Lee Cremo
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Lee Cremo (30 December 1938 – 10 October 1999) was a Mi'kmaq fiddler from Cape Breton Island, Canada.
He was born on 30 December 1938 in Barra Head, Richmond County, Cape Breton Island.[1] His family moved to Eskasoni, Cape Breton when he was four. Cremo learned fiddling from his father, Simon Peter Cremo, and Wilfred Prosper, and noted Prosper and Buddy MacMaster as an influences.[2] He used to play all night with Prosper, learning tunes and passing on ones he learned to Prosper.[3] His first fiddle was a hand-me-down from his great grandfather, who reportedly received it from a Scottish settler.[4] Cremo had a lengthy career as a fiddler performing and recording around Canada. He also went to school for carpentry, and worked as a carpenter before becoming a full time fiddler. [5] He was a member of the Eskasoni First Nation.[6]
