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Caroline and Dan Hollingshurst have been playing music together since they met at Cardiff University in 1997.
A regular at festivals and dances around the country, Caroline is well-known on the folk dance circuit as the fiddler with Stradivarious and ceilidh band Scotch Mist. She was brought up (as Caroline Wright) surrounded by folk music and dance, and was a member of YoungFolk and the National Youth Folklore Troupe of England (NYFTE) dance teams. Until recently Caroline spent much of her time running music projects and workshops in her role as Education Manager for the Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields. In her spare time she played violin with the London-based Ernest Reed Symphony Orchestra. Caroline had a major success at the 2003 London Fiddlers' Convention. The convention is an annual event but this year saw the first ever Contest – and Caroline won it (accompanied by Dan). The prize was a performance slot in the evening concert, which also featured Jazz, Greek, Irish and combinations of other fiddle styles. |