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Memories of Dances and Tunes of the Saline Area -- by Al Smitley
I'm so pleased that Al Smitley agreed to allow his collection of interviews and tune notations from Saline, MI area fiddlers to be presented on Michiganfiddle.com This book is a treasure of fiddle lore from the area and includes interviews with Ray Shepherd, Gertrude Ferrington, Everett Eggert, Luther Schaible, Burton Murray, Helen Gross, Clare Stevens, and Alma Wahl. Thanks Al!…
1986 Soo Jamboree Recordings
In June 1986 the Original Michigan Fiddlers Association hosted a jamboree in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan and Jack Stebe recorded it and later sent a cassette tape of the recording to Jim Boynton. This cassette was shared with me by Jim Boynton and I digitized the recordings. The below recordings are not the entirety of the cassette but most of…
French Fiddling in Southeast Michigan: A County Histories Collection
The Bellin Map of Detroit, 1764 The French were doubtless the first Europeans to bring the fiddle to what is now Michigan. Michigan was once part of New France and the colony of Canada. In 1701 Antoine de la mothe Cadillac led a group of French and Algonquin to found the fort of Pontchartrain du Détroit in what is now…
Recommended Introductory Reading:
Michigan Fiddle: Who Ignored It and What Does It Look Like? -- by Trae McMaken
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An Analysis of Michigan Fiddle Stylistics -- by Trae McMaken
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Why Hasn't Everyone Heard of Michigan Fiddling?: Ethnocentrism in Folk Music -- by Trae McMaken
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