| Donald Angus Beaton | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Donald Angus Beaton |
| Born | 1912 (1912) |
| Origin | Mabou, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| 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.
Early life
Beaton was the son of Angus R. Beaton (Aonghas Raonuill) and Annie Belle Campbell.
Career
Beaton performed traditional fiddle tunes, as well as more than 50 of his own compositions. He was well known as a dance fiddler.
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. He also published a book of his tunes.
Discography
- The Beatons Of Mabou - Marches, Jigs, Strathspeys & Reels of the Highland Scot . Rounder LP 7011 The Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
- Cape Breton Fiddle and Piano Music, The Beaton Family of Mabou Smithsonian Folkways 40507
- Live at the House
Publications
- Donald Angus Beaton's Cape Breton Scottish Violin Music. Cranford Publishers. Englishtown, Nova Scotia. 1987.
Personal life
His son is the Cape Breton fiddler Kinnon Beaton. Andrea Beaton, Kinnon's daughter is also a fiddler.
References
- ^ MacGillivary, Allister (1981). The Cape Breton Fiddler. College of Cape Breton Press. pp. 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.
- Smithsonian Folkways
- Ryan J. Thomson (1985). The Fiddler's Almanac. Captain Fiddle Publications. pp. 104–. ISBN 978-0-931877-00-1.
- Rounder Lps Archived March 19, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- 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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