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Ramillon, André

1854-1922
nickname(s): "le Flûteux de Marcy" [the flute player of Marcy]

piper (&c.) mentioned by name

[Born and?] lived in Marcy [SSW of Clamecy, Morvan, dépt. Nièvre]]; Illiterate, he had an extraordinary ear and memory, and marked his era, often animating weddings and balls with hurdy-gurdy player Auguste Vannereau (nickname: "Le lélot" [?]), of Champlémy [NNE of Nevers].

Instrument: Musette (morvandelle)


Sources

Airs du temps: cornemuses du monde, musiques des régions. Ploezal, 1996, p.22*.

Web

enfantsdumorvan.fr (avril-mai 2011)