Chris Stout
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Chris Stout (born 1976) is a Scottish fiddle/violin player from Shetland, now based in Glasgow. Stout grew up in Fair Isle and lived there until 8 years of age before moving to Sandwick on the Shetland Mainland, then on to Glasgow in the 1990s.
Stout has studied under prominent Shetland fiddlers including Willie Hunter and Arthur Scott Robertson and is adept at a variety of violin styles, drawing on a range of influences from folk, jazz, electronica and classical.
In 1990 he won both the Shetland "Young Fiddler of the Year" competition for his skills as a traditional fiddle player and the Shetland "Young Musician of the Year" competition for his classical violin abilities.
In 2015, Hirda, A New Opera for Shetland, co-composed with Irish composer, Gareth Williams and produced by NOISE, toured Shetland and performed in Glasgow and Edinburgh
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- Wild Mountain Thyme (feat. Emma Geekie) - Scottish Songbook, Vol. 9 - Chris Stout
- Caledonia - Scottish Songbook, Vol. 9 - Chris Stout
- Ae Fond Kiss - Scottish Songbook, Vol. 9 - Chris Stout
- Amazing Grace - Scottish Songbook, Vol. 9 - Chris Stout
- Highland Cathedral (feat. David Methven) - Scottish Songbook, Vol. 9 - Chris Stout
- Flower of Scotland (feat. David Methven) - Scottish Songbook, Vol. 9 - Chris Stout
- My Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose - Scottish Songbook, Vol. 9 - Chris Stout
- Flowers of the Forest (feat. Julienne Taylor) - Scottish Songbook, Vol. 9 - Chris Stout
- The Dark Island (feat. Chris Stout) - Scottish Songbook, Vol. 9 - Chris Stout
- Scots Wha Hae - Scottish Songbook, Vol. 9 - Chris Stout
- Island Song - Scottish Songbook, Vol. 9 - Chris Stout
- Over the Sea to Skye - Scottish Songbook, Vol. 9 - Chris Stout
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