Buddy MacMaster
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Buddy MacMaster was a renowned Canadian Cape Breton fiddler celebrated for preserving and popularizing traditional Scottish-influenced fiddle music.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiddler
ⓘ
folk musician ⓘ human ⓘ musician ⓘ violinist ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2000s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cape Breton Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic culture ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
East Coast Music Award
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Heritage Fellowship NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of Canada ⓘ Order of Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Judique, Nova Scotia, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1924-10-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2014-08-20 ⓘ |
| employer | Canadian National Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Scottish-Canadian ⓘ |
| fullName | Hugh Allan MacMaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Cape Breton fiddle music
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Celtic music ⓘ Scottish traditional music ⓘ |
| givenName | Hugh ⓘ |
| grewUpIn | Judique, Nova Scotia, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honouredFor |
preservation of Cape Breton fiddle music
ⓘ
promotion of Scottish-influenced traditional music ⓘ |
| instrument |
fiddle
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violin ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| nickname | Buddy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive Cape Breton fiddle style
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influencing generations of Cape Breton fiddlers ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Natalie MacMaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cape Breton Tradition
NERFINISHED
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Glencoe Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Judique on the Floor NERFINISHED ⓘ The Judique Flyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
fiddler
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railway station agent ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Timmins, Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Judique, Nova Scotia, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Glencoe Records
NERFINISHED
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Rounder Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Natalie MacMaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Judique, Nova Scotia, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Natalie MacMaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Marie Beaton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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