Dan R. MacDonald

Dan R. MacDonald
Birth nameDan Rory MacDonald
Born(1911-02-02)February 2, 1911
Port Hood, Nova Scotia, Canada
DiedSeptember 20, 1976(1976-09-20) (aged 65)
Inverness, Nova Scotia
OccupationFiddler
InstrumentViolin

Dan Rory MacDonald (February 2, 1911 – September 20, 1976) was a Canadian fiddler[1] who lived in Cape Breton. He is notable for his composition of many fiddle tunes.[2][3]

  1. ^ Sheldon MacInnes (November 1997). A journey in Celtic music--Cape Breton style. UCCB Press. p. 26. ISBN 9780920336557.
  2. ^ Ken Perlman (24 April 2015). Couldn't Have a Wedding Without the Fiddler: The Story of Traditional Fiddling on Prince Edward Island. Univ. of Tennessee Press. pp. 285–. ISBN 978-1-62190-097-9.
  3. ^ Glenn Graham (2006). The Cape Breton Fiddle: Making and Maintaining Tradition. Cape Breton University Press. p. 97. ISBN 978-1-897009-09-3.