Nicola Benedetti celebrates an important year for Scotland with an album of its most famous and best-loved music, featuring songs such as Loch Lomond, My Love is Like a Red Red Rose and more.  The album also includes collaborations with leading Scottish folk musicians including well-known folk singer Julie Fowlis (whose voice can be heard on the Disney/Pixar hit film, Brave), along with Phil Cunningham (accordion) and Aly Bain (fiddle).  Nicola performs Bruch’s much loved Scottish Fantasy with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra 

2014 is Scotland’s year . In July, Glasgow hosts the Commonwealth Games . In September, the Scottish people will go to the polls in an Independence Referendum and the Ryder Cup comes to Scotland.  Nicola Benedetti was born in Scotland and is fiercely proud of her Scottish roots. She is passionate about promoting music education and is a patron of Sistema Scotland’s ‘Big Noise’ project, a music initiative partnered with Venezuela’s iconic El Sistéma . 

2014 Universal