A regular on the venerated Don Messer Jubilee and Tommy Hunter TV shows, Al Cherny, née Chernywech, born in Medicine Hat, Alberta in 1932, was a splendid fiddler who shifted from style to style with ease. In addition to winning most of the fiddle championships in Canada, he was also a highly-regarded studio musician who recorded for Sylvia Tyson, Jesse Winchester, and others in the 1970's. Cherny died in 1987. The PolyTel compact disc--A Tribute to Al Cherny--captures a fine sampling of the spectrum of Cherny's adroit playing. It's a pity the disc contains no liner notes to provide more information on this accomplished, polished musician.

A Tribute to Al Cherny
1989 PolyTel (841215 2)

Alabama Jubilee/Down Yonder/Turkey in the Straw; Old Joe Clark/Golden Slippers/Boil Them Cabbage Down; Rubber Dolly/Maple Sugar; Spanish Two-Step/Little Home in West Virginia; Orange Blossom Special; Maiden's Prayer/Faded Love/San Antonio Rose; Golden Wedding Waltz/Blue Skirt Waltz; Life in the Finland Woods/Westphalia Waltz; Cold, Cold Heart/Your Cheatin' Heart; Last Date/Sleep Walk; Perdido; In the Mood; Tennessee Waltz/Fascination/Anniversary Waltz; Melody of Love; Anniversary Song; French Minuet; Al's Seven Step; Happy Hours Schottische; Shannon Waltz/Let Me Call You Sweetheart; Road to the Isles/Scotland the Brave; Irish Washerwoman/McNamara's Band; Beer Barrel Polka/Wedding Polka; Heel and Toe Polka; Clarinet Polka; Butterfly; Bird Dance; Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White/Yellow Bird/Never on Sunday; Dark Eyes/Spanish Eyes; Autumn Leaves 73:38