Scottish fiddle player, singer and composer Suzuki violin and fiddle teacher www.islaratcliff.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/islaratcliff.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/islaratcliff.bsky.social/post/3mckpsmf7ps2p❄️ JANUARY GIGS ❄️ ‘The Scottish Four Seasons’ 23rd Jan - Celtic Connections 24th Jan - Stockbridge Music Hub ‘Daughters of Donbas’ 28th Jan - Celtic Connections 29th Jan - St Mary’s Episcopal Church, Edinburgh 30th Jan - University of St Andrews16 Jan 2026 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:f62sc46pyggfuh7ohex223li/app.bsky.feed.post/3mckpsmf7ps2phttps://bsky.app/profile/islaratcliff.bsky.social/post/3mbc5vogbys22🎶 NEW MUSIC VIDEO - OUT NOW 🎶 Happy Hogmanay! Here’s a waltz to celebrate ❄️ ‘The Hogmanay Waltz (Winter 2)’ is from my recent album ‘The Scottish Four Seasons’, which you can buy on Bandcamp or listen to on Tidal. https://youtu.be/lAobRQOndX0?si=6zYr-IaFCOfuOje331 Dec 2025 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:f62sc46pyggfuh7ohex223li/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbc5vogbys22https://bsky.app/profile/islaratcliff.bsky.social/post/3m5r4ocnayk2hTune in to BBC Radio Scotland ‘Classical Now’ at 7pm tonight to hear me chatting about my new album ‘The Scottish Four Seasons’ 🌸☀️🍁❄️🎻16 Nov 2025 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:f62sc46pyggfuh7ohex223li/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5r4ocnayk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/islaratcliff.bsky.social/post/3m5qsbbtphs2qVoting closes at midnight tonight! 🕛 [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Nov 2025 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:f62sc46pyggfuh7ohex223li/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5qsbbtphs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/islaratcliff.bsky.social/post/3m5qrzyh5dc27A weekend of signing CDs, writing handwritten track lists for my crowdfunder supporters, packaging them up & getting to know my local post office staff very well 💿✍️📦📮🎻 Thank you to everyone who has bought my album & sent lovely messages. I’m feeling very happily overwhelmed by the response so far ❤️16 Nov 2025 13:13 +0000at://did:plc:f62sc46pyggfuh7ohex223li/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5qrzyh5dc27https://bsky.app/profile/islaratcliff.bsky.social/post/3m5lsc4dxts2u🌸☀️ THE SCOTTISH FOUR SEASONS - OUT NOW 🍁❄️ My album ‘The Scottish Four Seasons’ is out today! I’m SO excited that it’s finally out in the world for you to hear! 🥳 Listen / buy here: https://islaratcliff.bandcamp.com/album/the-scottish-four-seasons Film by Jack Hinks @jackhinksmusic.bsky.social14 Nov 2025 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:f62sc46pyggfuh7ohex223li/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5lsc4dxts2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/islaratcliff.bsky.social/post/3m5k2wim5622sThis moment ❤️ Almost 2 years of work have led up to this! Watch to the end for my absolutely genuine *I thought I was off camera* reaction 🥹 Album release is tomorrow! CDs will be in the post tomorrow! 🎻💿 Pre-order your CD here: https://islaratcliff.bandcamp.com/album/the-scottish-four-seasons13 Nov 2025 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:f62sc46pyggfuh7ohex223li/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5k2wim5622shttps://bsky.app/profile/islaratcliff.bsky.social/post/3m5cl4u3vv22jVlog No.3: A day of 2 radio interviews, 1 film shoot, 1 rehearsal, a haircut (not featured) and some happy tears 🥹 Only 4 days until album release!!! 🥳 Pre-order now on Bandcamp! And only 6 days left to vote for me to be ‘Musician of the Year’ at the Trad Awards! Now for some sleep… 😴 Isla x10 Nov 2025 21:32 +0000at://did:plc:f62sc46pyggfuh7ohex223li/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5cl4u3vv22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/islaratcliff.bsky.social/post/3m57sjylajk2y✨ Album artwork reveal!!! ✨ I’m delighted to reveal this gorgeous album cover art by Elly Lucas. Elly took such care in creating this stunning collage of Scottish plants 🌱 You can now pre-order my album on Bandcamp! https://islaratcliff.bandcamp.com/album/the-scottish-four-seasons Only 5 days until release day! Isla x09 Nov 2025 19:07 +0000at://did:plc:f62sc46pyggfuh7ohex223li/app.bsky.feed.post/3m57sjylajk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/islaratcliff.bsky.social/post/3m52ummzld22jVlog No.1: A day of admin, social media promo and a Hegedu rehearsal 💻🎻🎶 Vote for me for ‘Musician of the Year’ (deadline 16th Nov): https://projects.handsupfortrad.scot/scotstradmusicawards/voting/ Here is the first of several vlogs showing what being a professional musician actually involves (it’s not all music!).07 Nov 2025 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:f62sc46pyggfuh7ohex223li/app.bsky.feed.post/3m52ummzld22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/islaratcliff.bsky.social/post/3m52sya325k2yI’ve been nominated for ‘Musician of the Year’ at the @handsupfortrad.bsky.social Trad Awards 2025! 