A discussion on the Highland style of fiddle playing.
Contributors
Date
1971
Track ID
83468
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1971.251.A1
Original Tape ID
Summary
A discussion on the Highland style of fiddle playing.
A discussion on the Highland style of fiddle playing, and how the pipe tradition and Gaelic song tradition have influenced it. Talk of Simon Fraser's collection. Also, a discussion generally on the history of music in the west Highlands compared with the east coast, or Shetland. Farquhar MacRae talks about where his own style came from.
Recording Location
County - Argyllshire
Parish - Ardnamurchan
Village/Place - Strontian
Language
English, Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Fair