The Cape Breton fiddle : making and maintaining tradition /
Graham, Glenn,1974-
Sydney, N.S. : Cape Breton University Press,
c2006.
"In The Cape Breton Fiddle, Glenn Graham - an accomplished fiddler who is fully engaged with Cape Breton music as a performer and researcher - explores both the roots of the tradition he upholds and its contemporary status. Do the "drastic" loss of Gaelic, the adoption of the tradition by non-Gaels, global influences and commercial success conspire to change the musical language as well?" "This social history of the music and an assessment of its current status are overdue. Graham's knowledge of the history of Cape Breton's fiddling traditions, key players and indeed his close association with the best-known and most knowledgeable figures, convey a unique sense of the making and maintaining of the Cape Breton fiddle."--Cover.
Originally presented as the author's thesis (M.A.--Saint Mary's University) under the title: Cape Breton fiddle music.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-203) and index.
A social history of the Cape Breton Fiddle tradition -- Cape Breton fiddling and recent decades of change --Cape Breton fiddlers and their influences -- The economics and business of Cape Breton fiddling and the state of the art form -- In conclusion -- Appendix: Survey on Cape Breton fiddling ; "Tamerack'er down reel" ; Tune forms of Celtic music and Celtic dance.
"In The Cape Breton Fiddle, Glenn Graham - an accomplished fiddler who is fully engaged with Cape Breton music as a performer and researcher - explores both the roots of the tradition he upholds and its contemporary status. Do the "drastic" loss of Gaelic, the adoption of the tradition by non-Gaels, global influences and commercial success conspire to change the musical language as well?" "This social history of the music and an assessment of its current status are overdue. Graham's knowledge of the history of Cape Breton's fiddling traditions, key players and indeed his close association with the best-known and most knowledgeable figures, convey a unique sense of the making and maintaining of the Cape Breton fiddle."--Cover.
Fiddling.
Fiddlers
Celtic music
Cape Breton fiddle.