Buddy MacMaster

Buddy MacMaster
Birth nameHugh Alan MacMaster
Also known asKing of the Jigs[1]
Born(1924-10-18)October 18, 1924
Timmins, Ontario, Canada
DiedAugust 20, 2014(2014-08-20) (aged 89)
Judique, Nova Scotia, Canada
GenresCape Breton fiddle music
OccupationMusician
InstrumentFiddle
Formerly ofNatalie MacMaster

Hugh Alan "Buddy" MacMaster CM ONS (October 18, 1924 – August 20, 2014) was a Canadian fiddler. He performed and recorded both locally and internationally, and was regarded as an expert on the tradition and lore of Cape Breton fiddle music.[2]

  1. ^ "The Canadian Encyclopedia (including the Encyclopedia of Music in Canada)". Biography: MacMaster, Hugh Allan (Buddy). The Canadian Encyclopedia. 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  2. ^ Matthew D. McGuire; Nova Scotia Museum. Museum Services Division; Nova Scotia Museum (1998). Music in Nova Scotia: The Oral Tradition. Museum Services Division, Nova Scotia Museum. p. 60.