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'''Pete Cooper''' is a British, [[London]]-based [[fiddle]]r, who performs as a solo artist and with Cooper and Bolton and Rattle on the Stovepipe. His travels around the world have inspired his playing of many traditional fiddle styles including [[Music of Ireland|Irish]], Old-Time American, Swedish, [[Eastern Europe]]an and Scottish as well as the rich English tradition. He also teaches, composes and writes about fiddle music. He plays at [[English Folk Dance and Song Society|Cecil Sharp House]] in London.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://petecooper.com/workshops.htm|title=The London Fiddle School - Workshops - Pete Cooper|website=Petecooper.com|accessdate=10 August 2020}}</ref>
'''Pete Cooper''' (born 18 November 1951)<ref name="LarkinGE">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=557}}</ref> is a British, [[London]]-based [[fiddle]]r, who performs as a solo artist, and with Cooper and Bolton and Rattle on the Stovepipe.
He was born in [[Gnosall]], [[Staffordshire]], England.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> His travels around the world have inspired his playing of many traditional fiddle styles including [[Music of Ireland|Irish]], American [[old-time music]], Swedish, [[Eastern Europe]]an and Scottish as well as the rich English tradition.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> He also teaches, composes and writes about fiddle music. He plays at [[English Folk Dance and Song Society|Cecil Sharp House]] in London.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://petecooper.com/workshops.htm|title=The London Fiddle School - Workshops - Pete Cooper|website=Petecooper.com|accessdate=10 August 2020}}</ref>


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Revision as of 19:22, 20 August 2021

Pete Cooper (born 18 November 1951)[1] is a British, London-based fiddler, who performs as a solo artist, and with Cooper and Bolton and Rattle on the Stovepipe.

He was born in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England.[1] His travels around the world have inspired his playing of many traditional fiddle styles including Irish, American old-time music, Swedish, Eastern European and Scottish as well as the rich English tradition.[1] He also teaches, composes and writes about fiddle music. He plays at Cecil Sharp House in London.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 557. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  2. ^ "The London Fiddle School - Workshops - Pete Cooper". Petecooper.com. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  • His website includes details of publications, CDs, projects and gigs as well as musings and notes on English fiddle players.