A seasoned performer, Ed has never stopped playing fiddle, which he now does full-time, bringing to his music unique experiences as a serious and successful organizer of concerts, festivals, summer camps for kids and adults, magazine writer, CD distributor of the major artists and labels from Scotland and Atlantic Canada, private teacher, workshop leader, inventor, husband and father.   Against all odds, he has eked out a living doing all this stuff!  You can find out more on the next page or at www.highlandsoles.com and fiddle.musicteachershelper.com.

Ed Pearlman plays with heart and an unusual depth of knowledge

about Scottish and Cape Breton music, as well as a variety of other styles,

including jazz, classical, Irish, klezmer, contradance, French Canadian and more.  

His shows draw you into music that is intelligent, emotional, and exuberant.

 

His latest project is with Neil Pearlman, a great young jazz/Scottish pianist who adds a new direction and energy to their music.  Neil’s accompaniment is intriguing, heartfelt, and rhythmically fascinating.  Together, Ed and Neil also perform with dancer Laura Scott and the Highland Soles band.

 

Ed has worked many times with Alasdair Fraser, Buddy MacMaster, Tony Cuffe, Bruce MacGregor, Mairi Rankin, Joe Cormier, and several times each with Aly Bain, Natalie MacMaster and other artists.  These artists have musical heart and knowledge that Ed, like others, has learned a great deal from, and he’s pleased to consider some of them his friends.