Johnny Durocher was a fiddler of aboriginal Canadian descent from Sarnia, Ontario. Years ago I (Trae McMaken) had the honor of crossing the river from my home into Sarnia and…
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Trae McMaken Clare and Aileen Nichols (Leaders of Nick and His Cornhuskers) with their son, Wayne. One example of a public dance band in Michigan was the Thumb band Nick…
Rem Wall Intro Rem Wall and the Green Valley Boys were a Michigan-based classic country band who performed on TV and Radio for decades. Generations grew up with these icons.…
Helmer, possibly at the Aura Jamboree Biography The following is from James P. Leary's liner notes from his LP set of field recordings, Accordions in the Cutover: Field Recordings of Ethnic Music from…
Lois Bettesworth Biography Lois Bettesworth was inducted into the Michigan Fiddlers Association Hall of Fame at the North Central Regional Fiddlers Convention in Hillsdale Michigan, August 2011. I (Trae…