Friday, September 29, 2023

INTERESTING AUDIO: FIDDLING IN THE OTTAWA VALLEY I

Tape 1: Some men and women having a fiddler's song circle. Talk about playing the music. At one point, one of the women asked, "Do yous want some tea." The men refused as they didn't want to be distracted. Talk about deer hunting and what to do with the meat, how quickly the carcass rots. Talk about dancing to fiddle music. Three of the men's names were Ross, Gord and Bill. One of the men mentioned that he was born in Douglas and worked in Toronto and Montreal. Some of the tunes were accompanied by spoons. There was electrical interference in some spots.

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