Angus Chisholm was a Cape Breton fiddler

Cape Breton fiddling

Cape Breton fiddling is a regional violin style which falls within the Celtic music idiom. Cape Breton Island's fiddle music was brought to North America by Scottish immigrants during the Highland Clearances. These Scottish immigrants were primarily from Gaelic-speaking regions in the Scottish...

. He was the son of Archie Chisholm and Isabel MacLennan.

He was one of the first fiddlers from the island to record a commercially available album. Decca released the recording 14004 on November 18, 1934: Rothermarches Rant, Braes of Auchertyre, Moonlight Clog & Hennessey Hornpipes.

He was regarded as one of the world's best Celtic fiddlers. He performed on the John Allan Cameron

John Allan Cameron

John Allan Cameron, was a Canadian folk singer, "The Godfather of Celtic Music" in Canada. Noted for performing traditional music on his twelve string guitar, he released his first album in 1968. He released 10 albums during his lifetime and was featured on national television...

 show with the Cape Breton Symphony, a group of fiddlers that included Winston "Scotty" Fitzgerald, Jerry Holland

Jerry Holland (fiddler)

Jerry Holland was a fiddler who lived on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, Canada.He was born in Brockton, 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...

, Joe Cormier, Wilfred Gillis and John Donald Cameron. The group appeared regularly on CBC

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

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 television on The John Allan Cameron Show

The John Allan Cameron Show

The John Allan Cameron Show was a Canadian television variety series produced by CBC Television in Halifax from 1979 to 1980, with repeat episodes airing until 1982....

and other programs.

Chisholm was born in Margaree Forks

Margaree Forks, Nova Scotia

Margaree Forks is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Inverness County on Cape Breton Island.-References:*...

, Cape Breton

Cape Breton Island

Cape Breton Island is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America. It likely corresponds to the word Breton, the French demonym for Brittany....

, Nova Scotia in 1908. He died in the United States

United States

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in 1979 and was laid to rest in his native Margaree. His early recordings have now been released on tape.