The information in this biography was published in 2015, based on interviews prior to that date. Later events and accomplishments may not be included.
Ivan Day
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Name
Day, Ivan
Dates
1933-
Where Raised
Residence
Occupation
insurance salesman
Role
Guitarist
Style
Ivan Day was a founding member of the Prince County Fiddlers. He now plays guitar almost entirely but in his youth he was once the only fiddler in and around Norboro, and hence in great demand to play for local house parties. Sometimes people in the area would be so eager to dance that they would roust musicians out of bed.
Day tells a great story about Jimmy Beairsto, the fiddling barber of Kensington.
An example of Day's fiddling recorded in 1968 by Ivan Bowness was recently contributed by Melissa Marie Morse to Bowing Down Home and is now featured on this page.
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Tune Selections
| Day, Ivan - Paddy on the Turnpike | Accompanied by: Sylvia Day pno | Western Queens | info |
Oral histories
| Beairsto, the fiddling barber | Jimmy Beairsto the fiddling barber | info and transcript |
| Rousting musicians out of bed | Rousting the fiddler from bed to organize a party; "that was an all nighter" | info and transcript |