Don Messer

Donald Charles Frederick Messer (May 9, 1909 – March 26, 1973) was a Canadian musician, band leader, radio broadcaster, and defining icon of folk music during the 1960s. His CBC Television series Don Messer’s Jubilee (1959–69) featured Messer's down-east fiddle style and the "old-time" music of Don Messer and His Islanders, and was one of the most popular and enduring Canadian television programs of the 1960s. Messer was known as a shy fiddler, who preferred to have the other members of the band take the spotlight.

This article is about the Canadian musician. For the Methodist theologian, see Donald E. Messer.
Don Messer
Birth nameDonald Charles Frederick Messer
Born(1909-05-09)May 9, 1909
Tweedside, New Brunswick, Canada
DiedMarch 26, 1973(1973-03-26) (aged 63)
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
GenresFolk
Occupation(s)Fiddler
Instrument(s)Violin
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