Come and hear the fiddle played from the heart.
From a Bellevue street festival and Richmond concerts to Texas Highland Games and a Patrick Henry celebration at Historic St. John's Church — join Colin for live Scottish fiddle this autumn, winter and into 2027.
Join Colin and fellow players from around the world to play inspiring tunes, hear the stories behind them, and enjoy a relaxed musical community wherever you are in your day.
More info & joinEver wanted to pick up a fiddle and give it a go? Find Colin out front of The Painting Class during Bellevue's Blocktober Fest. Five minutes with a fiddle in your hands and a Scottish fiddler at your side, playing your first notes the traditional way: by ear, with no sheet music. All ages, no experience needed — or simply stop by and enjoy some live Scottish fiddle.
Just turn up — no booking needed.
Colin first played alongside Dan and Nancy at a Richmond concert in 2018 — a memorable evening titled ‘The More The Merrier.’ Now they reunite to bring that same warm spirit of Celtic music and community back to Richmond. Come and celebrate a beautiful time of year with live music not to be missed.
Lie back on your mat, close your eyes, and let the sounds of the Scottish Highlands wash over you. One hour of live Celtic fiddle — no experience needed, no movement required. Bring a yoga mat or blanket.
Reserve your spotBookings handled directly by Firefly Yoga & Movement Studio · (254) 218-4072
A full Highland Games weekend at the 65th Salado Scottish Gathering — piping, athletics, clans and Scottish culture. Colin joins the celebration with live fiddle music at one of Texas's best-loved Scottish gatherings.
Salado Highland GamesThirty-plus live bands, Scottish Highland Games, archery, mead, artisans and Santa — the grounds of Sherwood Forest Faire become a Celtic holiday village for one winter weekend.
This year the School of Celtic Fiddle Mastery, directed by Colin MacLeod, joins forces with the Austin Scottish Country Dance Society to bring Sherwood its first Scottish Fiddle & Dance Flash Mob — on stage and in the lanes on Saturday and Sunday. Watch Sherwood's Facebook page for clues about where and when.
Festival tickets Festival line-up →Tickets are sold by Sherwood Forest Faire. Fiddle & Dance Flash Mob: Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 December.
From the heart, not the page.
A 45-minute concert of Scottish and colonial fiddle music tracing Patrick Henry from his Scottish roots to the speech he gave at St. John's Church at the Second Virginia Convention in March 1775. Henry was a fiddler, and playing by ear may have shaped how he spoke without notes: from the heart, not the page.
Tickets are sold by Historic St. John's Church. Concert ticket-holders are let back into the church from about 2:30 PM.
Three hundred years since Scotland's greatest fiddler was born. Join Colin in Highland Perthshire for a fiddle & wellness tour or a first-notes beginners retreat. Places are reserved with a $500 deposit.
Scotland 2027 retreats & toursWineries, meaderies, retirement communities, schools, festivals and private events. Colin plays fully acoustic and brings the stories behind every tune.
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