Cape breton piano accompaniment demonstration youtube. You can also register online for our fiddle, piano and gaelic workshops and the. All books set on cape breton island on the global book map. As well, spanish piano player fabio miano, one of the top jazz pianists in europe will be featured at the festival. Cape breton piano accompaniment with susan maclean. Shop for cape breton art from the worlds greatest living artists. Cape breton pianists learn mostly by ear and observation, and like the fiddle, piano accompaniment has only recently been taught in formal lessons. 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. Cape breton pianists also use the v7 to i progression. Choose your favorite cape breton designs and purchase them as wall art, home decor, phone cases, tote bags, and more. Dedicated to a wildly beautiful island on the northeast coast of nort j. Cape breton books and writers new and classic books nova scotia masterpiece. Shop cape breton university apparel, textbooks, merchandise and gifts at the bookstore.
A collection of rare cape breton videos, pictures, tunes and characters of historical, entertaining and archival value to anyone who loves the. Cape breton fiddling is a regional violin style which falls within the celtic music idiom. The mystery ships of nova scotia in the first world war. This is the strongest tensionresolution in western music. Cape breton fiddle and piano music by the beaton family of. We do know that many early collections reveal simple bass lines arranged for harpsichord or cello. Cape breton piano accompaniment demo strathspey and reel. Ethan ardelli will bring his bebop quartet from toronto to cape breton.
For a broader section of cape breton, acadian music,and atlantic. Mario owns and operates a private music studio in his hometown of dominion where he teaches piano, guitar, fiddle and accompaniment. 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. As a cultural destination, it will delight visitors with the unique opportunity to experience firsthand the living culture of the nova scotia gaelic people. Cape breton island 49 books cape breton 3 books chester 1 book cole harbour 2 books dalhousie university 2 books dartmouth 11 books grand pre 2 books halifax 162 books havre boucher 3 books kentville 1 book liverpool 2 books louisburg 22 books lunenburg 7 books. Smithsonian folkways sfw cd 40491, 2002, one compact disc and pp. Internationallyfamous stars like mary jane lamond, ashley macisaac and natalie macmaster have taken a music with deep regional roots. The unique style of cape breton piano accompaniment.
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. Women of courage15 cape breton lives in their own words. Cape breton music resources traditional celtic music. All cape breton artwork ships within 48 hours and includes a 30day moneyback guarantee. Cape breton piano accompaniment level 1 colaisde na. In a phone interview with the cape breton post, he says one piper told him he played five dances a week with a piano player during the 1930s. 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. A premier musical family from inverness county that has kept the classic cape breton repertoire alive. Melodies from cape breton, scottish, and irish traditions.
Traditional piano accompaniment in cape breton semantic scholar. Unlike the fiddle style and reper toire, it is not likely that the accompaniment style derives in any way from scottish or irish sources. Cape breton island books breton books cape breton books. Please feel free take a few minutes to browse and hopefully youll find that book youve been looking for. Cape breton fiddle and piano music smithsonian folkways. Mario colosimo has been providing piano and guitar accompaniment to cape breton musicians for over 35 years. Click on see the catalogue below to view a 16page pdf. Companion to the cape breton piano accompaniment online. Wendy macisaac and mac morin cape breton fiddle and piano. Here i accompany a strathspey and reel, both in the key of e minor, using mainly em. Brenda began step dancing and playing the piano at age five, and started playing fiddle at age eight stubbert has made six solo recordings, and has published two books of tunes. Songs from cape breton island smithsonian folkways. Visit kijiji classifieds to buy, sell, or trade almost anything.
Our online store allows secure credit card purchases for all the books and recordings we feature. Celtic music interpretive centre online store cape breton, nova scotia, canada. These scottish immigrants were primarily from gaelicspeaking regions in the scottish highlands and the outer hebrides. When the beatons play, the dancing feet of family, friends, and fans pound out the vibrant rhythms of reels.
