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Gwich'in Athabascan Bill Stevens is known worldwide for his fiddling skills, but in Alaska he's a legend. He helped found the Athabascan Fiddle Festival twenty-five years ago. This is a profile which was recorded in his hometown of Fort Yukon, six miles above the Arctic Circle, just after the release of the last CD he planned to record, "Fiddling Through the Years."
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Piece Description
Gwich'in Athabascan Bill Stevens is known worldwide for his fiddling skills, but in Alaska he's a legend. He helped found the Athabascan Fiddle Festival twenty-five years ago. This is a profile which was recorded in his hometown of Fort Yukon, six miles above the Arctic Circle, just after the release of the last CD he planned to record, "Fiddling Through the Years."
Broadcast History
Alaska News Nightly, September 2006
This piece won first place for Arts reporting from the Alaska Press Club in 2007
Timing and Cues
All tunes are original pieces recorded by Bill Stevens for his CD, Fiddling Through the Years.
