The below recording comes from the Karl Byarski collection (linked in the recordings section). This recording was an interview/visit by a Michigander at Durocher's home in 1964, where a recording…
Shane Cook and the Woodchippers For many years, the St. Clair River -- and the Canadian border in general -- has been a permeable border for fiddle music. Fiddlers like…
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…
Rene Cote at his home in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Photo by Trae McMaken for the Michigan Traditional Arts Program Bio by Trae McMaken for the Michigan Traditional Arts Program…
Excerpt from House Party: Reminiscences by Traditional Musicians and Square Dance Callers in Michigan’s Thumb Area "Eddie Kranz is a smiling, friendly man who has spent his entire life on…
The Michigan State University Museum's "Great Folks Blog" is currently featuring weekly posts from my recent fieldwork trip around Michigan to interview fiddlers. http://gr8tfolks.blogspot.com/2014/06/all-from-heart-fiddling-of-rene-cote.html