Please read the pinned post to help you find recipes, also see the cover photo for map like instructions. The grand narrows vacation home is a 6 bedroom, 5 bathroom estate with a large kitchen, large dining room, 3 large entertainment rooms and 2 full length verandahs overlooking the beautiful bras dor lakes. Get born into the chaisson family, or the beaton family, or a similar family that has several generations of players and tons of aunts and uncles and cousins who play. Angus chisholm celtic 015 78 rpm cape breton fiddle youtube.
Cape breton music halifax public libraries bibliocommons. Cape breton university new, used, rental and digital textbooks. Mario colosimo has been providing piano and guitar accompaniment to cape breton musicians for over 35 years. Tour the grand narrows cape breton vacation rental. Companion to the cape breton piano accompaniment online. Discovering cape breton folklore is an anthology of nine separate articles by richard mackinnon, all of which have been previously published or. Cape breton fiddle and piano music, the beaton family of mabou smithsonian folkways 40507. I do not profess to be an expert on the subject, but imho, the main difference is it covers more than just the basic chords in the boomchick fashion youre also the rhythm section and the bass section lots of bass runs in the left hand i think that this is one of the defining features of. As in newfoundland, folklorists have collected hundreds of songs, fiddle tunes, and folktales on cape breton island. A cape breton bouquet by brenda bowen cox pdf download.
The three generations of family here epitomizes the fiery cape breton style of scottish celtic music honed through centuries of accompaniment as dancers reel, jig and strathspey at ceilidhs. The fiddle and piano combination are fundamental to cape breton music tradition, and one of its most important families is the beaton family of mabou. Cape breton piano accompaniment demonstration youtube. Wendy macisaac and mac morin cape breton fiddle and piano. Celtic piano bk 2 colaisde na gaidhlig the gaelic college. Cape breton piano accompaniment level 1 colaisde na. Cape breton postcard by catherine mcmichael score and. Bagpipes, fiddles, gaelic stories, stepdancing and more. The reel slooow jam is an occasional and irregular gathering for those who are new to playing fiddle or piano or guitar and who would like to learn cape breton tunes. The historical importance of this collection is immense in the vaunted and sometimes misunderstood world of traditional piping. Information morning cape breton listen to podcasts on.
The mystery ships of nova scotia in the first world war. Shop cape breton university new, used, rental and digital textbooks at the bookstore. It is only available here in this pdf download format. Mario owns and operates a private music studio in his hometown of dominion where he teaches piano, guitar, fiddle and accompaniment. Shop and buy natalie macmasters cape breton island fiddle sheet music. Here are the highways, biways and stopping points i covered in five days. The best celtic piano player in cape breton youtube. Fiddle music of cape breton, ireland and scotland cranford. View all hotels near celtic music interpretive centre on tripadvisor. You know how when listening to any medley of cape breton tunes recorded in someones kitchen in the 1950s there is often one tune that jumps out right through the layers of sonic mud typical of a dub of a dub of a dub. New and used items, cars, real estate, jobs, services, vacation rentals and more virtually anywhere in cape breton. It is quite interesting and detailed and for that page alone, it is worth buying allisters book. Andrea beaton andrea beaton is the daughter of cape breton fiddler kinnon beaton and piano player betty macmaster beaton.
Celtic music interpretive centre judique 2020 all you. Cape breton island is a place that has long been a hotspot for folklore research. We do know that many early collections reveal simple bass lines arranged for harpsichord or cello. These scottish immigrants were primarily from gaelicspeaking regions in the scottish highlands and the outer hebrides. Songs from cape breton island smithsonian folkways. Beaton family cape breton fiddle and piano music amazon. The definitive website for the fieldwork expeditions of macedward leach, american folklorist and ballad scholar, to cape breton and newfoundland in 19491950. Mac morin starting with a few humble steps, mac has been able to travel professionally as a cape breton step dancer and piano player for the last 20. Cape breton piano is an art form all on its own, one of which i am still trying to master.
