Jerry Holland was a fiddler who lived on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Canadian parents - his father was from New Brunswick and his mother was from Quebec. During his childhood, Jerry was exposed to the music of the large Cape Breton expatriate community in Boston. He began to play the fiddle and step-dance at the age of five, and played at his first square dance at the age of six.

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  • Jerry Holland was a fiddler who lived on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Canadian parents - his father was from New Brunswick and his mother was from Quebec. During his childhood, Jerry was exposed to the music of the large Cape Breton expatriate community in Boston. He began to play the fiddle and step-dance at the age of five, and played at his first square dance at the age of six. He made his television debut in 1962 on the Canadian program Don Messer's Jubilee. By the time he was ten years old, he was playing regularly at dances in the Boston area. Jerry's family made annual summer trips to Cape Breton, and Jerry moved there permanently in 1975. In his early 20s, Jerry performed with the Cape Breton Symphony, a group of fiddlers that included Winston "Scotty" Fitzgerald, Angus Chisholm, Joe Cormier, Wilfred Gillis and John Donald Cameron. The group appeared regularly on CBC television on The John Allan Cameron Show and other programs. From playing with these much older and more experienced musicians, Jerry gained an appreciation for the traditional style of Cape Breton fiddle music, as well as a repertoire of over a thousand fiddle tunes. Jerry released his first, self-titled album in 1976. It was his second album, Master Cape Breton Fiddler (1982, re-released on CD in 2001), that made his reputation as a ground-breaking musician. Accompanied by Dave MacIsaac on guitar and Hilda Chiasson on piano, Jerry pioneered a new, more modern sound for Cape Breton music on this album, while still remaining firmly within the Cape Breton tradition. Master Cape Breton Fiddler was a major influence on younger Cape Breton fiddlers such as Howie MacDonald. Jerry released thirteen albums and appeared as a guest musician on over 25 more. He published two collections of fiddle tunes: Jerry Holland's Collection of Fiddle Tunes and Jerry Holland's Second Collection of Fiddle Tunes, both edited by Paul Cranford. He was also noted as a composer of fiddle tunes, most famously "Brenda Stubbert's Reel" (named for his friend and fellow Cape Breton fiddler Brenda Stubbert) and "My Cape Breton Home". Jerry Holland died on July 16, 2009 from cancer.
  • Jerry Holland was een Amerikaans-Canadees fiddlespeler. Holland werd geboren in het Amerikaanse Boston, maar zijn ouders waren Canadezen uit New Brunswick en Québec. Als kind hoorde Jerry veel fiddlemuziek van de inwijkelingen uit Cape Breton. Hij begon zelf al zeer jong fiddle te spelen en te stepdansen. In 1962 maakte hij zijn tv-debuut in het Canadese programma Don Messer's Jubilee. Zijn familie trok nog jaarlijks naar Cape Breton en Jerry ging er in 1975 zelf definitief wonen. Rond het midden van de jaren 1970 speelde Jerry met de Cape Breton Symphony, een groep vioolspelers met o.m. Winston "Scotty" Fitzgerald, Angus Chisholm, Joe Cormier, Wilfred Gillis en John Donald Cameron. Hij deed hier veel ervaring op met de typische speelstijl van Cap Breton. Jerry bracht zijn eerste eigen album uit in 1976. In totaal zou hij 13 albums uitgeven. Hij stierf in juli 2009 aan kanker.
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  • Jerry Holland was a fiddler who lived on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Canadian parents - his father was from New Brunswick and his mother was from Quebec. During his childhood, Jerry was exposed to the music of the large Cape Breton expatriate community in Boston. He began to play the fiddle and step-dance at the age of five, and played at his first square dance at the age of six.
  • Jerry Holland was een Amerikaans-Canadees fiddlespeler. Holland werd geboren in het Amerikaanse Boston, maar zijn ouders waren Canadezen uit New Brunswick en Québec. Als kind hoorde Jerry veel fiddlemuziek van de inwijkelingen uit Cape Breton. Hij begon zelf al zeer jong fiddle te spelen en te stepdansen. In 1962 maakte hij zijn tv-debuut in het Canadese programma Don Messer's Jubilee. Zijn familie trok nog jaarlijks naar Cape Breton en Jerry ging er in 1975 zelf definitief wonen.
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