The mystery ships of nova scotia in the first world war. The definitive website for the fieldwork expeditions of macedward leach, american folklorist and ballad scholar, to cape breton and newfoundland in 19491950. Celtic music interpretive centre judique 2020 all you. We found 49 books set on cape breton island and 10 others set nearby. Cape breton based mailorder business specializing in celtic music.
Visit kijiji classifieds to buy, sell, or trade almost anything. Heres the lowdown on my cape breton road trip itinerary. Cape breton music halifax public libraries bibliocommons. Cape breton islands fiddle music was brought to north america by scottish immigrants during the highland clearances. Discovering cape breton folklore indiana university. Unlike the fiddle style and reper toire, it is not likely that the accompaniment style derives in any way from scottish or irish sources. Mario colosimo celtic colours international festival. Cbc radios information morning cape breton helps listeners better understand and explore the challenges in our islands future, remember their past. Tour the grand narrows cape breton vacation rental. Dedicated to a wildly beautiful island on the northeast coast of nort. 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. Mrs maybelle chisholm mcqueen,playing at her sister house. This book by brenda bowen cox features the celtic music of cape breton island in nova scotia, canada.
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. Cape breton fiddle and piano music, the beaton family of mabou smithsonian folkways 40507. Cape breton pianists learn mostly by ear and observation, and like the fiddle, piano accompaniment has only recently been taught in formal lessons. No great mischief by alistair macleod, fall on your knees by annmarie macdonald, the bishops man by linden macintyre, rel. Information morning cape breton listen to podcasts on. Cape breton island is a place that has long been a hotspot for folklore research. 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. Information morning cape breton podcast on demand start your weekdays with information morning with steve sutherland on both radio one and radio two. Angus chisholm celtic 015 78 rpm cape breton fiddle youtube. Cape breton piano accompaniment with susan maclean. Andrea beaton andrea beaton is the daughter of cape breton fiddler kinnon beaton and piano player betty macmaster beaton. It is only available here in this pdf download format. A chording to the tunes a cape breton piano accompaniment lesson.
Cape breton piano accompaniment demonstration youtube. 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. Sep 25, 2019 clive doucet, green party of canada, cape bretoncanso. Donald angus beatons cape breton scottish violin music. New and used items, cars, real estate, jobs, services, vacation rentals and more virtually anywhere in cape breton. 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. Scottish fiddle music old and new from cape breton, where there are lots of scottish descendants live and play music from scotland. Baddeck gathering ceilidhs 2020 all you need to know before. Songs from cape breton island smithsonian folkways. Beaton family cape breton fiddle and piano music amazon.
Check out cape breton fiddle and piano music by the beaton family of mabou on amazon music. Cape breton postcard by catherine mcmichael score and. Mario colosimo has been providing piano and guitar accompaniment to cape breton musicians for over 35 years. 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. Sep 14, 2016 on this occasion i went as a guest of nova scotia tourism. Shop cape breton university new, used, rental and digital textbooks at the bookstore. Susan macdonald is a piano teacher, organist and composer living in cape breton, nova scotia. 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. Celtic piano bk 2 colaisde na gaidhlig the gaelic college. Books, cds and recordings of traditional fiddle music. 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.
Celtic piano bk 1 colaisde na gaidhlig the gaelic college. The best celtic piano player in cape breton youtube. 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. I am an author, federal public servant and former city of ottawa councillor. All books set on cape breton island on the global book map. Cape breton university new, used, rental and digital textbooks. We do know that many early collections reveal simple bass lines arranged for harpsichord or cello. When fiddle music first came to cape breton, it remained. Wendy macisaac and mac morin cape breton fiddle and piano. Here are the highways, biways and stopping points i covered in five days. Study music, relaxing music, sleep music, meditation music soothing relaxation 4,641 watching live now rosie mackenzie cape breton fiddler. When the beatons play, the dancing feet of family, friends, and fans pound out the vibrant rhythms of reels.
Cape breton piano is an art form all on its own, one of which i am still trying to master. 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. View all hotels near celtic music interpretive centre on tripadvisor. Cape breton fiddling is a regional violin style which falls within the celtic music idiom. I plan on traveling to cape breton later this year in the hopes of playing in somewherethis is an interesting thread. 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. By he was teaching piano at the renowned gaelic college of celtic arts and crafts in st. 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. These scottish immigrants were primarily from gaelicspeaking regions in the scottish highlands and the outer hebrides. Contains transcriptions and sound samples for every song collected on these trips, with musical notations for tunes not described elsewhere. My new books are now available play it like you sing it, volumes 1 and 2. Description book one of a three part series of celtic music from cape breton by susan macdonald.
As in newfoundland, folklorists have collected hundreds of songs, fiddle tunes, and folktales on cape breton island. Cape breton music, derived primarily from the scottish highlands, was handed down through the oral tradition since the early 1800s. Kimberley frasers cape breton piano workshop youtube. 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. Please read the pinned post to help you find recipes, also see the cover photo for map like instructions. Musicians kinnon beaton fiddle betty beaton piano dave macisaac guitar john morris rankin bass. 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. Fiddle music of cape breton, ireland and scotland cranford. 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. Cape breton piano accompaniment level 1 colaisde na. Mario owns and operates a private music studio in his hometown of dominion where he teaches piano, guitar, fiddle and accompaniment.
It is quite interesting and detailed and for that page alone, it is worth buying allisters book. Cape breton fiddle 1 1982, cape breton fiddle 2 1984 and sprig of ivy 1989. 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. The historical importance of this collection is immense in the vaunted and sometimes misunderstood world of traditional piping. Susan maclean demonstrates cape breton piano accompaniment to advanced beginner students at gaelic college.
Susan is a piano teacher, organist and composer living in cape breton, nova scotia. 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. Our next three stops gave us the opportunity to focus on cape breton highlands national park and the picturesque 186mile cabot trail. A cape breton bouquet by brenda bowen cox pdf download. Explore the vibrancy of cape breton s musical culture. 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.
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