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A fiddle player and composer from Kirkwall, Eric graduated from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 2016, with a BA (Hons) in Scottish Folk Music, and has since returned to live in the isles. Under the tutelage of Jennifer Wrigley, he recorded his debut CD at just 17 years old, and has performed in venues as diverse as Kirkwall’s St Magnus Cathedral, and Glasgow’s 13,000 capacity Hydro arena. Known for his warm, light, lyrical fiddle style, Eric was awarded the Martin Bennett scholarship in June 2016.  More recently he was commissioned by the St Magnus International Festival to create a whole concept performance called Writer's Block which was a huge success at the 2019 Festival.