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FIDDLING GROUPS
Albert, Joe
Arsenault, Albin
Arsenault, Amand
Arsenault, Delphine
Arsenault, Eddy
Arsenault, Edward P
Arsenault, Louise Gallant
Arsenault, Peter
Arsenault, Robert
Arsenault, Toussaint
Baglole, Sidney
Baker, Sterling
Banks, Jimmy
Banks, Reg
Beairsto, Jimmy
Bergeron, Hélène Arsenault
Bernard, Alvin
Bernard, Wilfred
Biggar, Jackie
Bolger, Patsy Wagner
Bowness, Glenna
Bruce, Stanley
Campbell, Cathy
Campbell, Thelma Andrews
Chaisson, "Old Peter"
Chaisson, "Young Peter"
Chaisson, JJ
Chaisson, Johnny Joe
Chaisson, Kenny
Chaisson, Kevin
Chaisson, Lemmy
Chaisson, Phonsey
Chaisson, Timothy
Chapman, Cec
Chappell, Ella Thomson
Cheverie, Fr. Charles
Cheverie, Omar
Chipman, Gary
Condon, Nathan
Conway, Joe
Corbett, Trudy Crozier
Cousins, John
Crane, Cynthia Jay
Crane, Robert
Dau-Schmidt, Kathryn
Davis, Cathy
Day, Ivan
Desroches, Anastasia
Dockendorff, Harold
Doiron, Peter
Doucette, Joseph
Doucette, Pat
Doucette, Victor
Doucette, Vincent
Driscoll, Adam
Farrell, Leo
FitzPatrick, Sheila MacKenzie
Gallant, Connie
Gallant, Ernie
Gallant, Jaddus
Gallant, Marlene McKinnon
Gallant, Robert
Gaudet, David
Gauthier, John
Gotell, Hugh
Gotell, Wilfred
Halliday, Jimmy
Hancock, Howard
Hardy, Ralph
Hornby, Jim
Hubley, Libby
Huestis, Lowell
Hughes, Earl
Hughes, Emmett
Hughes, Gary
Jackson, Preston
Jay, Lem
Jay, Roland
Johnstone, Roy
Jones, Andrew
Kearney, Joe
Koughan, William
Leard, Warren
Lecky, Harry
Livingstone, Marie Arsenault
Locke, Lottie Parsons
Longaphie, Buddy
Longaphie, Gus
Lowe, Judy
MacCannell, Neil
MacCormack, Francis
MacDonald, Allan
MacDonald, Bill
MacDonald, Fr. Faber
MacDonald, Francis
MacDonald, Hector
MacDonald, Hilda MacPhee
MacDonald, Joe
MacDonald, Paul
MacDonald, Ward
MacDougall, Herb
MacDougall, Jim
MacInnis, Billy Jr
MacInnis, Billy Sr
MacInnis, Largus
MacIntyre, Marie
MacIntyre, Stewart
MacKenzie, Charlie
Wedge, Keelin
Wight, Elliott
Wilson, Teresa MacPhee
Wood, Richard
MacKinnon, Margaret Ross
MacLean, Clarence
MacLean, Danny
MacPhee, George
Mathews, Ed
Matthews, Ken
McDonald, Leonard
McPhee, Angus
McPhee, Dan
McPhee, Hughie
McQuaid, Jenny O'Hanley
Mellish, Reg
Millar, Edgar
Morrison, Rita
Morrissey, Johnny
Myers, Fenner
Nicholson, Keith
O'Connor, Attwood
O'Connor, Frank
O'Connor, George
O'Connor, Jimmy
Perlman, Ken
Pitre, Dennis
Poirier, Zélie-Anne Arsenault
Quinn, Merlin
Rafferty, Ervin
Richard, Fred
Robinson, Elmer
Robinson, Peter
Ross, Danielle
Sheehan, Charlie
Sigsworth, Cosmas
Silliker, Alton
Silliker, Wilfred
Smith, Mary
Smith, Reuben
Smith, Tony
Sonier, Ervan
Stewart, Archie
Stewart, Bud
Swenson, Amy
Thompson, Barry
Thomson, Dave
Toole, Stephen
Trainor, Cecil
Warren, Russell
Webster, Carl
Webster, Jack
Webster, Jackie
Wedge, Clifford
Tunes
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Andy Renwick's Ferret
Angus Campbell
Anna Is My Darling
Acadian Reel
Archie Menzies
Archie Stewart's Reel
Arrochar Bridge
Atlantic Reel
Bashful Bachelor Hornpipe
Beautiful Swannee River Hornpipe
Bedou's Reel
Big Coffin Reel
Big John MacNeil
Bird's Nest, The
Black Mill, The
Blackberry Blossom
Blue Mountain Hornpipe
Brae Reel, The
Bruno's Reel
Buckley's Favorite
Burnt Leg, The
Caber Feidh
Cape Breton Wedding Reel
Carlton County Breakdown
Chaisson Reel, The
Confederaton Reel
Cornelia's Reel
Cotton-Eyed Joe
Dancing Fingers
Darlin' Nelly Grey
Devil's Dream
Dismissal, The
Doucette's Reel