My new books are now available play it like you sing it, volumes 1 and 2. Cbc radios information morning cape breton helps listeners better understand and explore the challenges in our islands future, remember their past. Sep 25, 2019 clive doucet, green party of canada, cape bretoncanso. Mac morin starting with a few humble steps, mac has been able to travel professionally as a cape breton step dancer and piano player for the last 20 years. The ribbon of highway hugs cape bretons rocky northern coast, with stunning views and quaint fishing villages tucked into coves here and there along the way. Cape breton piano accompaniment with susan maclean. In the book a cape breton ceilidh compiled and editted by allister macgillivray, marie goes on at some length about the specifics of accompanying the fiddle on the piano. Unlike the fiddle style and reper toire, it is not likely that the accompaniment style derives in any way from scottish or irish sources. When the beatons play, the dancing feet of family, friends, and fans pound out the vibrant rhythms of reels. Musicians kinnon beaton fiddle betty beaton piano dave macisaac guitar john morris rankin bass. Sep 14, 2016 on this occasion i went as a guest of nova scotia tourism. Description book one of a three part series of celtic music from cape breton by susan macdonald. Study music, relaxing music, sleep music, meditation music soothing relaxation 4,641 watching live now rosie mackenzie cape breton fiddler. By he was teaching piano at the renowned gaelic college of celtic arts and crafts in st.
I plan on traveling to cape breton later this year in the hopes of playing in somewherethis is an interesting thread. Information morning cape breton podcast on demand start your weekdays with information morning with steve sutherland on both radio one and radio two. Mrs maybelle chisholm mcqueen,playing at her sister house. Our next three stops gave us the opportunity to focus on cape breton highlands national park and the picturesque 186mile cabot trail. Susan is a piano teacher, organist and composer living in cape breton, nova scotia.
All books set on cape breton island on the global book map. Cape breton islands fiddle music was brought to north america by scottish immigrants during the highland clearances. Scottish fiddle music old and new from cape breton, where there are lots of scottish descendants live and play music from scotland. Mel bay an extensive collection of reels, jigs, hornpipes and polkas from the french canadian, cape breton, scottish, shetland, new england, and southern oldtime traditions arranged for the piano accordion.
I am an author, federal public servant and former city of ottawa councillor. The focus is on tunes such as airs and waltzes, as well as playing jigs and reels from the session repertoire but at a slow learning pace with more time for. This book by brenda bowen cox features the celtic music of cape breton island in nova scotia, canada. Cape breton fiddle 1 1982, cape breton fiddle 2 1984 and sprig of ivy 1989.
He has completed grade seven of the toronto conservatory of music for classical piano, has spent four years in a stringed orchestra and has earned a bachelor of arts degree with a major in music from st. Cape breton music, derived primarily from the scottish highlands, was handed down through the oral tradition since the early 1800s. A chording to the tunes a cape breton piano accompaniment lesson. Cape breton pianists learn mostly by ear and observation, and like the fiddle, piano accompaniment has only recently been taught in formal lessons. Celtic piano bk 1 colaisde na gaidhlig the gaelic college. Dedicated to a wildly beautiful island on the northeast coast of nort.
Cape breton fiddling is a regional violin style which falls within the celtic music idiom. It is with great sadness that we the family of sheila, age 81, announce her passing in the port hawkesbury nursing home, on monday, february 17, 2020. Visit kijiji classifieds to buy, sell, or trade almost anything. Susan macdonald is a piano teacher, organist and composer living in cape breton, nova scotia. Contains transcriptions and sound samples for every song collected on these trips, with musical notations for tunes not described elsewhere. Books, cds and recordings of traditional fiddle music. Donald angus beatons cape breton scottish violin music. The musical traditions on cape breton island in nova scotia, canada, have been shaped by a combination of social and geographic factorsnone more so than the arrival of pioneering scottish gaelicspeaking communities who, in the 19th century, fled crop failures to seek better lives on its shores.
No great mischief by alistair macleod, fall on your knees by annmarie macdonald, the bishops man by linden macintyre, rel. Cape breton based mailorder business specializing in celtic music. Inspired by the forests, flowers, and brooks of cape breton, this series of delightful pieces teaches celtic music and makes celtic rhythms easier to play. Check out cape breton fiddle and piano music by the beaton family of mabou on amazon music.
When fiddle music first came to cape breton, it remained. Heres the lowdown on my cape breton road trip itinerary. Im so glad because for the first time i went with the intent of gathering the details i need to properly share how to visit cape breton. Susan maclean demonstrates cape breton piano accompaniment to advanced beginner students at gaelic college. Explore the vibrancy of cape breton s musical culture.
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