This piece was composed before I climbed the famous mountain "Suilven" near Lochinver on Scotland's West Coast. I had been wanting to climb in for years; it was calling out to me! When I eventually reached the summit, it was simply stunning. 
This tune is in the key of F sharp minor, which I think adds a haunting and hypnotic air to the piece.

SUILVEN by Fiona Driver

A march written in 2021 as a commission. The Black Rock of Scorrybreac is near Portree, Skye.

Fiddles and mandolin: Fiona Driver
Piano: Trevor Hunter

The Black Rock of Scorrybreac

A piece I wrote on my piano in a thoughtful moment. 
Played by my computer as my piano isn't in tune!

Wideford Mist

Latest commission - a happy jig.
Fiona Driver: Fiddles, Mandolin
Trevor Hunter: Piano

Robbie O' Holin

Latest commission, for a newly married couple.
All of the money raised from auctioning this commission went to help the Blue Highlands bird rescue centre in Brora.

Fiddles, guitar, mandolin and percussion: Fiona Driver

A Coul Wedding, © Fiona Driver

The crunchy sounds of an Orkney otter munching a fish by Harray Loch, July 2022

Otter Eating A Fish

A new commission written for a friend and Orkney musician, on the occasion of his retirement.
© Fiona Driver 2022
Fiona Driver: fiddles and piano

Sandy Bows Out

A carol I wrote inspired by the lovely St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall. Hopefully it will have lyrics soon!

Orkney Christmas

Written in the middle of the night two years ago when I couldn't sleep - this is a short piece that's meant to be a plane taking off. I layered fiddle parts with piano and mandolin and it is made from ten different tracks.

On A Cloud

Fiddlers Field

Another commission…. this for a new baby. 
A Scottish strathspey in Bb by Fiona Driver
Fiddle: Fiona Driver
Piano: Trevor Hunter

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WEE KINSEY, by Fiona Driver

Latest commission - a cheery tune for a Christmas gift!

Old Grey Wolf

This is a piece I composed and recorded for Year One of my music degree, and the challenge was to write one minute of music which brings to mind the emotion FEAR. I played it to friends and family without telling them which emotion it was meant to be, and they had to guess.... most of them got it correct! The slightly unusual instrument in this arrangement is a spinning top on a biscuit tin...

FEAR by Fiona Driver

This is a piece I was inspired to write after trekking around majestic Loch Muick in deep snow at Easter, 2013.
I composed the melody in Braemar that night, and my friend Kathie added piano to my recording later.
The sound of the waves lapping against the ice, along with the cracking and creaking noises it was making, plus the stunning reflections of the mountains in the water, all added to the experience

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