Donald Angus Beaton
| Donald Angus Beaton | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Donald Angus Beaton |
| Born | 1912 |
| Origin | Mabou, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada[1] |
| Died | 1981 (aged 68-69) |
| Occupation(s) | blacksmith, fiddler, composer |
Donald Angus Beaton (1912–1981) was a Canadian blacksmith and a Cape Breton-style fiddler.[2]
Early life
Beaton was the son of Angus R. Beaton (Aonghas Raonuill) and Annie Belle Campbell.[1]
Career
Beaton performed traditional fiddle tunes, as well as more than 50 of his own compositions.[3][4] He was well-known as a dance fiddler.[5][6]
He often played and recorded with family members. The albums The Beatons Of Mabou - Marches, Jigs, Strathspeys & Reels of the Highland Scot and Cape Breton Fiddle and Piano Music, The Beaton Family of Mabou feature his compositions played by his family.[7] He also published a book of his tunes.
Discography
- The Beatons Of Mabou - Marches, Jigs, Strathspeys & Reels of the Highland Scot . Rounder LP 7011 [8][9] The Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
- Cape Breton Fiddle and Piano Music, The Beaton Family of Mabou Smithsonian Folkways 40507
- Live at the House[10]
Publications
- Donald Angus Beaton's Cape Breton Scottish Violin Music. Cranford Publishers. Englishtown, Nova Scotia. 1987.[11]
Personal
His son is the popular Cape Breton fiddler Kinnon Beaton.[12] Andrea Beaton, Kinnon's daughter is also a fiddler.[13]
References
- 1 2 MacGillivary, Allister (1981). The Cape Breton Fiddler. p. 80. ISBN 0-920336-12-4.
- ↑ Fintan Vallely (1 September 1999). The Companion to Irish Traditional Music. NYU Press. pp. 52–. ISBN 978-0-8147-8802-8.
- ↑ June Skinner Sawyers (2001). Celtic Music: A Complete Guide. Perseus (for Hbg). pp. 76–. ISBN 978-0-306-81007-7.
- ↑ "Willie Fraser’s dancing feet carried Gaelic traditions through Nova Scotia". ALLISON LAWLOR The Globe and Mail, Apr. 15, 2015
- ↑ Old Time Herald. Old-Time Music Group. 2005. pp. 104–105.
- ↑ Bob Mersereau (1 March 2015). The History of Canadian Rock 'n' Roll. Backbeat Books. pp. 168–. ISBN 978-1-4950-2890-8.
- ↑ Folkways
- ↑ Ryan J. Thomson (1985). The Fiddler's Almanac. Captain Fiddle Publications. pp. 104–. ISBN 978-0-931877-00-1.
- ↑ Rounder Lps
- ↑ Lori Henry (1 January 2012). Dancing Through History: In Search of the Stories That Define Canada. Dancing Traveller Publishing. pp. 47–. ISBN 978-0-9876897-7-1.
- ↑ Drew Beisswenger (31 May 2011). North American Fiddle Music: A Research and Information Guide. Routledge. pp. 285–. ISBN 978-1-135-84722-7.
- ↑ Carol Corbin; Judith A. Rolls (1996). The Centre of the World at the Edge of a Continent. Cape Breton University Press. pp. 214–. ISBN 978-0-920336-82-3.
- ↑ Ian Russell; Mary Anne Alburger (2008). Driving the Bow: Fiddle and Dance Studies from Around the North Atlantic 2. Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen. pp. 145–148. ISBN 978-0-9545682-5-2.
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