10 Canadian Regional Fiddle Styles (Thanks for 1000 subscribers!)

[@slyninja7477]

0:08 West Coast 0:51 Prairie Old Time 1:24 Métis 2:01 Down East 2:33 French Canadian 3:37 Cape Breton 4:10 Newfoundland 4:44 Acadian 5:33 Ottawa Valley 6:46 Canadian Folk

[@hollyperrin7353]

I created the Métis style. 😂

[@TheWittenburger]

As a West Coaster originally (now in Nova Scotia) I didn't even realize we had a regional fiddle style!

[@hollyperrin7353]

You waz kangz and invented all of the violins!

[@MagicMetalBird]

The real ones sing along to the Log Driver's Waltz

[@KenneyCmusic]

I just started fiddling about 6 months ago. These fiddle style videos are great for helping me learn to hear the different styles, and learning lots of great tunes and fiddlers to listen to!

[@grekiely6245]

An education to the ear, thanks very much.

[@debbu3167]

Michael you are oozing talent and skill out of every pore. I love your music videos. Thanks for sharing with us all. 🤩👏👏👏

[@sgtcrab2569]

Good lord... "The Log Drivers Waltz"! Wonderful stuff as always. Kudos as I am sure you know to Kelly Russell who transcribed Rufus Guinchard, Emile Benoit and tons of NFLD players.

[@shamrock4500]

Recently found your channel, exceptional playing. Reminds me of the barn dances we went to with my Grandparents, loved every minute. You could keep up with the Irish players I've seen in Ireland. I follow Cathal Hayden, one of the best in Ireland.

[@evandonalddonnelly]

Love this video Michael, it introduced me to a whole type of music I didn't know existed and have a whole shelf of records by Canadian fiddlers now. I learned my grandfather who I never met played Messer/Down East style fiddle when I showed one to my dad and it's become my favourite thing to listen to. This music means a lot to me now and I wish this country took more pride in it.

[@shamrock4500]

I miss Don Messer and the gang, even loved it as a kid. My Mom taught all to dance with his show.

[@kayleejsunshine]

Wow. Ahh man, all the differences is a fascinating study and fun to pick out by ear, too, but you had me nodding in agreement when I saw the titles. I wasn’t familiar with all them, but I loved this video. Imagine having a dancer alongside each style? 😮

[@eccles99]

Aside from the learning value, it really flows well as a set!

[@jgator6694]

Love love love. This music is in my blood, my history…my family. Thank you

[@linzkennedy28]

You are INCREDIBLE! The way you seamlessly went from one regional style to the next was mindboggling. Can't wait to show this to my music students.

[@johnduheaume6650]

Canada is enriched by such wonderful music, thank you. 🎻

[@songcasserole3773]

I enjoyed your playing! Le Reel Pointe-au-Pic was composed by Jos Bouchard.

[@abrakadabra6364]

Muchos saludos y admiración desde México.❤ Wanted to sing the last one.

[@arfyf6314]

Your compilation videos are just brilliant. Thank you for sharing. West Coast wins for me 🎻👍🎶💕

[@cathyadamson1073]

Love this, where have you been all my life?

[@karenlewkowitz5858]

Love the opening tune by Oliver Schroer - beautiful music so inspiring

[@laurentiudumitru3528]

Thank you for all good songs from Canada 🇹🇩❤🇨🇦

[@TheUKNutter]

You are incredibly talented. Your subscriber count should be in the tens of thousands,

[@NamaskarShanti]

Hup to all styles!! Well played mate ….

[@genesis6646]

I'm so glad you popped up in my recommendations, love the tunes! You are a great musician! I'm looking very much forward to enjoying more of your content in the future! Keep it up!

[@Koolick]

Fantastic! So interesting and inspiring! God bless you.

[@dougthefiddler]

Bravo, Mike!

[@sheilastene6958]

Thanks for playing! What a treat!

[@TheSparshofMusic-wn7de]

Amazing playing!👍👍👍 Thanks for sharing!

[@pou618]

Thank you brother. That was just wonderful.

[@jalyn4113]

Wow, always amazing to watch a master at work. Just a treat to listen to, thank you

[@IvyMader]

Wow... i LOVE fiddle music

[@cristinamz2137]

This is all so very beautiful. Thank you for sharing it with us.

[@sword-and-shield]

Studying the subtle nuance difference between styles must be fun...thx for the vid

[@transplant-f3p]

How does Canada create so many excellent fiddlers ? I am an American but like playing Canadian tunes best. I would like to see Calvin Vollrath and Mark O'Connor playing together.

[@bernieg5874]

This is brilliant. More please!

[@arneherstad2198]

What a blast!

[@zymelin21]

hot diggety dog. my new practice video. beautiful playing. I am going to learn the guitar backup for all the styles. kinda reminds me of cape breton, where according to some, the sets are ½ hour long, and then they only change the piano player!!

[@violakat]

Amazingly virtuosic playing. This is so helpful!

[@adamruzzo]

My new fave KZbin video right here. Let's start a band :)

[@kamlopicker]

I'm glad I found you on youtube your are great

[@chericeevans9990]

Thanks. This was an enjoyable and educational treat

[@EvanKaram-hy3cf]

Love it!