Dragger's Reel, The
Drunken Piper, The
Dublin Porter
Duchess' Slipper
Duke of Gordon's Birthday
East Newk of Fife, The
Fairies of Monticello, The
Farewell to Whiskey
Farmer's Reel
Fay's Hornpipe
Ferry Bridge Hornpipe
Fisher's Hornpipe
Flowers of Edinburgh
Four Marys, The
Fr. Francis Cameron
Freetown Reel
Golden Slippers
Green Fields of America
Green Meadow Reel
Grieg's Pipes
Growling Old Man
Hamish the Carpenter
Heather on the Hill
Hector MacDonald's Reel
High Level Hornpipe
High Road to Linton, The
Home Sweet Home
Homeward Bound
Honeymoon, The
Inverness Gathering Reel
Irish Washerwoman
Island Boy
Jack Richard's Tune
Jay's Reel
Jenny Dang the Weaver
Jerome's Farewell to Gibraltar
John J. McPhee's Reel
John Morrison, Assynt House
Johnny Cope Reel
Johnny Sullivan's Reel
Johnny's Reel
Joys of Québec
Kiley's Reel
King's Reel, The
Kitty at the Well
Lasses of Glenalladale, The
Lem Jay's Fancy
Little Donald in the Pigpen
Little Jack's Reel
Londonderry Hornpipe, The
Lord MacDonald's Reel
Lord Seaforth
MacDonald March
MacSwain's Reel
Maid Behind the Bar, The
Maid on the Green
Maple Sugar
Marchioness of Tullybardine, The
Marquis of Huntley Reel
Mason's Apron
McDermott's Reel
Miramichi Fire, The
Miss Lyall Reel
Moonshine Reel
Mrs. Beatty Wallace
Mrs. McLeod of Rasay
Mrs. Muir MacKenzie
Nine Point Coggie
Old Man & the Old Woman, The
Old Peter's Reel
Ottawa Valley Reel
PEI Wedding Reel
Paddy on the Turnpike
Phiddlin' Phil
Pigeon on the Gate, G-Setting
Pigeon on the Gatepost
Pipe Major Christie of Wick
Polo March, The
Poplar Point Reel
Poppy Leaf, The
Pride of the Ball
Princess Reel
Ragtime Annie
Red Shoes, The
Redwing
Reel du Cordonnier
Reel du Pendu
Richie's Hornpipe
Sally Gardens
Sandy MacIntyre's Trip to Boston
Sheehan's Reel
Sidney Baglole's Reel
Silver & Gold
Smith's Reel
Soldier's Joy
Southern Melody
St. Kilda Wedding
Stack of Barley
Ste. Anne's Reel
Sugar in the Gourd
Tarbolton Lodge
Tennessee Two-Step
Tom Ward's Downfall
Trip to Windsor
Turkey in the Straw
Upper Denton Hornpipe
Walker Street
Walkin' Uptown
West Mabou Reel
West Point Jig
West Point Reel, The
White Cockade, The
Wight's Reel
Wissahickon Drive
Women of Pisquid, The
Yetts of Muckart, The
Styles
Regional Styles
Northeast Kings
Central Kings
Eastern Queens
Western Queens
Evangeline Coast/East Prince
South Kings
West Prince
Messer or Maritime Style
Annotated List of Fiddlers by Style
Traditions
Background
Traditions Intro
Community Dances
The House Party
Music in the Home and the Community
Singing Fiddle Tunes
Learning to Play
Attitudes about Fiddling
Getting Started
Learning tunes
Fiddler Role
The Dark Side of Fiddling
Women and Fiddling
Great Fiddler Tales
Dancing
Accompaniment
Pump Organs vs. Pianos
Contests
The Great Contest of 1926
Media
Cape Breton Fiddling
Don Messer
Repertoire
Fiddle Music's Written Tradition
Medleys
A Repertoire Timeline
Tune Genres
Style
Fiddling Techniques
Annotated List of Fiddlers by Style
Decline
Commercial Dance Halls
Fiddling Revival
Early Revival
Late Revival
Events
Benefits & Ceilidhs
Fiddle Festivals
Old-time Dances
Rollo Bay Festival
Town Days
Search Term
Ervin Rafferty talks about music at old-time weddings, 2006 | Bowing Down Home
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In collections
Bowing Down Home Video Snippets
Details
Access Condition
Courtesy of Canadian Museum of History, control number V2012-0247.
Musician
Rafferty, Ervin
