Wikibooks: Ethnography of Fiddle/Métis Fiddle Tradition
Métis fiddle is the style with which the Métis of Canada and Métis people in the northern parts of the US have developed to play the violin in folk ensemble and solo. It is marked by percussive use of the bow and percussive accompaniment. The Meti people themselves blend First Nations French Anglo C...
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| Summary: | Métis fiddle is the style with which the Métis of Canada and Métis people in the northern parts of the US have developed to play the violin in folk ensemble and solo. It is marked by percussive use of the bow and percussive accompaniment. The Meti people themselves blend First Nations French Anglo Celtic and others. Fiddles were introduced in this area by Scottish and French Canadian fur traders in the early 1800s . ref name= AL Canadian Journal for Traditional Music (1991) Old Indian and Metis Fiddling in Manitba Origins Structure and Questions of Syncretism Anne Lederman This article was originally published in The Canadian Journal of Native Studies 7.2 (1988) 205 30. =Overview= Aboriginal rights activist David Chartrand President of the Manitoba Metis Federation is interviewed in the 2006 documentary by John Barnard documentary and emphasizes that the Metis fiddle tradition is an aural tradition http //www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGtckNUY7b8 which cannot be taught in schools. Meti fiddling has been analyzed by ethnomusicologist Lynn Whidden as featured in the film she indicates that meters can vary from measure to measure and is very percussive. Players use their feet and choke up on the bow to enable a very sharp bite. Some players such as Sierra Noble also plays fiddle in either traditional mode or in a modernized or blended Métis style which incorporates Celtic country bluegrass and other modern influences. She has been known to play Celtic rock fusion as in the Sierra Noble Trio with Ariel Posen on guitar and Bruce Jacobs on bass. T ref name= SNT Sierra Noble TRIO DABE (Celtic Fiddle Medley) cinematographer=not give http //www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeUF9DP0PMs NR=1 Her playing is strongly rooted in the Manitoda Metis style including classic use of feet for percussion both sitting and standing. ref name=Folklorama2008 source=announcer s intro titel=Sierra Noble media=video clip location=Folklorama Festival 2008 location not stated date=posted Aug 27 2008 videographer=battlevan55 post production=battlevan55 ... |
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