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 boom-chick fashion - youâre also the rhythm section and the bass section â lots of bass runs in the left ⦠David Gillis Sunday, 5pm to 6pm. Gaelic culture in Cape Breton Island video. A videotaped fiddle tune was also performed for two Cape Breton men to mark their wedding for just $100. Urban Cape Breton Area North Sydney (Suidni A Tuath) K-LEE radio: Cape Breton music & Maritime favourites 24/7-commercial free every day - enjoy Cape Breton music, all day long ; Free every Wednesday & Sunday - 7pm - The Scottish Voice with hosts Janet Stubbert & Mark Korman - music, interviews & Cape Breton ⦠The fiddle and piano reign in Cape Breton! Share on your networks. He shares his collection of great Cape Breton fiddle tunes each Sunday evening Silver Apple Tunes 35 tunes Cape Breton, Irish and Scottish Tunes from books and recordings which are available from Cranford Publications. Cape Breton piano is an art form all on its own, one of which I am still trying to master. Anyone is welcome to join in and play with the group or ⦠Intro by Joanne, daughter of John-Archie son of Red-Angus, son of Donald, to the Cape Breton Island and the Gaelic culture of Nova Scotia, its language and songs at Highland Village. Tullochgorum. On the website of the Cape Breton Session you can also find a link to the website by Alan Snyder who has compiled a huge database of recordings of Cape Breton tunes. Feb 4, 2018 - Someone once told me that the difference between fiddle and violin music is that fiddle music makes you tap your feet and dance. 14 tracks. Recorded and mixed by Pete Reiniger. Scottish music, dance, and Gaelic language have been nurtured on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia for centuries. And a whole bunch of dancers!! Includes Marches, Airs, Clogs, Strathspeys, Reels and Jigs. There are also fascinating stories behind fiddle tunes. The fiddle music of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, has its own sound, artistic standards, performance practices and etiquette. (Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40491, 2002, one compact disc and pp. Techniques specific to the style are touched on and many sets (groups of tunes - listening tunes, dance tunes, or a combination ⦠Celtic: a type of Scottish fiddling with the melody in a higher range; imitating the sounds of the bagpipe; the "c" in "celtic" is pronounced as a "k". The types of tunes commonly associated with Cape Breton fiddling are jigs, reels, marches, strathspeys, clogs (), and slow airs.Many of the tunes associated with Cape Breton fiddle music are also commonly performed on other instruments, especially bagpipes, piano and guitar.It is not unheard of for the ⦠The Cape Breton fiddle recording and broadcast scene was just hitting its stride around the time that Island fiddle broadcasting began to coalesce around the music of Don Messer, whose style may have been much admired elsewhere in Canada but was regarded by most Islanders as fundamentally alien. Dave holds ceilidhs in his barn featuring the best of the best of Cape Breton musicians throughout the summer season. In this workshop, we will break down classic tunes from the Scottish and Cape Breton fiddle repertoires, addressing bowing, ornamentation, and feel as we dig into a variety of reels, ⦠Featuring Kenneth MacKenzie, Ian MacDougall, Mac Morin and Patrick Gillis. 3-1/2 hours of great fiddle tunes for $10...best deal in town! Cape Breton ear-players usually developed very good aural learning ability because of the pressure to play tunes âcorrectly!â Nevertheless, certain Cape Breton musicians are credited with the talent for improving tunes. 100 Original Fiddle Tunes Book (2003) Companion book to the "Eoghan Dubh" CD, compositions by Cape Breton fiddler Kinnon Beaton. Find event and ticket information. 14 tracks 74 minutes 36 The peculiarly Highland features which have remained in Cape Breton fiddling include an affinity with the music of the pipes, a close association with step-dancing (a practice which has virtually disappeared in Scotland) and sung Gaelic words to fiddle tunes, called ⦠Cape Breton - Traditional Fiddle Sets with Guitar Tablature Book - Mel Bay Publications, Inc. : Mel Bay This book is a definitive documentation of Cape Breton-style fiddle music. Ottawa Cape Breton Session provides an opportunity to play tunes and sets that are part of the Cape Breton traditional repertoire. See more ideas about Fiddle music, Violin music, Fiddle tunes. For Scottish / Irish players itâs usually a study piece, but in Cape Breton, itâs a common solo piece, and a benchmark to reach for players. Consult our Schedule. The Fiddlers of Cape Breton by Dr Kevin McCann M.D., D.P.H. Cape Breton Fiddle Tunes . 36-page booklet. Stream Cape Breton Fiddle Tunes free online. Violinist Natalie MacMaster and TED Musical Director Thomas Dolby play Dolby's original song "Blue Is a River" in this ethereal duet -- with a little dancing. That Strathspey is INSANE. Tommy Peoples - 8 tunes from Waiting for a Call; Traditional Flute Music 10 tune from Irish Flute player Catherine McEvoy. Cape Breton pianist Doug MacPhee said in an interview in Cape Bretonâs Magazine in 1986 ⦠The festival will be held on the beautiful grounds of the Gaelic College, St. Annâs, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Speaking of the Normaway Inn, it is a must for anyone traveling to Cape Breton. February 1 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. Some of what was played then must have been passed on solely by aural transmission to ⦠Samples from 1992-2001 issues of the