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oral history

Conflict Over Room on Dance Floor

Type: Audio non-musical
Contributors: Interviewee: West Prince Fiddlers, Recordist: Ken Perlman
Abstract:
  • Abstract:Fighting at the Old Dances: Fighting over a Place to Dance
  • Collection: Bowing Down Home Oral Histories
    oral history

    Compound graces explained

    Type: Audio non-musical
    Contributors: Interviewee: Paul MacDonald, Recordist: Ken Perlman
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:Compound grace notes
  • Collection: Bowing Down Home Oral Histories
    oral history

    Company discusses women and fiddling

    Type: Audio non-musical
    Contributors: Interviewee: Teresa MacPhee Wilson, Recordist: Ken Perlman
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:A group discussion: why women were kept from fiddling in the past, why so many young women are playing now
  • Collection: Bowing Down Home Oral Histories
    oral history

    Community pressures against females fiddling

    Type: Audio non-musical
    Contributors: Interviewee: Teresa MacPhee Wilson, Recordist: Ken Perlman
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:How Teresa was discouraged from fiddling while still a girl; Hilda was the only one around who played
  • Collection: Bowing Down Home Oral Histories
    oral history

    Communities ask too much of fiddlers

    Type: Audio non-musical
    Contributors: Interviewee: Fr. Faber MacDonald, Recordist: Ken Perlman
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:Communities take advantage of fiddlers; ask too much
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    oral history

    Church picnics around Peakes Station

    Type: Audio non-musical
    Contributors: Interviewee: Cecil Trainor, Recordist: Ken Perlman
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:Church picnics near Peakes Station: game booths all afternoon, big supper, then the dance would start; they also had auction of cakes; there was a fair amount of fiddling and some fighting, but they always protected the fiddler
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    oral history

    Changing tunes to suit the dancers

    Type: Audio non-musical
    Contributors: Interviewee: Andrew Jones, Recordist: Ken Perlman
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:How locals changed the way Ste. Anne's Reel is played to suit step-dancing style
  • Collection: Bowing Down Home Oral Histories
    oral history

    Chaisson brothers are mentors

    Type: Audio non-musical
    Contributors: Interviewee: Paul MacDonald, Recordist: Ken Perlman
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:Chaissons brought him into the fold
  • Collection: Bowing Down Home Oral Histories
    oral history

    Card playing for horses

    Type: Audio non-musical
    Contributors: Interviewee: Cecil Trainor, Recordist: Ken Perlman
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:passing the time during the winter
  • Collection: Bowing Down Home Oral Histories
    oral history

    Can tell where they're from via style

    Type: Audio non-musical
    Contributors: Interviewee: "Young Peter" Chaisson, Recordist: Ken Perlman
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:Style of every player comes from within; you can tell who it is and where they are from via their style
  • Collection: Bowing Down Home Oral Histories
    oral history

    Breaking down under pressure

    Type: Audio non-musical
    Contributors: Interviewee: Fr. Faber MacDonald, Recordist: Ken Perlman
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:Negative consequences for fiddlers of being overworked or overstressed; many turned to alcohol
  • Collection: Bowing Down Home Oral Histories
    oral history

    Biased judging at contests

    Type: Audio non-musical
    Contributors: Interviewee: Jim Hornby, Recordist: Ken Perlman
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:Some factors that led to prejudice by judges: family or social connections; they were not experts
  • Collection: Bowing Down Home Oral Histories
    oral history

    Beairsto, the fiddling barber

    Type: Audio non-musical
    Contributors: Interviewee: Ivan Day, Recordist: Ken Perlman
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:Jimmy Beairsto the fiddling barber
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    oral history

    Basket socials

    Type: Audio non-musical
    Contributors: Interviewee: Ervin Rafferty, Recordist: Ken Perlman
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:Auctioned a basket of food, had a card game and then a dance
  • Collection: Bowing Down Home Oral Histories
    oral history

    Banks gets help from older players

    Type: Audio non-musical
    Contributors: Interviewee: Jimmy Banks, Recordist: Ken Perlman
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:The older fellows might give you a few pointers if asked, but basically you were on your own; Campbell's father would tell us if we weren't playing it right.
  • Collection: Bowing Down Home Oral Histories

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