Alaska Gwich'in Fiddler – Bill Stevens 2001

Songs on this album: 1. Blueberry Pickin 2. The Joys of Quebec 3. Cajun Fiddle 4. I Don`t Love Nobody 5. Annie Laurie 6. Eagle Island Blues 7. Liberty 8. Arkansas Traveler 9. Those Endearing Young Charms 10. Leather Britches 11. Drops of Brandy 12. Peekaboo Waltz and 13. Red River Jig. Bill Stevens is a Gwich'in musician specializing in the Athabascan (Indian) old-time fiddling music of interior Alaska. Born in an Indian trapping camp, Bill grew up in a traditional Athabascan lifestyle. He took up fiddling at age 14 and has been performing and teaching for many years. Athabascan old time fiddling music, introduced to Alaska by Hudson Bay traders in mid 1800s, is a blend of Indian, Scottish Orcadian and French Canadian musical traditions.