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Thread #142895   Message #3295938
Posted By: beardedbruce
25-Jan-12 - 07:38 AM
Thread Name: Gaspe fiddles
Subject: Folklore: Gaspe fiddles
From another site:

"I recently completed an article for the Gaspesian Heritage webmagazine summarizing some of my work documenting the fiddle traditions of the English-speaking population of the Gaspé penninsula here in Quebec. We have some audio, video, and nice photos to go along. Thought some people out the in the greater fiddlesphere might be into this sort of thing. http://gaspesie.quebecheritageweb.com/article/gaspe-sound-exploring-old-time-fiddle-traditions-gaspe-coast-part-1 Its a two part article, the link to part 2 is at the bottom of the first page. Gaspesian Heritage is a division of the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network, a great group working to preserve the culture and traditions of English-speaking Quebeckers in Rural communities. They have a great site woth browsing through. Lots of great photos of this beautiful part of the world."

Anyone familiar with this tradition? How different is it from other Maritime fiddling? Looking at the article, I wonder how to compare it to Cape Breton et al?


http://gaspesie.quebecheritageweb.com/article/gaspe-sound-exploring-old-time-fiddle-traditions-gaspe-coast-part-1