Music Profile

I got into Scottish fiddle through a misunderstanding that arose out of my interest in Scottish punk and alternative bands. It was a happy misunderstanding that got me into Scottish Country Dancing by the age of 15, into teaching Scottish Country Dancing by the age of 21, and getting my preliminary certificate to teach at St. Andrews, Scotland at the Summer School of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society in 1993.

I have been playing for dance, performance, theater, and for fun since around 1991.

I have played for dance and performance events in Croatia, France, Scotland, most of the Eastern and some of the Western United States. No territories yet. States are still flopping slowly and intermittently into the played-in column:

I have placed in regional Scottish fiddle performance and composition competitions, and I qualified to compete at the US National Scottish Fiddling Championships in 1997.

• April 1996: Second Place, Open Scottish Fiddle competition, Loch Norman Highland Games; Alasdair Fraser, judge
• July 1996: Third Place, Open Scottish Fiddle competition, Grandfather Mountain Highland Games; Bonnie Rideout, judge
• April 1997: First Place, Open Scottish Fiddle competition, Loch Norman Highland Games; Bonnie Rideout, judge
• July 1997: First Place, Open Scottish Fiddle competition, Grandfather Mountain Highland Games; Farquar McRae, judge
• September 1997: Third Place (tie), Open Scottish Fiddle competition, Ligonier Highland Games; Alasdair Fraser, judge
• September 1997: U.S. National Scottish Fiddle competition, Loon Mountain Highland Games; Arlene Patterson, Iain Powrie, Jan Tappan, judges
• September 1998: Second Place, Open Scottish Fiddle competition, Ligonier Highland Games; Elke Baker, judge
• July 2001: Second Place, Best March, and Best Reel, Open Scottish Fiddle competition, Virginia Scottish Games; Elke Baker, judge

In 1998, I performed my own score for the American premier of Scottish playwright David Harrower's "Knives in Hens," the Pittsburgh Post Gazette's 1998 "Play of the Year."

I love to play, both solo and with other musicians (see Bands). Please follow the links to lists of past gigs in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011. Please contact me at drop_a_line@davidknight.us or at +1.202.531.3250 if you would like to book me or one of my bands.