![]() Fiddlers continued to come to into the Northwest from all over the world to make it their home, as they still do today.Ĭame to the Northwest can still be found here, the need to put together a band WWII broughtĪn influx of folks from the South to this region to work primarily in the timber, The miningĬamps and towns were major centers of entertainment and dancing. Which employed more folks than all the other occupations combined. The principal occupation in the pioneer West was mining, Later in the 19th century, the Scandinavians began arriving in Ohio River, and from New England, with a large influx from Germany, Ireland,Īnd England. Most in the early days cameįrom the area around Missouri, where the Trail started, the states along the ![]() Over the Oregon Trail came from all over the world. The communityĭance was a very important function in pioneer settlements. There was lots of fiddling and dancing on the Oregon Trail. The next big influx were the emigrants who came out over the Oregon Trail, starting Of the fiddle tunes they played at their camps and the famous "Rendezvous." Were the fur trappers, known today as the "Mountain Men." While theĭocumentation of their fiddling is somewhat scanty, there is a record of some & Clark Expedition - Pierre Cruzatte and George Gibson. Were the two fiddlers who came to the mouth of the Columbia River with the Lewis ![]() On some of the ships that traded on the Northwest Coast prior to 1800, the firstįiddlers of whom we have documentation that they played in the Pacific Northwest Fiddling was brought to this regionįrom many places over the past 200 years. Of many fiddle styles from around the world. Pacific Northwest has been a true "melting pot" Northwest Fiddle Field Recordings - mp3 Format Selections Northwest Fiddle Field Recordings mp3 Listing ![]()
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