Madison Scottish Country Dancers are delighted to announce an upcoming concert showcasing music from Scotland and Cape Breton. With New England's Ed Pearlman, fiddle, and Neil Pearlman, piano, it's sure to be a rousing night – complete with step dance demonstration, Highland dance performances, and dessert buffet. Suggested donation $15. The father-son duo combines the energetic melodies of Scotland and the fiery, driving music of Cape Breton, played in a style that is both traditional and experimental. Enjoy this stirring example from a recent performance: https://youtu.be/VF-IOj79wGA?t=685 A pillar of the American Scottish music scene for over 30 years, Ed Pearlman has performed and taught throughout the US, Canada and Scotland, working with almost every major name in Scottish and Cape Breton music. While focusing on Scottish and Cape Breton styles, he also plays a variety of others, including American contra dance music, Irish, bluegrass and jazz. Neil Pearlman grew up with this legacy and has infused it with jazz, Latin, and pipe band rhythms. A multi-instrumentalist, step dancer and host of the podcast TradCafe, Neil is known for his unique approach to the piano. Rooted in traditional Cape Breton styles, his playing incorporates jazz harmony and syncopations of funk, Cuban, and Brazilian dance music to create a unique and infectious sound. Neil tours and teaches in his own right, in the US, Canada, Scotland and Galicia.