John morris rankin marie o keeffe reel francis beatons reel medley, the beaton family of mabou, 4. Also includes 4 colour pages of photos of people kinnon has written tunes for. This book is a definitive documentation of cape breton style fiddle music. Playing the cape breton fiddle natalie macmaster duration. Kimberley frasers cape breton piano workshop youtube. 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 traditionrich corner of canada. Book one of a three part series of celtic music from cape breton by susan macdonald. Includes marches, airs, clogs, strathspeys, reels and jigs. Detailed musician biographies, explorations of fiddle style, bowing, ornamentation, piano accompaniment. A guide to the collegiate audition process for violin. St patricks museum sydney 2020 all you need to know.
The traditional music of cape breton island the music of the small island of cape breton, located off the northeastern coast of the province of nova scotia, is perhaps the best known traditional music in canada. Proprietor paul stewart cranford is a fiddler, composer and retired lightousekeeper wellgrounded in the traditions of music he sells, performs and arranges. Donald angus beaton 19121981 was a canadian blacksmith and a cape bretonstyle fiddler. Susan maclean demonstrates cape breton piano accompaniment to advanced beginner students at gaelic college. Cape breton piano accompaniment with susan maclean.
A set of three of my favourite tunes played as a solo set in the style of cape breton piano. Musical transcriptions in this article are by ian hayes. Check out cape breton fiddle and piano music by the beaton family of mabou on amazon music. Andrea beaton will perform saturday, march 16, 8 p. Beaton family cape breton fiddle and piano music music.
Cranford publications specializes in celtic fiddle music from cape breton, ireland and scotland. Celtic music scholar and musician liz doherty is no stranger to cape breton. The only reason i give it only 4 stars out of 5 is i find myself playing the first four tracks and the last four more often. The cabot trail discovery tour explores nova scotias most iconic road trip. The basic bit for 44 is a bass notechord dumcha which is a little bit like what. If you want to truly hear the heart of cape breton music you will not be disappointed in this fine collection. Scottish fiddle music old and new from cape breton, where there are lots of scottish descendants live and play music from scotland.
The mystery ships of nova scotia in the first world war. Find free stuff in canada visit kijiji classifieds to buy, sell, or trade almost anything. 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. We also share information on the use of our site with our social media partners, advertising and analytics, which can combine them with other information you have provided to them or collected in your use of their services. Beaton family cape breton fiddle and piano music amazon. Although the beaton family of mabou, a small community on the island, had released an album before in 1978, covering two generations of players, this ranges wider in the extended. Cape breton piano accompaniment demonstration youtube. Cape breton pianists also use the v7 to i progression. Internationallyfamous stars like mary jane lamond, ashley macisaac and natalie macmaster have taken a music with deep regional roots. Please read the pinned post to help you find recipes, also see the cover photo for map like instructions. For more history on piano accompaniment, refer to tracey dares instructional video a chording to the tunes, which includes an introduction on cape breton. Both tunes are believed to date back to the mid 18th century, although the earliest publication of these that i can trace dates back to about 1903.
Cookies allow us to personalize content and ads, to provide social mediarelated features and analyze our traffic. Companion to the cape breton piano accompaniment online workshop winter 2012. It is unclear whether the tunes are scottish, irish, or even canadian, composed by celtic immigrants. The music of cape breton in canada has enjoyed wide visibility and respect in recent years, and justifiably so. 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. Cape breton highlanders altamura, italy january 1, 1944. Thank you to heather sparling and richard mackinnon for feedback on drafts of the article. A chording to the tunes a cape breton piano accompaniment lesson. Halifax chronicle herald obituary database available for purchase on cd rom, this indexed database contains over 215,000 names and hometowns from obituaries, as reported in the halifax chronicleherald, from 1961 through the present. Dedicated to a wildly beautiful island on the northeast coast of nort. This 72minute cd is the result of eight days of recording, in cape breton and at live events, in july 2000. Dawn, mist and thunder are all intrinsic to the cape breton environment. We booked well in advance because of how popular this venue is, and were thrilled with the.
Shop and buy natalie macmasters cape breton island fiddle sheet music. Be a bit odd and dont become a fiddler not an essential step as many do both. In honour of my new piano course starting in february, i thought id write a post about the style of cape breton piano accompaniment. March 12, 20 andrea beaton fiddles at the palladium tbn weekly, tampa bay newspaper. Its fun enough, but recently i have grown to love the sort of dancing piano accompaniment found in cape breton. Cape breton piano solo set niel gows lament, calums.
