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Hanneke Cassel

A native of Port Orford, Oregon, Hanneke Cassel started playing classical violin when she was eight years old. Two years later at an old-time fiddle contest, she met Portland-based fiddler Carol Ann Wheeler and soon quit classical, started taking fiddle lessons with Wheeler, and began competing in Texas-style fiddle contests throughout the Northwest. In 1991 Cassel entered the Columbia-Pacific Scottish Fiddle Contest in Portland and won the Jr. contest. A year later she captured the U.

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Hanneke Cassel and Dave Wiesler 1/24/05: Hanneke Cassel and Dave Wiesler

Violinist Hanneke Cassel and pianist Dave Wiesler perform traditional and modern music for Scottish country dance and can be heard on the CD Many Happy Returns.

Hanneke Cassel and Dave Wiesler

Violinist Hanneke Cassel and pianist Dave Wiesler perform traditional and modern music for Scottish country dance and can be heard on the CD Many Happy Returns.
Hanneke Cassel and Dave Wiesler 11/6/02: Hanneke Cassel and Dave Wiesler

U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion Hanneke Cassel and folk composer/pianist Dave Wiesler join musical forces to produce exuberant rhythms and captivating melodies.

Hanneke Cassel and Dave Wiesler

U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion Hanneke Cassel and folk composer/pianist Dave Wiesler join musical forces to produce exuberant rhythms and captivating melodies.

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