Canada Archives - Michigan Fiddle

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…

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September 29, 2022

Canada / County History / French / Southern Michigan

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…

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September 12, 2022

Canada / Recording / The Thumb

Don Messer and His Islanders play Eddie Kranz’s “Michigan Hornpipe.”

It could easily be argued that Don Messer's radio and television presence had one of the single most significant influences on North American fiddling. Fiddlers not just in Canada but…

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November 27, 2021