Fiddle
Rally concerts for 15 years (CD from Greentrax Recordings, see “Store” tab above),
the Boston Celtic Festival 1987-
Ed has taught all ages and levels at Blazin in Beauly (Scotland), Ohio Scottish Arts School, Swannanoa Celtic Week, Rocky Mountain Fiddle Camp, Maine Fiddle Camp, Pinewoods dance camp, and runs a summer camp for kids called “Meet the Instruments”.
He has written the music column for Scottish Life magazine since 1996.
