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The village of Fochabers (pop. 1673) lies on the banks of the River Spey about three miles from the coast in the county of Moray (see map of Moray). Historically, it is home to the famous Scottish fiddler, William Marshall, and, at the present day, to fiddlers such as James Alexander. Around forty local youngsters play in a group called The Fochabers Fiddlers which began in the 1980s, and an annual "Pan-Celtic" music festival called "Speyfest" attracts audiences of many hundreds to the village each summer.
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