Denver — U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion Jamie Laval and Western Open Master Picker Champion Ashley Broder will perform at Swallow Hill Music Association on Saturday, November 17 at 8 p.m.

One of the premier Celtic violinists on the international music scene today, Jamie Laval consistently creates rapt audiences with his intensely passionate performances that run the gamut from tender and melancholy to wildly jubilant. Winner of the 2002 U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Championship, Jamie was recently heralded in Scotland as "A new star for the Old World" (FiddleOn Magazine). Major performances for Laval include Freight & Salvage in Calif., the Scots Fiddle Festival in Edinburgh, and a private appearance for Her Majesty, the Queen of England. In the recording arena, Jamie is widely respected for his solos on the movie soundtracks "Wild America" and "Finding Home," his Emmy-nominated theme for the TV drama, "Everwood," and for his participation in Dave Matthews CD, Some Devil. His solo CD, Shades of Green, has received unanimous critical praise and nationwide radio airplay. Laval's music making is born out of his Scottish and Irish heritage. After his student years at the Victoria Conservatory of Music he traveled extensively, immersing himself in a wide variety of musical styles including classical, jazz, and folk. He now resides in Asheville, N.C., and tours regularly throughout the United States.

Ashley Broder hails from Camarillo, Calif., and is a two-time winner of the Western Open Master Picker Championship. Her playing is effortlessness. Whether it be a virtuoso mandolin solo break, a languorous cello line, a fancifully crafted original composition, or a clear-toned tune from her fiddle, her music spins out like a sinuous ribbon of pure fun. Broder routinely forays into blues, jazz, bluegrass, Old-time, Irish, classical and Brazilian music. She has been an instructor at the Mandolin Symposium and in 2004, she collaborated with world-renown Mike Marshall in the creation of his Mandolin Method book series.