George (Georges) R. Pariseau was a premier dance fiddler in the thumb of Michigan and Detroit area for many years. He was born in LaChute Quebec on November 29,…
Photos and more info can be found at: https://squaredancehistory.org/items/show/1659 Otto and Marguerite Wood By Glenn Hendrix Otto Wood was a well known fiddler and caller from Grand Rapids and Marguerite,…
Orange Fame "Cub" Berdan, from the family albummaintained by his granddaughter, Ginny. "Cub" Berdan was a tune composer/publisher located in Detroit in the 1800s. Cub is responsible for the "Pacific…
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…
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…