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It is difficult to determine what the Island repertoire might have been at any given point in the past.

When Cape Breton fiddling broadcasts and recordings first reached PEI in the late 1930s, they created a sensation amo

Fiddlers had a definite role in district life.

Commercial Dance Halls first appeared in Prince County in the mid-1930s and had spread throughout the Island by the 1

Most youngsters who became successful fiddlers – such as Francis MacDonald,

Traditional music does not grow up in a vacuum.  It develops within a particular social organization and s

In the old days fiddlers rarely strung tunes together in performance.

From the late 19th century until just after World War II, the pump organ, or harmonium was the Island's most popular

Towards the end of the commercial dance-hall era, c

It’s impossible to get a clear picture of traditional fiddling on Prince Edward Island without also having at least s

There’s quite a bit of 5-string banjo accompaniment on this website, all played by me .

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