[@TheFiddlaires]

Wonderful!

[@jgarber235]

Excellent set of wonderful tunes. One correction, though, the Acadian tune is titled and composed by Joseph Larade.

[@MICHAELBURNYEAT]

thanks, corrected!

[@KurtStenner]

Amazing music! Thanks

[@marcguindon8499]

Just for the sake of it, you should add Cajun fiddling because although the Cajuns live in Louisiana, they are exiled Canadians who developed their own style deep in the bayou swamps. The Cajuns are Acadians who were deported by the British (1755-1770), and took up Spain's offer to build a new Acadia in southern Louisiana in 1785. Their fiddling style has some ressemblance to modern Acadian, but is quite distinct due to region's rich history.

[@MICHAELBURNYEAT]

Thanks for the interesting historical note! I did include Cajun in my 10 American Fiddle Styles video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zn-VhqqKgtV9rs0

[@marcguindon8499]

@@MICHAELBURNYEAT Thanks for sharing the link. Many American styles I never knew existed. I appreciated your choice of Jolie Blonde, it sounded like Cajun Joel Sonier's version. Being French Canadian, I really appreciated the fact you added "podorythmie or taper du pied", the traditional French Canadian and Métis feet stomping. You knocked it out of the ballpark! You made me a follower.

[@Drillgon]

@@marcguindon8499 Thanks for putting a name to the foot stomping technique! I tried to look for videos on it a while ago, but I was having a hard time finding anything without the name.

[@marcguindon8499]

@@Drillgon My understanding is the French Canadian adopted this technique from Irish expats to French Canada in the 19th century. I've seen some old Irish musicians do this. I'll also add that the French Canadian singing tradition called "La turlute" also came from 19th century French Canadians trying to mimick the sounds of the Celtic language sung by the Irish at the time.

[@DannyBoyPhelan]

In Southern Ontario we have our own Bush style where everyone holds it on their arm😅

[@vikingblood0408]

Brilliant!

[@davidsawyer988]

Tight!

[@nskimharris]

NICE!!!

[@KenricKite]

Bravo!

[@stephenhutto7652]

Awesome

[@ronaldbisaillon9459]

solide

[@Lucas-uk4gg]

a very helpful resource! Thank you for this. Wondering - are there any resources that breakdown the distinctions between regions - e.g., rhythmic or melodic patterns and so on

[@zymelin21]

got 3 of them so far!!

[@longtalljay]

Amazing! 999th like! (Actually, Love) 🙂

[@emmanuelduguay2312]

We see different sounds so let's learn our.

[@janesanford2701]

The Ottowa one brought to mind the brave truckers during that nonsense.

[@NunaLuna]

❤️❤️❤️

[@Acadian.FrenchFry]

💜💜💜💜

[@mccypr]

Great stuff! I just received the 9 book “bundle” from Crawford Publications. I’m familiar with rolls, cuts and grace notes. Does a trill (“tr”) in these books usually mean a standard (baroque style) trill? Thanks!😎

[@MICHAELBURNYEAT]

Thanks! Fiddle trills in sheet music books are basically the same as grace notes in my experience- just one quick note above the notated note and then back. Hope this helps!

[@mccypr]

@@MICHAELBURNYEAT Thanks! I’ve watched more than a few videos of Cape Breton Fiddle legends playing. The Cape Breton style seems less ornamented than the typical Irish Fiddle style. 😎

[@DavidHaile_profile]

Cape Breton, is the quick triplet rhythm accent specific to that style? I want to learn how to use that before the end of 2024.

[@MICHAELBURNYEAT]

it's definitely a Celtic thing- Irish, Scottish, Cape-Breton, French Canadian styles all use it!

[@hollyperrin7353]

Devil went down to wherever that guy was… lookin’ for a soul to steal. (Fiddle around and find out.)

[@bonenfant96]

Very good fiddler. The Acadian style was in fact the new Québec style. The Cape-Breton, to play like them you must do the same bowing, otherwise...... If you want to hear the Acadian style, visit my channel.

[@shawa666]

And the Metis style is also an old french-canadian style.

[@adventuresbackroad2534]

Acadian style is not new quebec. Acadians was here before quebecois canada usa and mexico. We are here since 1604. Goofy.

[@bonenfant96]

@@adventuresbackroad2534 What I meant is that what this guy played as Acadian style, is not Acadian at all. It sounds more like modern Québec style. As for you, befire calling me Goofy, if you're soooo Acadian chose a french username not Adventures backroad.

[@GlennFiddles]

I agree. The Acadian style is not like anything I've ever heard from older Acadian fiddlers but a lot of the young urban players on Quebec play tunes that have this sound. Same for Cape Breton and Newfoundland styles. He's extremely talented but clearly much more versed with the mainstream Canadian and globalized Celtic styles. I'm still impressed.

[@KarenDarinLong-pp7sy]

I am related to MANY well know Acadian fiddlers and Acadian fiddle music is much different from what was portrayed here as it sounds much more like the tempo of the Métis example oh and yes I would know as I am also Métis