🥳 This is SUCH an honour ❤️ Now I need you to vote for me! Voting closes on Sunday 16th November. Vote here: https://projects.handsupfortrad.scot/scotstradmusicawards/voting/07 Nov 2025 19:32 +0000at://did:plc:f62sc46pyggfuh7ohex223li/app.bsky.feed.post/3m52sya325k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/islaratcliff.bsky.social/post/3m3fpdmocik2f✨ Friday 23rd January 2026 ✨ I am VERY excited to be performing my upcoming album, ‘The Scottish Four Seasons’, at Celtic Connections in the Barony Hall in January! I’ll be playing with a fantastic band 🎵 Tickets are on sale now from the Celtic Connections website! Can’t wait!! #CCFest202617 Oct 2025 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:f62sc46pyggfuh7ohex223li/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3fpdmocik2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/islaratcliff.bsky.social/post/3m2f3lkhds224Thank you to @heraldscotland.bsky.social for a lovely write-up about my work, alongside Electra Perivilatis, Jay Capperauld, Gillian Walker & Seyoung Oh🎵🎻 My single ‘Autumn Leaves (Autumn 1)’ was released yesterday! Listen to it on Bandcamp & streaming services 🍁 Isla x04 Oct 2025 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:f62sc46pyggfuh7ohex223li/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2f3lkhds224https://bsky.app/profile/islaratcliff.bsky.social/post/3m2d66epgvs2k🍁🎻 SINGLE RELEASE 🎻🍁 My single “Autumn Leaves (Autumn 1)” is released today! https://islaratcliff.bandcamp.com/track/autumn-leaves-autumn-1 This track is about having fun in autumn - playing with leaves, foraging for brambles & eating crumble! I enjoyed turning Vivaldi’s original melody into a polka! 🎵03 Oct 2025 22:58 +0000at://did:plc:f62sc46pyggfuh7ohex223li/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2d66epgvs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/islaratcliff.bsky.social/post/3lxs4tbmwws23✨ 3 days left on my crowdfunder ✨ Thank you for supporting my crowdfunder so far. I have raised 70% of my target. I need to raise the remaining 30% in the next 3 days. If I don’t reach my target, I don’t get any money at all. Any help - financial or sharing - is appreciated. Thank you! Isla x https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/isla-ratcliff/the-scottish-four-seasons-isla-ratcliffs-2nd-album01 Sep 2025 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:f62sc46pyggfuh7ohex223li/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxs4tbmwws23https://bsky.app/profile/islaratcliff.bsky.social/post/3lvohgol6f222⭐️ My crowdfunder is live!!! ⭐️ I have just launched my crowdfunding campaign for my 2nd album, “The Scottish Four Seasons” - a Scottish trad reinterpretation of Vivaldi’s famous work to mark its 300th birthday! I have 30 days to raise £11,000. Thank you so much for your support! Isla x https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/isla-ratcliff/the-scottish-four-seasons-isla-ratcliffs-2nd-album05 Aug 2025 19:37 +0000at://did:plc:f62sc46pyggfuh7ohex223li/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvohgol6f222https://bsky.app/profile/islaratcliff.bsky.social/post/3lv7beqivcs2p✨ Please help me crowdfund my new album! I will be launching my crowdfunding campaign for my new album, “The Scottish Four Seasons”, very soon!!! I would really appreciate it if you could please help me in the lead-up to the launch by doing any of the following 3 actions:30 Jul 2025 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:f62sc46pyggfuh7ohex223li/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv7beqivcs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/islaratcliff.bsky.social/post/3llok7gjqfs2v🌟 ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENT 🌟 “The Scottish Four Seasons” 🎻🌷❄️ My second album will be a Scottish trad reinterpretation of Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” to mark its 300-year anniversary. Think jigs, reels & slow airs - keeping Vivaldi’s instrumentation, but rewriting his melodies & adding trad harmonies!31 Mar 2025 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:f62sc46pyggfuh7ohex223li/app.bsky.feed.post/3llok7gjqfs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/islaratcliff.bsky.social/post/3llbtfoxmvs2n🔥 EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT COMING SOON 🔥 I’ve made best pals with this guy over the past year! Who is he and what have I been working on??? All will be revealed very soon…! #music #fiddle #scottishmusic #folkmusic #tradmusic #scottishfiddle #venice #classicalmusic #violin26 Mar 2025 12:54 +0000at://did:plc:f62sc46pyggfuh7ohex223li/app.bsky.feed.post/3llbtfoxmvs2n