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A discussion on the Highland style of fiddle playing.

Date 1971
Track ID 83468
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1971.251.A1

Original Tape ID

SA1971.251

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

Information

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Fair