Cape breton fiddle and piano music cd mint condition mint condition. Companion book to the eoghan dubh cd, compositions by cape breton fiddler kinnon beaton. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids. For visitors to cape breton, the baddeck gathering ceilidhs are a must see and do. Petersburg one of cape breton s most promising young fiddlers returns to the tampa bay area in support of her 2012 release little black book. Heres the lowdown on my cape breton road trip itinerary. Find piano in canada visit kijiji classifieds to buy, sell, or trade almost anything. Celtic piano bk 1 colaisde na gaidhlig the gaelic college. Cape breton piano accompaniment chris mcdonald and.
All tunes recorded on eoghan dubh can be found in this book. Alan snyders cape breton fiddle recording index edition 5. Susan is a piano teacher, organist and composer living in cape breton, nova scotia. The three movements of cape breton postcard are meant to portray the integral bond between the land and the soul. Companion to the cape breton piano accompaniment online. Cape breton fiddle and piano music by the beaton family. Print and download in pdf or midi cape breton hornpipe. Encompassing a fifth of nova scotias land area, cape breton island supports a thriving tourism sector with its blend of cultural, historical, and natural attractions.
Altamura was located approximately 45 kilometers from the city of bari, on the adriatic coast. There are many artists to listen from and a variety of music types too. This is exactly the same rhythm of the basic jig step found in cape breton step dancing. Rounder 7040 traditional fiddle music of cape breton mackinnons brook 6 jerry holland. Heres some lively cape breton piano backing but that might not be quite the. On this occasion i went as a guest of nova scotia tourism. Colaisde na gaidhlig the gaelic college presents online video lessons. Cape breton piano accompaniment ive been playing irish accompaniment on the piano for a while, just straight boomchick. At the emma lake fiddle camp a few years ago, gerry mentioned that he wanted to give the tune a different name, but a friend wrote lyrics to the melody and called it my cape breton home, so he stuck with that title. In the following chapters, we will look at three main areas of cape breton piano accompaniment. The playing is as exuberant as a house party, with dancers footstompin often keeping time as violinists duel and pianists pound out syncopated rhythms and melodies.
Cape breton fiddle and piano music smithsonian folkways. This is a medley of traditional hornpipes by unknown composers. Baddeck gathering ceilidhs 2020 all you need to know. Have a look at this video of a square set and listen to the sound of the feet correlating to the rhythm of the piano. In late november, 1943, the cape breton highlanders moved to the town of altamura in southern italy, where they were billeted in barracks in a former prisonerofwar camp. The mist is derived from a melody for solo fiddle called arisaig mist by wilfred gillis, a canadian composer. 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 unique style of cape breton piano accompaniment. This site provides resources for a continuing tradition by supplying books of. Kenzie macneil born september 2, 1952 in sydney, nova scotia is a canadian songwriter, performer, producer and director in television, film, radio and stage, and a former conservative party of canada candidate. From 1961 to the middle of 1992 it is an index only, with the peoples names, hometowns, and dates they appeared in the paper. A history of the island of cape breton with some account of the discovery and. The first tune is a sad, but lovely lament, which fiddler niel gow wrote for the death of his second wife.
The heart of cape breton by various artists on amazon. 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. Here are the highways, biways and stopping points i covered in five days. Local events browse the cape breton events calendar view events. In addition to several small towns with a strong sense of community, popular places to visit on cape breton island include the. Techniques specific to the style are touched on and many sets groups of tunes listening tunes, dance tunes, or a combination thereof performed in a. Cape breton piano accompaniment level 1 colaisde na. My cape breton home in gerry hollands first collection book, the tune is listed as a slow air rather than a waltz.
Cape breton postcard by catherine mcmichael score and. This is cape breton piano accompaniment chris mcdonald and kimberley fraser by centre for cape breton studies on vimeo, the home. New and used items, cars, real estate, jobs, services, vacation rentals and more virtually anywhere in cape breton. Cape breton window decal permanent universal black white car house laptop fiddle. The supporting foot provides the 1 and the 4, while the heel and toe tap out the beats of 2,3 and 5,6.
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