The CD was produced as a fundraiser for the new Celtic Music And we did tell you that stamina was important.this is 72 minutes of highly energetic music. Not some 'tourist music', but a sampling of the very best of Cape Breton, and aįailte - A Cape Breton Welcome( Celtic Music Interpretive Centre) Cape Breton is famous for its hospitality, and this is a musical welcome that has you up and dancing, or at least tapping your foot before you know what hit you.

On Cape Breton, the following collections are absolutely first rate. However, consistent with the overall quality of the music Recommended Sampler CDs There has been an explosion of 'celtic collections' recently, Seek recommendations on what albums to purchase. This page is aimed for people who already know a littleĪbout this music and want to learn more about specific musicians or groups or To experience this music, particularly live, and especially in Capeīreton, is to enter a exciting, passionate and wonderfully rewarding world.īreton and its music, check the Introduction to Capeīreton Music Page. Nights), folks may gather in a neighbor's kitchen because the music is loose onīretoners together as communities, and is central to their identities as Capeīretoners. After the dance (or on the few dance-less The endurance of even the most fit dancers, and demand of the fiddlers Shake with the percussive steps of entire villages in lengthy sets that test If necessary to one of the intimate parish halls, such as those at Glencoe Playing for a dance, without hesitation they gather friends and drive for hours If Capeīretoners between 10 an 75 years old hears that one of the better fiddlers is

Step-dancing, a style that disappeared from Scotland decades ago. Is and dance the Cape Bretoners do, with their low-to-the-floor, intricate After you have listened to some Cape BretonĬape Breton music is compelling dance music, and as such it Put it, the locals not only know a vast repertoire themselves, they know theĭifferences in how various musicians have played each of these tunes, goingīack 30 or more years! This intense, exciting music is attracting fans ofĬeltic music from around the world.

Matched by the knowledgeable enthusiasm of their audiences. The astounding number and quality of musicians is The fiddle is at the heart of Cape Breton music, and what an extraordinaryĬrowd of fiddlers this island has produced, enough to fill at least 5 pages.Ĭape Breton Island is a magical world filled The Amazing Music of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

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