Silver ⦠One of my favorite Cape Breton tunes is Jerry Hollandâs "Dave Normaway MacDonaldâs Wedding". Fiddle Tunes from Cape Breton and PEI on Clawhammer Banjo with Ken Perlman! When the Beatons play, the dancing feet of family, friends, and fans pound out the vibrant rhythms of reels, strathspeys, jigs and other favorites from this tradition-rich corner of Canada. ANTH 205 / MUH 205 â Music in World Cultures Cape Breton (Canada) John MacDougall â Cape Breton fiddle Cape Breton Island â sparsely populated island on Atlantic Coast of Canada Nova Scotia (âNew Scotlandâ) province French colony (1713) / British colony (1763) Scottish & Irish settlers (late 1700s & early 1800s) Canada Nova Scotia Cape Breton ⦠He shares his collection of great Cape Breton fiddle tunes each Sunday evening from 5PM to 6PM. ⦠Fiddle Tunes from Cape Breton and PEI on Clawhammer Banjo with Ken Perlman! English: a style where ornamentation is used sparingly and the bow is used simply: French ⦠There will be seminars, ceilidhs, square dances, and concerts during the two-day extravaganza and the events will culminate in a finale concert on Sunday featuring the best of local, national, and international talent. Indeed, the Cape Breton style is the most rhythmic Celtic fiddle style, as many of the other Celtic styles have moved away from their connections to dancing. Cape Breton fiddle has a powerful rhythmic feel affected with quick snaps of the bow, rapid-fire ornaments and forceful bowing patterns. 74 minutes. Online Banjo Master Class: How to Play Fiddle Tunes from Cape Breton and Prince Edward Island, in Clawhammer Style with Ken Perlman! Rediscover great Cape Breton fiddle music with your host David Gillis. 34 notes booklet).. An article from journal Ethnologies (Négocier la transcendance / Negotiating Transcendence), on Érudit. The Cape Breton ⦠Changer de langue. He is a frequent staff member at the American Festival of Fiddle Tunes (Port Townsend, Washington), and at the Rocky Mountain Fiddle Camp (Estes Park, Colorado). Compiled, produced and annotated by Burt Feintuch. Youtube Channel Ottawa Cape Breton Sessions. that trading of homemade music tapes among Cape Breton music aficionados in Boston in the 1950s contributed to growth in the fiddle repertoire of Cape Breton fiddlers.1 I have heard fiddlers and avid followers of the music complain that more new tunes are heard at dances these days, and fewer older Scottish tunes. Collection Index/Finding Aids. this reached Cape Breton with the waves of immigrants. - Monday, February 1, 2021 at Maine Trad Music School, Portland, ME. Stream Cape Beton Fiddle Tunes with David Gillis free online. Every Cape Breton player plays this set of tunes. Sunday afternoon pub sessions are generally at a pretty fast pace. One cold Decemberâs day in 1965 whilst driving to my clinic situated in the remote Settlement on the West Coast of Newfoundland, on the Gulf of St Lawrence, I was very pleasantly surprised and interested to hear some very fine fiddle music being ⦠All tunes recorded on 'Eoghan Dubh' can be found in this book. Total matches: 8 ... Brenda Stubbert's Collection of Fiddle Tunes. Fiddle Tunes from Cape Breton and PEI on Clawhammer Banjo with Ken Perlman! the biggest thing about cape breton fiddle is timing, and a good cape breton dancer will know if you have timing, this day in age everyone wants to rush through the tunes, and not playing them for what they are really worth, slow and strong is how i think of it, but i learned this from listening to old tapes and from an old ⦠Fiddle > Books > Cape Breton Scottish fiddle music old and new from Cape Breton, where there are lots of Scottish descendants live and play music from Scotland. Online Banjo Master Class: How to Play Fiddle Tunes from Cape Breton and Prince Edward Island, in ⦠Repertoire. Itâs essential and easily one of the most recognizable set of tunes in Cape Breton. If youâre a fan of Cape Breton Fiddle Music then be sure to join David Gillis as he shares his incredible collection of Cape Breton fiddle tunes. Alan Snyderâs Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index. The Heart of Cape Breton: Fiddle Music Recorded Live Along the Ceilidh Trail. You can also find a collection of popular Christmas tunes. The collection consists of 104 published books of Scottish and Cape Breton fiddle music, all of which were either purchased by or given to Joseph MacLean and date from 1793 to 1996. Rediscover great Cape Breton fiddle music with your host David Gillis. Cape Breton: a regional variance of Scottish fiddling with a more formal style. Some tunes in Mabou, Cape Breton tonight at the season opening of The Red Shoe Pub (Official)! It is mostly group/session playing with the occasional song or solo. This is volume 1 of the Cape Breton Musical Heritage Series by Brenda Stubbert's. Since Cape Breton ⦠Even Irish tunes which have been brought into the tradition are played with distinctly Cape Breton styling.Unfortunately, there are few, if any, recordings which can inform us about nineteenth-century Cape Breton fiddle repertoire. Tables and chairs are provided. Whether itâs dancing to lively fiddle tunes, learning a Gaelic milling song or tracing your ⦠Cash bar on site too. Doherty's exposure to, and research of, the island's music traditions was the germination for this compendium on the Cape Breton fiddle: its history, its people, the tunes, the recordings. Eventbrite - MaineTrad Music School presents Fiddle Tunes from Cape Breton and PEI on Clawhammer Banjo with Ken Perlman! In keeping with Joeâs tradition, music CDs of local Cape Breton artists are contained in our holdings.