Host, Alasdair Fraser, is justly renowned for his warmth and wit as well as his music. His richly expressive playing transports listeners across a broad spectrum ranging from haunting laments drawn from the Gaelic tradition to classically styled airs and raucous dance tunes. Tonight, Alasdair performs with brilliant young cellist Natalie Haas and renowned Scot pianist Muriel Johnstone, previewing selections from his recently completed album, Legacy of the Scottish Fiddle, Vol. II, which includes renditions of 18th Century dance tunes to which Robert Burns wrote lyrics and other melodies popular during Burns' day. You may recognize Ellika Frisell from her solo work, her playing with the traditional music groups Rosenberg 7 and Den Fule, or as a member of the groundbreaking Swedish folk revivalist band, Filarfolket. Ellika has been around the world -- both literally and musically -- but she always comes home to the traditions she learned from the older generation of fiddlers in the Swedish county of Dalarna. A wildly rugged music, full of trills and complicated rhythms, this is the musical territory Ellika explored on her recent solo recording, Tokpolska (Giga). The resident genius of American fiddle and a leading exponent of jazz-hued newgrass, Darol Anger's fertile inventiveness and technical mastery have been in the forefront of a number of groups, Turtle Island String Quartet and the Fiddlers 4. Joining Darol is Mike Marshall. Mike is a pioneer of that ebullient and fascinating brand of folk-jazz-classical music that explores territory stretching from Brazil through Appalachia to Europe and Africa, by way of Manhattan and Florida's swamps. Darol and Mike gained prominence as members of the original David Grisman Quintet and as co-founders of the folk-jazz fusion group, Montreux, and avant garde bluegrass quintet, Psychograss. Darol will also be joined by his American Fiddle Ensemble colleague, Brittany Haas. Christine Primrose, one of the world's leading singers in the Gaelic language, makes a special appearance. Christine has been singing traditional songs in Gaelic, her first language, since childhood. Her work throughout the world helped initiate a cultural revival, inspiring a generations of artists. Christine applies her beautiful voice with its effortless traditional style to a repertoire that includes love songs, laments, and descriptive pieces, as well as lively dance music.