The heart of cape breton by various artists on amazon. Cape breton islands fiddle music was brought to north america by scottish immigrants during the highland clearances. The main festival events will take place in sydney, cape breton. Piping celebrated in new books local cape breton post. Cape breton piano is an art form all on its own, one of which i am still trying to master. Natalie macmaster born june, 1972 is an awardwinning fiddler from the rural community of troy in inverness county, nova scotia, canada. Scottish fiddle music old and new from cape breton, where there are lots of scottish descendants live and play music from scotland. No great mischief by alistair macleod, fall on your knees by annmarie macdonald, the bishops man by linden macintyre, rel. A short video demonstrating the cape breton piano style. This book by brenda bowen cox features the celtic music of cape breton island in nova scotia, canada. Susan maclean demonstrates cape breton piano accompaniment to advanced beginner students at gaelic college.
Contains transcriptions and sound samples for every song collected on these trips, with musical notations for tunes not described elsewhere. It is only available here in this pdf download format. The cape breton musical heritage series fiddle music of. Libby is the new app to enjoy ebooks and audiobooks from overdrive. Many cape breton jazz players will also be featured.
Cape breton march cape breton march john oreilly alfred music publishing dedicated to a wildly beautiful island on the northeast coast of north america and the scottish settlers of the region, this spritely, syncopated march reflects the rich celtic musical. We hear some of the best known and admired cape breton fiddlers as well as the cape breton style of piano and guitar accompaniment. She comes from a musical family, as her father, robert, and uncle, lauchie, were both wellknown fiddlers. Brenda stubbert born 1959 is a cape breton fiddler and composer from point aconi, nova scotia, canada. A session with jerry holland, and are transcribed in the accompanying book. Mario colosimo celtic colours international festival.
Songs from cape breton island various artists 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. The music of the small island of cape breton, located off the northeastern coast. Access a constantly growing collection of ebooks and eaudiobooks to enjoy on your personal devices. 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. On this page of the cape breton living website is a list of great books related to cape breton island. 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. From the famed children of legendary fiddler big ronald maclellan, here is superb and exciting dance music that makes great listening, too. Cape breton university campus store apparel, merchandise. When fiddle music first came to cape breton, it remained. Be a bit odd and dont become a fiddler not an essential step as many do both.
The definitive website for the fieldwork expeditions of macedward leach, american folklorist and ballad scholar, to cape breton and newfoundland in 19491950. Although fiddling has changed considerably since this time in. New and used items, cars, real estate, jobs, services, vacation rentals and more virtually anywhere in cape breton. This product is a pdf download, which you will print from your computer. A cape breton bouquet by brenda bowen cox pdf download. The right to be cold is a human story of resilience, commitment, and survival told from the unique vantage point of an inuk woman who, in spite of many obstacles, rose from humble beginnings in the arctic community of kuujjuaq, quebecwhere she was raised by a single parent and grandmother and travelled by dog team in a. And if you cant decide what to get, theres always an amazon gift certificate. This volume from the atlantic folklorefolklife series contains interviews from the first fifty issues of cape bretons magazine, including biography, folklore, and oral history.
And he has brought his cape breton fiddling all over the us and canada in concerts, workshops, radio, and recording. Beaton family cape breton fiddle and piano music amazon. When john plays a tune, he is reaching way back in the family tradition to present it in the old style which he and all the fiddlers around him in inverness county, nova scotia, have been steeped in for nearly two hundred years. Cape breton music, derived primarily from the scottish highlands, was handed down through the oral. The cape breton musical heritage series searchable printable 21 page pdf index.
Cape breton music media historical society home facebook. Cape bretons christmas a treasury of stories and memories. This pivotal collection in the history of canadian folksong scholarship has never before been. His piano style is rooted in that of his mother, featuring traditional left hand movement, with rich block chords and melodic fragments. Check out cape breton fiddle and piano music by the beaton family of mabou on amazon music. In the liner notes to a recent smithsonian folkways recording of cape breton fiddle and piano music, folklorist burt feintuch describes the scene at a dance held in mabou, nova scotia.
Shop and buy natalie macmasters cape breton island fiddle sheet music. Fiddle music recorded live along the ceilidh trail. The listings here include sessions in the seattletacoma area we throw in cape breton tunes pretty often, spokane, boise, billings, helena i bet will knows more than one or two, missoula. Music from mabou, cape breton joey beaton songbook sheet music at the best online prices at. 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. Wendy macisaac is a canadian fiddlerpiano playerstepdancer from creignish, cape breton, canada.
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