The Judique Flyer
was a steam driven passenger train that replaced the old stagecoach line running between Inverness and Point
Tupper on Cape Breton's west coast. In 1938, fiddler Buddy MacMaster boarded The Judique Flyer to return home
from Troy after playing his first dance.
From that time Buddy's reputation as a fiddler spread up and down the
Judique line. In 1943, Buddy took a job as a telegrapher and traveling station agent with the CNR (Canadian National Railroad)
working in stations from Truro to Inverness. For the next forty years the railroad would nurture his reputation as a generous
fiddler and today he is recognized as the world's leading exponent of the Cape Breton fiddle style. Joining him on this
recording are many of the fine accompanists he has played with throughout his sixty-year career as a master of
the fiddle.
Buddy MacMaster Bio
Studio Credits & Photos
Buddy receives the Order of Canada
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Buddy MacMaster Cape Breton's master fiddler The Judique Flyer featuring the island's finest accompanists 
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Joey Beaton
 Betty Lou Beaton Dave MacIsaac Doug MacPhee Mary Elizabeth MacMaster Jackie Dunn Hilda Chiasson Joel Chiasson Mac Morin Marie MacLellan Howie MacDonald Maybelle Chisholm Tracey Dares Mary Jessie MacDonald |
