Oliver Wilson-Dickson plays with The Ian McMillan Orchestra, The Téa Hodzic Trio and Mabon. He has played everywhere from the BBC Proms to festivals across Europe. He also regularly collaborates with the storyteller Daniel Morden, with whom he has appeared for three consecutive years at The National Theatre (2007, 2008 & 2009) and toured throughout the UK. As a session musician he has contributed many recordings from Cartoons for the BBC to cds for Warner International and plays in the house band on Welsh TV show Noson Lawen.
Since graduating from The University of York music department in 1999, Oliver has worked as a musician, actor, and workshop leader for employers including the RSC (Love In A Wood) the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Live Music Now, Sherman Theatre (The Borrowers) St David’s Hall, Theatre Iolo (Are we there yet?), Lost Chord, Artists in Schools Wales, Pide-piper, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and many county councils.

QUOTATIONS

‘Absolutely fabulous fiddle player’ BBC Radio Leeds
'Dashing Violin' London Evening Standard
'So hot, sparks flew from the violin' The Big Issue
'Fearsome fiddler Oli Wilson-Dickson' BBC Radio 4
"Astonishing" Frank Hennessy, BBC Radio Wales
'A master musician who can make his violin sit up and beg' Taplas
‘Demon Welsh fiddler’ Taplas

Highlights...

2009

Recorded OK Pewter with Mabon - 5*s Rock and Reel
Festivals with Mabon UK festivals including Fylde, Shepley, Warwick, plus touring in France, Italy and Poland
Created new show ‘The Singing Bones’ with the Devil’s Violin Company. Over 20 performances in 2009.
Toured show Sleeping Beauty
Concerts across the UK with Ian McMillan Orchestra
Concerts with the Tea Hodzic Trio
Performances with Daniel Morden, including the National Theatre
TV session musician on Noson Lawen (Cwmni Da productions)
Various recording credits
Tours to UK schools with Daniel Morden and with duo Fidaddle

2008

Tours with Mabon, including Lorient Interceltic Festival and the Rugby World Cup!
Performances with Daniel Morden including The Olivier Stage at The National Theatre
Music and story commission for Beyond The Border ’09 with Daniel Morden and Dylan Fowler
Continued performances of The Devil’s Violin, including sell-out dates at The Tobacco Festival, Bristol
Performances with Fynnon including the Bath International Music Festival
Tours with The Ian McMillan Orchestra including The BBC Proms (selected for BBC Radio 4 Pick of The Week) Greenbelt, Portsmouth Festivities, Denbigh Midsummer Festival, Bath Theatre Royal, Belfast Festival at Queen’s, Poole Lighthouse, Canterbury Festival, Bridport Prize, The Rose, Kingston upon Thames…
Tours with The Téa Hodzic Trio including main stage show at Broadstairs folk festival.
Workshops for Live Music Now and Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
Arranged and performed music for BBC R4 Friday Play Binge Drunk Britain
Recording for BAFTA award winning soundtrack - Martha Jac a Santo and other sessions for CD and theatre

2007

Recorded Sharp Stories with The Ian McMillan Orchestra, tours to venues including The Sage and The Barbican. 'A definite success' fROOTS
The Ian McMillan Orchestra featured on ITVs The South Bank show
Performances and recording of The Devil’s Violin with Daniel Morden, Eddy Jay & Sarah Moody – including a return sell-out visit to Bristol Old Vic and festivals including Fiddles on Fire at The Sage, Gateshead
Festivals with Daniel Morden, including Young at Art in Belfast, a commission for Festival at the Edge and performances in the Olivier at the National Theatre.
Recorded Album ‘OK Pewter’ with band Mabon. Tours to Italy & France and major UK festivals, including Sidmouth, Cambridge , Fylde, Llangollen Eisteddfod, Warwick.
Release of Téa Hodzic Trio album ‘Stay Awhile’ with Téa Hodzic and Luke Carver Goss. ‘Beautiful’ Johnnie Walker, BBC Radio 2 ‘Brought me to the edge of tears’ Songlines

