Cape Breton Fiddle & Piano

Beaton Family of Mabou
Smithsonian/Folkways
World | May 2004

Reviews

Decca
Reviewed 2004-05-13
Three generations of Scottish Celtic musicians from Nova Scotia. Lively & honest with piano, fiddle, and foot-stomping dances. All instrumental w/great notes discussing the family history. Most tracks combine dances of varying tempos (marches, reels, jigs, etc.) This is very good stuff but I especially liked the following:

1. Strathespey/reel set w/a get-on-your-feet catchiness.
3. Nice progression from match to strathspey to reel. All well done.
4. A driving, stately march into an almost bluegrassy reel.
5. Turns into a fun toe-tapping reel.
9. Fiddle/piano/stepdancing. Has a nice energy to it.
10. A big fiddle/piano set of reels.
13. Fiddle/guitar/piano, an energetic, folksy set of dances.
14. A fairly traditional sound. Sweet fiddle/piano duet.
15. Three sold jigs w/great timing between piano & fiddle.
16. Four fiddles and two pianos combine in an energetic set.
5/2004

Recent airplay

Thomas Macdonnell's
At the Cafe BohemianJul 20, 2004
The Brig O'balater
At the Cafe BohemianJul 06, 2004
The Brig O'balater
No Cover, No MinimumJul 02, 2004
The Haughs of Cromdale
At the Cafe BohemianJun 22, 2004
A Joan Boes Tune
At the Cafe BohemianJun 01, 2004

Charting

2004-05-24 — 2004-07-26 Reggae/World
Week EndingAirplays
Jul 25 1
Jul 11 1
Jul 4 1
Jun 27 1
Jun 6 1
May 30 2

Track listing

1. Thomas Macdonnell's
2. Quickstep
3. Bandelena March
4. Mary Ann Macdougall's
5. The Haughs of Cromdale
6. Sandy Macintyre's March
7. Glenn Graham's Jig
8. Coilsfield House
9. The Brig O'balater
10. Do'igean Bachd
11. A Joan Boes Tune
12. The Maids of Islay
13. Back of the Change House
14. Andrea Beaton's March
15. Lady Dorthea Stewart Murray
16. Stumpie