I was reviewing a CD for another of our podcasts, the Celtic Folk Podcast, when I realised that the world of Classical music has always been a good bet for the title “safe music.”

The CD to which I refer is from a young woman by the name of Rachel Barton Pine and is called Scottish Fantasies for Violin and Orchestra.    It features Rachel and guest performer and much-renowned Scottish fiddler, Alasdair Fraser, playing  classical pieces with a Scottish theme.  Now in this day of modern gizmos such as iPods and the like, why would classical music even be mentioned?

Well, this is a blogcast about music that parent would find fit for younger ears and classical fits that definition.

I often have the local classical station tuned-in on my car’s radio as I head off down the road and so the last time I had my two daughters in the car I had some PBS show blaring away.  I asked my kids if they liked the music I was listening to and, a little to my surprise, they said yes!  Now, Katie, my oldest, plays the violin and the piece was a violin piece, but as I listened to Rachel’s CD today, I thought she would really get a kick out of this mix of classical and traditional Scots… and I bet a whole lot more would too!

So check out Scottish Fantasies for Violin and Orchestra today.

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