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Louisiana Fiddlers
Author(s): Ron Yule (author)|Bill Burge (Contributions by)|Mary Evans (Contributions by) (Author)
- Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
- Publication Date: 30 Oct. 2009
- Edition: Illustrated
- Language: English
- Print length: 368 pages
- ISBN-10: 1604732954
- ISBN-13: 9781604732955
Book Description
Louisiana Fiddlers shines light on sixty-two of the bayou state’s most accomplished fiddlers of the twentieth century. Author Ron Yule outlines the lives and times of these performers, who represent a multitude of fiddling styles including Cajun, country, western swing, zydeco, bluegrass, Irish, contest fiddling, and blues.
Featuring over 150 photographs, this volume provides insight into the “”fiddlin’ grounds”” of Louisiana. Yule chronicles the musicians’ varied appearances from the stage of the
Louisiana Hayride, honky tonks, dancehalls, house dances, radio and television, and festivals, to the front porch and other more casual venues. The brief sketches include observations on musical travels, recordings, and family history.Nationally acclaimed fiddlers Harry Choates, Dewey Balfa, Dennis McGee, Michael Doucet, Rufus Thibodeaux, and Hadley Castille share space with relatively unknown masters such as Mastern Brack, “”Cheese”” Read, John W. Daniel, and Fred Beavers. Each player has helped shape the region’s rich musical tradition.
