Shankland Lecture 1: Fiddle Tunes from Anglesey
Electronic versions
- Stephen Rees - Lecturer
- Huw Roberts - Contributor
- Gwydion Rhys - Contributor
Description
Treasures from Bangor Library and Archives. An examination of the fiddle manuscript written by Morris Edward during the late 1770s. The manuscript is preserved in Bangor University Archives; Morris Edward was known to have been employed to play the fiddle at the Bodorgan estate, and his collection of tunes contains some original compositions, several possibly Morris Edward himself. The presentation includes live performances of music from the manuscript, in arrangements by Stephen Rees.
12 Oct 2016
Keywords
- Morris Edward, violin, Wales, traditional tunes, Edward Jones, Whitelock's Coranto, manuscript transmission, oral tradition, Bodorgan, Meyrick family, bass viol, fiddle, concerted music, birthday celebration