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 a farm deep in Michigan’s Thumb. He and his wife, Agnes, are expert gardeners, and their dinner table boasts a variety of home canned produce. Eddie’s deliberate fiddling style has a definite Canadian influence. He learned to play his instrument through the traditional process of observing others, and many of his early neighbors had Canadian roots. In later years Eddie enjoyed listening to Canadian fiddle music on the radio and records, which have served to expand his own repertoire. Eddie has taught himself to read written music, and he developed the ability to write his own fiddle tunes.”
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