Wikibooks: Ethnography of Fiddle/Canadian fiddle

• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Subjects: First Nations; inuit; Newfoundland
• Online Access: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Ethnography_of_Fiddle/Canadian_fiddle

Canadian fiddle is the opus or aggregate body of tunes styles and musicians engaging the traditional folk music of Canada on the fiddle. It is an integral extension of the Anglo Celtic and Quebecois French Mel Bay Danse Ce Soir Fiddle And Accordion Music Of Quebec Book/CD Set [Paperback] Laurie Hart (Author) Greg Sandell folk music tradition but has distinct features found only in the Western hemisphere ref name=Reiner David Reiner and Peter Anick Mel Bays Old Time Fiddling Across America 1989 Styles listed in the Canadian Encyclopeia are Scottish Cape Breton Ukrainian Canadian French Canadian Acadian Newfoundland Ottawa Valley Down East Aboriginal First Nations Inuit or Métis fiddling among others . http //www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE Params=U1ARTU0001206 Due to immigration and cross border commerce American interpretation of traditional Canadian fiddle music is part of the American fiddle repertoire just as is Irish fiddle. Frank Ferrell Boston Fiddle Mel Bay =Secondary sources= David Reiner and Peter Anick collaborated on collecting 66 tunes for Mel Bays Old Time Fiddling Across America which outlines several influences on what they call Northeastern Fiddling Styles Cape Breton French Canadian (Quebecois) and Maritime. REiner Frank Ferrel author of Boston Fiddle uses the term Down East fiddle or Boston fiddle to refer to an eclectic blend of Irish Scottish and Cape Breton (Canadian) styles. =Propagation= Much of Canadian fiddling is transmitted to new generations through oral tradition (aural tradition) at regional and national fiddler s meetups in Canada and the US. http //www.fiddlersgrove.com/ The traditional authentic means of learning to play is based upon an oral tradition as with all folk music forms but it is not uncommon for musicians to learn by listening to CD s or by reading from material such as The Fiddler s Fakebook. Aside from instruction the traditions are maintained by Old Time Fiddler s Associations throughout North America. http //www.csotfa.org/ The Fiddler s ...