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Taylor Music Festival Faculty and Performer: Abby Newton
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Abby Newton is best known for her groundbreaking work in the revival of the cello in American and Scottish traditional music. She has been a producer and performer on over a hundred recordings of folk artists including 17 CDs with Scottish singer, Jean Redpath. Fiona Ritchie, of the nationally syndicated NPR show "Thistle and Shamrock", did a feature program on Abby and her influence on the Folk cello movement. Abby's solo CDs "Crossing to Scotland" (1997) and "Castles, Kirks, and Caves" (2001), have earned her critical acclaim both in the U.S. and abroad. Widely respected as an instructor and performer, she has conducted numerous workshops on folk cello technique in both the USA and Scotland, and has published two Celtic collections for cello. Throughout her career Abby has been active in both traditional and classical music, including performing with the prestigious ensembles Amor Artis Orchestra, the American Symphony and the Cacelian Chamber Ensemble.
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