2006
Devised and toured show The Devil’s Violin with Daniel Morden. Tour dates included The Barbican, The Bristol Old Vic, Clwyd Theatre Cymru, Galeri (Caernarfon) and many others
Concerts with Mabon including Towersy Village Festival, Celtica (Italy), Aviles (Spain) and Lorient (France)
Guest performer with Luke Daniels ‘Lost Music’ at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Performed with Szapora in Belgium and Buckingham Palace.
Appeared at folk festivals and venues with duo Newfolks, including several appearances at the Wales Millenium Centre
Appeared at venues with Téa Hodzic Trio & recorded album ‘Stay Awhile’ for Taith Records
Performed in over 60 Schools with Daniel Morden and also in duo Newfolks
Session work including: Journey to The River Sea (Unicorn Theatre), BBC Radio Four and various artists
Workshops for St David’s Hall Cardiff and Porthcall Pavillion

2005
Szapora tours of Wales, England and Scotland, including support for Mostar Sevda Reunion in Leicester Square
Performed at Imaginate Festival, Glasgow with theatre Iolo
Toured to Bulgaria with Dylan Fowler, Gillian Stevens and Rachel Wilson-Dickson and the London Bulgarian Choir
Newfolks concerts for Live Music Now and many festivals including Broadstairs (supporting Waterson Carthy) , Bury Festival, Brigg Fiddle Festival and The Gower Festival
Formed trio Hodzic and played at Beyond The Border festival
Started playing with band Mabon
Festival and school performances with storyteller Daniel Morden
Session work including: Steffano Giaccone ‘Tres os Montes’, S4C recording

2004
Featured in BBC documentary on the life of Johanne Strauss
Featured on soundtrack for popular new Cartoon series ‘Colin & Cumberland’ for BBC Wales
Toured theatres in every county of Northern Ireland with Storyteller Daniel Morden
Recorded CD The Homeland of Our Wanderings with band Szapora.
‘Energetic and heart-wrenching music’ The Guardian
‘Intoxicating… an enchanting breakneck journey through eastern Europe’s byways, every note oozing authenticity’ The Sunday Times

Concerts with Szapora including the Purcell Room at the South Bank Centre London

Numerous concerts with Newfolks through Live Music Now!, including support for Jules Holland and Jamie Cullem

Tours to Finland and Belgium with Theatre Iolo

Other performances include the National Eisteddfod (including live BBC radio concert), opening of the Riverfront Hall Newport, Beyond the Border Festival and session recording work on several releases

2003
Took a leading role as an actor musician in the Sherman Theatre production of The Borrowers
Commissioned by the PRS and Caerphilly Borough to write and tour a new piece based on traditional themes with guitarist Dylan Fowler
Appeared with storyteller Daniel Morden in the ‘Rough Guide to Wales’ national tour
Devised music and performed in Theatre Iolo’s Are We There Yet?
‘I liked particularly the bluegrass fiddle music, played by Oliver Wilson-Dickson… as if the instrument were his true voice.’ Western Mail

Various performances with Fidaddle, NewFolks and Daniel Morden at festivals including Henley, Bryn Terfel’s Faenol festival, Brigg, Bury St. Edmunds, Wheaton Aston, Beyond The Border, Festival at the Edge…
Recording and concerts in Greece and UK for band Active Member (Warner International)
Commissioned to write and conduct music for children’s choir and players from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Regular LiveMusic Now! Tours in London, South West, Yorkshire, North and South Wales
Television appearance with NewFolks
Recording for Carlton television and other session work
Regular ceilidhs, string quartets and functions.

2002
Work with Sheffield based accordion player Luke Goss as duo Fidaddle. Gigs included, Feanol festival (supporting Bryn Tyrfyl), work shop tours of the North and South of England, concerts in rural churches...
Work in collaboration with storyteller Daniel Morden, devising and performing material (performances include Belfast Young At Art Festival and The Hay Festival)
Regularly employed co-ordinating education projects for the BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Involved as workshop leader, composer and performer with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in a community project in Ammanford (South Wales).
Music leader / composer in multi-arts project for Artists in Schools Wales.
Joined East European gypsy band Szapora! and played at venues including the Greenwich Anti-Racist festival.
Nationwide gigs with ceilidh band NewFolks as player and caller
Featured on two CDs for artists Active Member on Warner International (including guest appearance at Cardiff Compass Point festival).

2001
Invited to work with the RSC on the play 'Love In A Wood'.
Involved in a research and recording project for the BBC; arranging, recording and performing folk music from around the world.
Featured on Six by Sevens album on Mantra Records.
Work with Sheffield based accordion player Luke Goss (as Fidaddle), composing and performing folk influenced music with improvisation. Gigs include Welsh Proms, Aldeburgh Festival & Fishguard Festival.
Recorded Fidaddle album ‘Ride’.
Numerous tours on Live Music Now! scheme, giving concerts and leading workshops across the