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Remembering Bishop Faber MacDonald, a divine fiddle player | Holy Post | National Post

The Bishop & Blonde
Louis Schryer
I am fortunate that I live in the one part of the country that can match Cape Breton 'note for note' when it comes to fiddle playing. The Ottawa Valley is home to many of the country's best - with Louis Schryer, arguably Canada's best ever fiddler being my next door neighbor at my cottage. Bishop Faber MacDonald would have been right at home!


Remembering Bishop Faber MacDonald, a divine fiddle player | Holy Post | National Post

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