Bonnie Rideout is an American musician who plays Scottish-style fiddle. She has a prolific recording career on the Maggie’s Music record label, releasing solo CDs entitled: Scottish Fire, Scottish Rant (With the City of Washington Pipe Band), Scottish Reflections (with various artists), A Scottish Fiddle Collection, Soft May Morn,Celtic Circles, Kindred Spirits, A Scottish Christmas (Bonnie RIdeout, Maggie Sansone & Al Petteway with Eric Rigler, and Gi’me Elbow Room: Songs from a Scottish Childhood (Parents Choice Award-GOLD). Ms. Rideout’s labors have made her a three-time US-Scottish Fiddle champion and brought her prizes in many fiddle competitions in North America and Europe. She has been featured on the CBS news show Sunday Morning, is consistently featured on NPR’s The Thistle and Shamrock, and has performed on other NPR programs including Morning Edition and Performance Today. In addition, she has won numerous WAMMIE Awards from the Washington Area Music Association (Washington, DC) and has authored four books for Mel Bay Publishing Company. Ms. Rideout has performed in venues from The Kennedy Center to Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. She has presented eighteenth century and Highland fiddle styles at the Edinburgh International Festival, the only American ever to receive this honor. She is a sanctioned Scottish F.I.R.E. teacher and adjudicator for Scottish festivals throughout the United States. Ms. Rideout currently resides in Alexandria, Virginia with her husband and three young children. She enjoys mountain climbing, gardening, painting, and sailing. From bonnierideout.com; maggiesmusic.com Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.