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MacLean, John
1925-1984

The noted Cape Breton fiddler and step-dancer known as Johnny "Washabuck ", raised his family in Toronto, where his home was host to numerous visiting Cape Breton musicians – and epic house sessions. Johnny "Washabuck " was also a member of the informal fraternity of amateur tape collectors. Acquiring a reel to reel recorder in the early sixties he recorded many of the fine sessions in his home, 1960 - 1984. These sessions included many of the great names of Cape Breton music, but also many of the rare players from the Cheticamp diaspora in Toronto.