Re: [scots-l] Interesting 78 rpm Scottish fiddle record

[stan reeves]

Title: Re: [scots-l] Interesting 78 rpm Scottish fiddle record

-- ---------- >From: "Stuart Eydmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [scots-l] Interesting 78 rpm Scottish fiddle record >Date: Sun, Apr 1, 2001, 12:31 pm > > I found a very interesting old 78rpm fiddle record  at a car boot sale > yesterday featuring a player I've never heard of, tunes I've never > encountered. > > The record is on the Beltona Label (serial no. 142001) and the player is > "Farquar MacRame -  Aberdeenshire's Bothy Fiddler". Side one features a set > of jig tunes called "The Broken Fiddle" while side two features a strathspey > (?) called "The ewie wi' the cheeky smile". I've posted a short fragment of > the latter to the Whistlebinkies web site as an MP3 which should give some > idea of the guy's style: > > www.sol.co.uk/w/whistlebinkies/birls/old78.mp3 > > The playing is quite unlike any other fiddlers to be heard today (although > there is a guy who plays in Sandy Bells pub in Edinburgh who come close - > can't remember his name but he owes me seven pints). > > I've checked Alburger's book but there is no mention of the man - can anyone > throw any light on the player and tunes. > > Have I stumbled on something really important? Aye, right! Hunt ra gowk! Abudy kens the MacRames ur fae Kelvinside an no Aeburdeen  AY STAN > > > Stuart > > Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To > subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html