The Cape Breton fiddle

"In The Cape Breton Fiddle, Glenn Graham - an accomplished fiddler who is fully engaged with Cape Breton music as a performer and researcher - explores both the roots of the tradition he upholds and its contemporary status. Do the "drastic" loss of Gaelic, the adoption of the tradition by non-Gaels, global influences and commercial success conspire to change the musical language as well?" "This social history of the music and an assessment of its current status are overdue. Graham's knowledge of the history of Cape Breton's fiddling traditions, key players and indeed his close association with the best-known and most knowledgeable figures, convey a unique sense of the making and maintaining of the Cape Breton fiddle."--Jacket.