Down The Burn, Davie Lad
Miss Gordon's-Fochabers The Fir Tree
Sir Arhibald Dunbar
Kiss The Lass Ye Like Best
Uist Lasses Darling
Loch Glassie
Sir David Davidson Of Cantray
Rev. John Rankin Of Glendale
Introduction: Rev. John Angus Rankin
Can anyone tell me much about bill lamey? I had never heard of him before, until yesterday. I was at this little store that sells old LPS for like 3 dollars and I came across him and thought, "hell its only three bucks, so if its awful who cares?" I thought his playing was absolutely amazing! I was even more excited it only cost me three dollars. I reccomend him.
He was a fiddle player. sorry guess I forgot to mention that. All I know really know about him is that he was born in 1914 in cape breton and that he eventually moved to massachusettes. He really does play very wonderfully though. I thought the old LPS capture fiddle playing a certain way that cds just can;t do. I just like how it sounds better on LPS I guess.
Bill Lamey was Jerry Holland's main fiddle teacher and influence. Bill's daughter Mary has been active in producing Cape Breton concerts in the Boston area for years. And Bill's grandson Doug is a fine fiddler, I think in his late teens or early 20s.
Bill Lamey--Full Circle
Classic house sessions of traditional Cape Breton Music 1956-1977
# Posted on February 15th 2004 by Jim Stetson
Bill Lamey
Can anyone tell me much about bill lamey? I had never heard of him before, until yesterday. I was at this little store that sells old LPS for like 3 dollars and I came across him and thought, "hell its only three bucks, so if its awful who cares?" I thought his playing was absolutely amazing! I was even more excited it only cost me three dollars. I reccomend him.
# Posted on February 20th 2005 by banana512
Re: Bill Lamey
Tell us more - for example, what does he play?
# Posted on February 20th 2005 by Rudall the time
Re: Bill Lamey
http://www.folkmusic.net/htmfiles/inart642.htm
# Posted on February 20th 2005 by Kerri Brown
An article with some more information:
http://www.folkmusic.net/htmfiles/inart642.htm
# Posted on February 20th 2005 by Kerri Brown
Re: Bill Lamey
Interesting. Mentions the late Ron Gonella - some fiddle player he was!
# Posted on February 20th 2005 by Rudall the time
Re: Bill Lamey
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004S5EH/thesession-20/103-3281397-6668609
Amazon has a bunch of samples if you scroll down the page.
Anna, you should post your review in the recordings section. The comments section on that recording is awfully sparse.
# Posted on February 20th 2005 by Kerri Brown
Re: Bill Lamey
He was a fiddle player. sorry guess I forgot to mention that. All I know really know about him is that he was born in 1914 in cape breton and that he eventually moved to massachusettes. He really does play very wonderfully though. I thought the old LPS capture fiddle playing a certain way that cds just can;t do. I just like how it sounds better on LPS I guess.
# Posted on February 20th 2005 by banana512
Re: Bill Lamey
thanks for the links guys. They helped alot.
# Posted on February 20th 2005 by banana512
Re: Bill Lamey
Bill Lamey was Jerry Holland's main fiddle teacher and influence. Bill's daughter Mary has been active in producing Cape Breton concerts in the Boston area for years. And Bill's grandson Doug is a fine fiddler, I think in his late teens or early 20s.
# Posted on February 20th 2005 by GaryAMartin
Re: Bill Lamey
http://www.cranfordpub.com/recordings/Lamey.htm
Altan picked up some tunes from his recordings. You'll find a couple of tunes associated with him in the database.
# Posted on February 20th 2005 by slainte