New Brunswick fiddler Ned Landry (ne Frederick Lawrence Landry, 1921-2018) won numerous championships and honorifics during his long career, and recorded prolifically over the course of seven separate decades. His professional debut came in his pre-teens, with appearances on Don Messer's radio show, way back in 1934(!) and he soon was performing, live in concert throughout Eastern Canada and New England, as well as on radio and TV, particularly on several nationally-broadcast CBC and CFBC music programs. Landry was an expert folklorist and mastered several regional fiddling styles... As with many Canadian fiddlers, his "old time" repertoire doesn't always track with what Americans might consider "country music," but there is considerable overlap. Here's a quick look at his career...
Ned Landry "Bowin' The Strings" (RCA Victor, 1956) (LP)
Ned Landry "Canada's Old Time Fiddling Champion" (RCA-Camden, 1958) (LP)
Ned Landry "Old Time Fiddlin' " (RCA Victor, 1960) (LP)
Ned Landry "Fiddlin' Favourites" (RCA Victor, 1961) (LP)
Ned Landry "Me And My Fiddle" (RCA Victor, 1962) (LP)
(Produced by Roger Belair & Marcel LeBlanc)
Ned Landry "Saturday Night Breakdown" (RCA-Camden, 1963) (LP)
Ned Landry "Ned Landry And His Fiddle" (Arc Records, 1964) (LP)
Ned Landry "More Ned Landry Fiddle Favorites" (Arc Records, 1965) (LP)
Ned Landry "Canadian Old Time Fiddle Centennial Tour" (Arc Records, 1967) (LP)
Ned Landry "The Girl I Left Behind Me" (Arc Records, 1967) (LP)
Ned Landry "Fiddlin' Around" (RCA-Camden, 1968) (LP)
Ned Landry "The Two Sides Of Ned Landry" (MM&C Records, 1970) (LP)
Ned Landry "The Singing Fiddler" (Landry Records, 1977) (LP)
Ned Landry "Fiddlin' And Other Fun" (Alton Records, 1980) (LP)
Ned Landry "Ned Landry's Silver Album" (Prime Time Records, 1981) (LP)
