About Gregor

Gregor Borland has had the good fortune of being the only current performing fiddler to have been taught by both Hector MacAndrew of Cults, (whose grandfather was a pupil of James MacIntosh of Dunkeld, the last pupil of the famous Neil Gow) and Donald Riddell of Clunes, who was the leader of the Highland Strathspey and Reel Society, also a prolific teacher in the Inverness area. Both these fiddlers are now legendary in Scottish traditional fiddle music.

Gregor has also had much success in competitions, winning the Daily record Junior Golden Fiddle Award in 1978 and then going on to win as many as eight Scottish Championships throughout Scotland over the next five years, including the "Henry Williams Trophy" at the Scottish Championship Contest, held in Inverness.

He has recorded and toured with many bands and artistes, including the Kathryn Tickell Band, Burach, Caledon, (With Davie Steele) and also Jim Malcolm to name but a few.

Gregor lives in Spain with his family where he has started a Traditional Scottish Fiddle School, in the beautiful town of Biar , north of Alicante. He is also a fully qualified Piano Tuner and has recently started making fiddles, one of which he now faithfully plays on tour.

Gregor was fortunate enough to tour with the John Wright Band playing fiddle, mandolin, acoustic guitar and acoustic bass guitar - phew!! Please see the Tribute

Gregor is currently touring in Newzealand and teaching at the Southern Hemisphere International School of Scottish Fiddle.SHISSF