Hanneke Cassel

Hanneke Cassel

Hanneke Cassel is a folk violinist. She was born in Oregon and graduated with a Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance at Berklee College of Music. Hanneke is the 1997 U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion, and she performed and taught across the U.S., Scotland, Sweden, China, New Zealand, France, England, and Austria.

Her debut album, My Joy, received the following feedback from Alasdair Fraser:

"A great debut album by one of the most talented and fun-loving young fiddlers you could ever hope to meet! This is fiddle music played with great stylistic integrity and personal flair - definitely a joy to listen to! Go Hanneke, and gie it laldie!"

Awards

• 1998 Berklee College of Music String Department Award
• 1997 U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion
• 1996 Oregon State Texas-style Grand Fiddle Champion
• 1996 Berklee College of Music U.S. Scholarship Tour Award
• 1992 and 1994 U.S. National Junior Scottish Fiddle Champion

Discography

• Silver (© 2006 Cassel Records), produced by Laura Risk
• Some Melodious Sonnet (© 2004 Cassel Records), produced by Laura Risk
• My Joy ( © 2001 Cassel Records), produced by Laura Risk.
• Many Happy Returns (© 2003 Cassel Records)
• Darol Anger’s Diary of a Fiddler (© 1999 Compass Records)
• The Wee Hours: Future of Scottish Fiddling in America (© 1998 Gargoyle Records)

See also

• Laura Risk