Prominent Artists
Artists of the Past
Peter Fraser
| Peter Fraser (1884-1966) |
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His music featured in the very first publication on Shetland fiddle music - a little book by the Swedish researcher Professor Otto Andersson, published in 1938. Post-war, he was prominent in the tune collection activities of Shetland Folk Society, a member of the Folk Society band, and a founder member of Shetland Fiddlers' Society. Thanks to the tape recorder, his repertoire survives, for he was a willing informant to many musicologists during his life. The Finnigirth tunes - the Muckle Reel o' Finnigirth and the quartet of melodies named after the Hill, yards, burn and mill of Finnigirt - are an intriguing blend of traditional tune and Peter's own composition. These, and the 'ship' tunes - Da Full-riggit Ship and Da New-riggit Ship - are probably the most widely known among young fiddlers today. |
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