Robert Evans
Julie Higginson
Bernard Kilbride
Gerard Kilbride
Mike Lease
Dan Morris
Sian Phillips
Stephen Rees
Jane Ridout
Huw Roberts
Marc Weinzweig
Gareth Wheelan
"The Welsh fiddle tradition is probably the least well documented of those of the British Isles. ~
I'm not aware of any field recordings of the older generation of Welsh fiddle players. By the time that mechanical recording equipment became readily available, the fiddle was played mainly amongst the Romany population. Contemporary Welsh fiddle playing draws heavily on Welsh manuscript sources and on Scottish and Irish fiddle styles.
Irish fiddle music wasn't unknown in Wales. A hundred and fifty years ago George Borrow records in "Wild Wales" an encounter with an Irish fiddler, and there were inputs from other sources.
The performances on this album are at worst very competent, and at best spellbinding, but for me the highlight was hearing Robert Evans play "Kaingk Dafydd Broffwyd" on the crwth. ~
For anyone interested in fiddle music ~ " ~ Chris Bartram
"Ffidil" = Fiddle ~ Various Welsh Fiddlers
Fflach Tradd CD182H
Fflach, 1997
http://www.fflach.co.uk/
The Welsh Fiddlers are:
Robert Evans
Julie Higginson
Bernard Kilbride
Gerard Kilbride
Mike Lease
Dan Morris
Sian Phillips
Stephen Rees
Jane Ridout
Huw Roberts
Marc Weinzweig
Gareth Wheelan
Living Traditions Review:
http://www.folkmusic.net/htmfiles/webrevs/cd182h.htm
"The Welsh fiddle tradition is probably the least well documented of those of the British Isles. ~
I'm not aware of any field recordings of the older generation of Welsh fiddle players. By the time that mechanical recording equipment became readily available, the fiddle was played mainly amongst the Romany population. Contemporary Welsh fiddle playing draws heavily on Welsh manuscript sources and on Scottish and Irish fiddle styles.
Irish fiddle music wasn't unknown in Wales. A hundred and fifty years ago George Borrow records in "Wild Wales" an encounter with an Irish fiddler, and there were inputs from other sources.
The performances on this album are at worst very competent, and at best spellbinding, but for me the highlight was hearing Robert Evans play "Kaingk Dafydd Broffwyd" on the crwth. ~
For anyone interested in fiddle music ~ " ~ Chris Bartram
# Posted on November 13th 2006 by ceolachan
8.) Ffidl Ffadl ~ see instead "Tail Toddle" & its 'comments'
Key signature: D Major & G & ~
Submitted on March 7th 2003 by gian marco.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1484
# Posted on September 29th 2008 by ceolachan