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- Date Released: February 26, 2002
- Genre: International
- Label: Smithsonian Folkways
A place where traditions remain, Scotland and Canada meet and history is a tale of the present.
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We Say...
Cape Breton, on Canada's Eastern coast, was home to a lot of Scots immigrants, who brought over the tradition of house dances, as well as their music. Both remain largely intact, as this live album recorded at different small venues along the Cape attests. The family names — Beaton, MacIsaac, MacMaster — have been here for generations, and the ceilidh music they make with fiddle and piano is a glorious invitation to dance. Buddy MacMaster (uncle and teacher to Natalie) is a standout on "The Way to Judique," but everything is jubilant and played with glee. The tunes all have their roots quite firmly in the old country, but there's a definite New World brashness to the playing, assertive and muscular (as it would need to be to entertain a dancing crowd). This is a place where the traditions have remained long after the wave of immigrants has died, where Scotland and Canada meet and where history is very much a tale of the present.
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They Say...
This 72-minute CD is the result of eight days of recording, in Cape Breton and at live events, in July 2000. The fiddle music of Cape Breton, in Nova Scotia, is strongly influenced by Scottish folk, as much of the community was established by Scottish immigrants in the 19th century. The most popular Cape Breton fiddlers, Ashley MacIsaac and Natalie MacMaster, actually aren't on this compilation, which includes the work of almost ten different combinations of musicians, with individual musicians frequently found in more than one combination. To the casual listener, it will sound like much Celtic music, particularly in the danceable fiddles and the frequent reels, or reel-like structures. It differs from much of the music from which it's derived, though, in the frequent use of piano to complement the fiddles, giving it a depth and drive of a different nature than traditional Scottish music. Too, the beat is more pronounced than it often is in Celtic music. You can sometimes hear the musicians' feet stomping out the time, particularly in the 4/4 strathspeys, which are often dance tunes in Cape Breton, though they're often slow reels in Scotland. There's not enough variation in the tunes to win over the non-specialist. But there is variation, particularly when the foot-beating gives it a solid bottom, gathering full-steam energy in extended medleys like the closing strathspeys and reels by Brenda Stubbert, Brian Doyle, and Richard Wood. The sound quality is good, though these were recorded in performance in halls, arenas, schools, and dances.
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| 01. |  |
My Great Friend John Morris Rankin /The Flax in Bloom / A Northside Reel |
3:39 |
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| 02. | |
Traditional Strathspey / Stumpy / Primrose Lass / A Bright May Morning |
2:46 |
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| 03. | |
New Haven Reel / Mrs. Norman MacKeigan's Reel / Glenquey Reel / The High Drive Reel |
5:36 |
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| 04. | |
In Memory of Herbie MacLeod / Christy Campbell/Anthony Murray's/Bridge of Bamore/Arrochar Bridge |
7:12 |
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The Way to Judique / Compliments to the Boys of the Lough / The Canadian Club Jig |
5:16 |
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| 06. | |
Pipe Major George Ross's Welcome to the Black Watch March /Duke of AtholeStrathspey |
6:28 |
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| 07. | |
Kitty of Oulart / Traditional / Inverness Jig / Memories of Mac / Little House Round the Corner |
7:12 |
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| 08. | |
The Rosebud of Allenvale /Tom Dey /Miss Dale/Maggie Cameron |
9:47 |
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Thomas MacDonnell's Strathspey / Traditional / Mrs. Norman MacKeigan's Reel |
2:37 |
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| 10. | |
The Short GrassJig/The Braes of Elchies Jig/Traditional Jig/Gallagher's Jig/ The Pibroch of O'Donal Dubh |
5:17 |
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Michael Rankin's Reel / Pretty Marion / Wesley Gillis Reel / The Marquis of Tullybardine / The Black Cock's Will |
9:02 |
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| 12. | |
Traditional Strathspey / The Devil in the Kitchen / Calum Crubach / Donnacha's Favourite |
6:05 |
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12 Total Tracks, 70:57 Total Length
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Credits
- Jerry Holland - Fiddle // Charlie Pilzer - Mastering // Dan Sheehy - Production Supervisor // Buddy MacMaster - Performer // Brenda Stubbert - Fiddle // Pete Reiniger - Engineer // Pete Reiniger - Mixing // Mary Monseur - Production Coordination // Carla Borden - Editorial Assistant // Wendy MacIsaac - Piano // Kinnon Beaton - Fiddle // Burt Feintuch - Producer // Burt Feintuch - Compilation // Burt Feintuch - Photography // Burt Feintuch - Annotation // Allan Dewar - Piano // D.A. Sonneborn - Production Supervisor // Buddy McMaster - Fiddle // Richard W.G. Wood - Piano // Brian Doyle - Guitar // Betty Lou Beaton - Piano // Joey Beaton - Piano // Gary Samson - Photography
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