The information in this biography was published in 2015, based on interviews prior to that date. Later events and accomplishments may not be included.
Alton Silliker
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Name
Silliker, Alton
Pronunciation Guide
SILL-i-ker
Dates
1934-
Where Raised
Residence
Occupation
not known
Style
Alton Silliker is the youngest son of fiddler Wilfred Silliker, and brother of accompanist Florence Silliker Young. His playing appears on the Rounder CD, The Prince Edward Island Style of Fiddling: Fiddlers of Western PEI.
According to Ms. Young, as kids she and Alton often used to play music together in the evenings. This connection became so compelling that after a while she "quit piano lessons and just chorded with him." In the 1950s, Alton, Florence, and a cousin of theirs formed a band and used to play regularly for dances at the Canadian Legion in O'Leary.
As recently as the early 1990s, Alton, Florence, Wilfred and the rest of the Silliker clan still got together annually around Christmas time to play music.
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Tune Selections
| Paddy on the Turnpike | Accompanied by: Florence Silliker Young, pno; Eugene Gallant, gtr | West Prince | info |
| Ste. Anne's Reel / Ragtime Annie / Southern Melody | Accompanied by: Florence Silliker Young, pno; Eugene Gallant, gtr | West Prince | info |
| Ste. Anne's Reel / Ragtime Annie / Southern Melody | Accompanied by: Florence Silliker Young, pno; Eugene Gallant, gtr | West Prince | info |
| Ste. Anne's Reel / Ragtime Annie / Southern Melody | Accompanied by: Florence Silliker Young, pno; Eugene Gallant, gtr | West Prince | info |
| Miramichi Fire / Joys of Québec | Accompanied by: Florence Silliker Young, pno; Eugene Gallant, gtr | West Prince | info |
| Miramichi Fire / Joys of Québec | Accompanied by: Florence Silliker Young, pno; Eugene Gallant, gtr | West Prince | info |
| Cotton-Eyed Joe | Accompanied by: Florence Silliker Young, pno; Eugene Gallant, gtr | West Prince | info |