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Fiddle Music Roots and Local Players Across Canada
The piece traces fiddle culture from Archie Smiley in Maple Creek to Old Time Fiddlers contests across the provinces. It notes Don Messer and Don Messer's Jubilee, teaching efforts in Swan River, and the long history of bowed instruments from 900 A.D. to Stradivari violins, highlighting the social bonds and musical heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swan River
Desmond Legace
Don Messer
Texas
Britain
Amati and
Stradivari