Hanneke Cassel Explained

Hanneke Cassel
Instrument:	violin
Genre:	Folk
Occupation:	Violinist, teacher
Website:	http://www.hannekecassel.com

Hanneke Jewel Cassel^[1] (born April 14, 1978) is an American folk violinist. She was raised in Oregon and graduated with a Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance at Berklee College of Music in 2000.^[2] Hanneke is the 1997 United States National Scottish Fiddle Champion,^[3] and she has performed and taught across the United States, Scotland, Sweden, China, New Zealand, France, England, and Australia.^[4]

Her debut album, My Joy, received the following feedback from Alasdair Fraser:

"A great debut album by one of the most talented and fun-loving young fiddlers you could ever hope to meet! This is fiddle music played with great stylistic integrity and personal flair - definitely a joy to listen to! Go Hanneke, and gie it laldie!" ^[5]

Awards

• 1998 Berklee College of Music String Department Award
• 1997 U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion
• 1996 Oregon State Texas-style Grand Fiddle Champion
• 1996 Berklee College of Music U.S. Scholarship Tour Award
• 1992 and 1994 U.S. National Junior Scottish Fiddle Champion

Discography

• Trip to Walden Pond (© 2017 Cassel Records) (release date April 14, 2017)
• Dot the Dragon's Eyes (© 2013 Cassel Records)
• For Reasons Unseen (© 2009 Cassel Records)
• Calm the Raging Sea (© 2007 Cassel Records)
• Silver (© 2006 Cassel Records), produced by Laura Risk
• Some Melodious Sonnet (© 2004 Cassel Records), produced by Laura Risk
• Many Happy Returns (© 2003 Cassel Records)
• My Joy (© 2001 Cassel Records), produced by Laura Risk
• Darol Anger’s Diary of a Fiddler (© 1999 Compass Records)
• The Wee Hours: Future of Scottish Fiddling in America (© 1998 Gargoyle Records)

See also

• Laura Risk

Notes and References

1. Web site: ARTIST AND THE DANCER . ASCAP . American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers . March 17, 2023.
2. http://www.berklee.edu/careers/interviews/hannekecassel.html Hanneke's alumni interview from Berklee College
3. http://www.celticarts.org/PDFS/fiddleform_national.pdf List of past winners of the Championship from the entry form
4. http://www.hannekecassel.com/bio.html Biography
5. http://www.culburnie.com/albums/myjoy.htm Album information