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William Hugh "Bill" Lamey (1914-1991) was a renowned and influential Cape Breton fiddler.〔MacGillivray, Allister ''The Cape Breton Fiddler'' College of Cape Breton Press, 1981, pg.110-111.〕 He was a pioneer in recorded performances of the music. As an avid collector of rare tunes, he amassed one of the most comprehensive and valuable collections of written Scottish violin music.〔MacInnes, Sheldon ''Buddy MacMaster, the Judique Fiddler'' Pottersfield Press, 2007. pg. 103〕 Lamey was born in River Denys, Inverness County on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia on March 9, 1914.〔 His father's people were of Irish descent, arriving in Cape Breton from Ireland around 1800 CE.〔The Glendale & Area Gaelic & Historical Society ''Cuir is Buain, A Genealogical History of Glendale and Neighbouring Communities'' The Casket Printing and Publication Co. Ltd. 2002. p.226-293〕 It was, however, his mother, Margaret (MacLean) Lamey, whose deep love of Scottish music was an early influence on the young Lamey.〔 ==Early career== In 1926, the Lamey family moved from rural Inverness County to Sydney Mines. It was here he started playing violin when he was 18 years of age.〔 The music of "Big" Ranald MacLellan and Gordon MacQuarrie, both prominent fiddlers at the time, inspired young Lamey, and he quickly started learning to read music and collect new tunes.〔 He was soon performing in public, and within two years he had his own radio show, with Lila Hashem accompanying on piano, at CJCB in Sydney.〔 Moving to Sydney in 1936, he started playing for dances in and around the industrial area of Cape Breton, occasionally teaming up with Joe MacLean (another popular fiddler and early recording artist).〔 He played at the first Gaelic Mod at St. Ann's and, 10 years later, won the Premier of Nova Scotia Cup in competition at St. Ann's Gaelic College.〔 In the 1940's and the early 50's, Bill became one of the pioneers of recorded performance of Cape Breton fiddling, travelling from Cape Breton to Antigonish, NS, where Bernie MacIsaac had established a recording studio. These recordings were released under the Celtic label.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bill Lamey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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