SERIES

Fraser Family and Friends

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Identifier
NFAI.O.00023197
Repository
TAUNY
Alternate Title
Fraser Clan (Alternative Title)
Summary

176 images of the Fraser Clan posing together on open land as well as images of the Fraser Clan performing for their community either at communal events or in their own homes. The collection also includes assorted audio and video recordings of the group. Three generations of musicians regularly gather at the mobile home of Ethel Fraser in Harrisville to sing and play music that has been in their family for generations. Tracing their roots clearly to Cape Breton, where they still keep a family camp and return each summer to refresh old friendships and their repertoire of tunes, they love the old Scottish and Irish traditions of ancestors who first arrived in Nova Scotia in 1791. When all the family gathers, there are about 12 to 15 who play fiddles, guitars, a banjo, an accordion, autoharp, a tin whistle, and bodhran. The Frasers are 2005 TAUNY North Country Heritage Award recipients.

Language
English (Languages)
Materials Designation
digital image files