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For this month's featured artist I'm doing something a little different.  I've decided to showcase some of my favourite CD releases from the past year, all of which make wonderful Christmas presents :-)  Links to purchase the CD's are included below.   If you have any questions, feel free to drop me a note.  Happy Holidays!

To purchase any of the items listed below, visit the Purchasing page.

807267000220.jpg (6366 bytes)Jimmy Rankin - Handmade (CD)

"HandMade is a complete listening experience where the songs collectively offer new colours, emotions and comfortable and familiar home of a close and honest friend. Handmade picks up brilliantly where his solo debut, Song Dog left off."

Track Listing Morning Bound Train, Stay, Dog Out In The Rain, Butterfly, Handmade, Colorado, Sweet Wheels, Tower of Lethendy, One Last Ride, The Last Time, California, Running Home, Northern Winds

Raylene Rankin Lambs in Spring (CD)

raylenerankin-lambsinspring-small.JPG (4206 bytes)Lambs in Spring is Raylene Rankin's first solo album. The album was recorded at Inception Sound by acclaimed producer, Chad Irschick . Irschick produced the first four albums for The Rankin Family. Lambs in Spring was recorded in Toronto and Cape Breton. With Lambs in Spring, Rankin highlights her power as a singer in everything from the touching ballad, "Scent of Roses", written by George Antoniak, to the lilting Gaelic tones of "Cape Breton Lullaby", to the more pop-inspired, "Highwire", written by David Francey. The album's title song, "Lambs in Spring" was written by Rankin's late brother, John Morris Rankin. "Alasdair Beag" is a lullaby written by Raylene Rankin, set to a traditional Gaelic tune. Rankin wrote "Alasdair Beag" for her young son, Alexander.

Track Listing Banks Of The Lee, Highwire, Singing Bird , Lambs in Spring , Scent of Roses , Flowers of Saskatchewan , Alasdair Beag , Life of a Country Boy , Cape Breton Lullaby , Oran Chalum Sgaire , Heart of the Home , Someone Like You

Maybelle McQueen Chisholm - Pure Celtic Hearts Vol 2 (CD)

For 25 year old Robert Deveaux, the journey is just as memorable as the destination. Having lived and breathed Cape Breton's music scene as both a performer and fan for 15 years, he has finally ventured into the studio.

maybelle-cd.jpg (84716 bytes)"I guess some might say I'm a slow learner," he smiles modestly. On the contrary, Deveaux's playing has been described as strictly traditional, resembling the sounds and cuts of the Island's old players. And this recording is no different. True to the tradition, Deveaux is accompanied by renowned pianist Maybelle Chisholm McQueen and her son Brian Doyle on guitar. The album is a sequel to Chisholm‚s 2001 recording Pure Celtic Hearts.

"When we talked about doing a Pure Celtic Hearts Volume Two, I thought long and hard about the sound I wanted and Robert's playing kept coming to mind," says Maybelle. "He's a solid player, who‚s very true to the tunes and that results in a very real and authentic sound." Growing up in the vibrant Acadian community of St-Joseph du Moine along the Cabot Trail, Deveaux didn't find it difficult to pick up the traditional fiddle music that has made the Island famous. "Well, my grandfather plays and there were a lot of great players in Cheticamp, like Arthur Muise and Donny LeBlanc who were a treat to listen to," says Deveaux. "When I got older, I started going to dances and listening to the greats like Buddy MacMaster and Theresa MacLellan. I just immersed myself in the music."

That immersion paid off. By the time he was 16, Deveaux was a regular player at dances and concerts throughout the Island. After graduating École NDA in Cheticamp, he attended l‚Universite de Moncton for a year before transferring to St. F.X. to complete his Bachelor of Arts degree in French. "The Celtic Society at X was a great place to meet fellow fiddle freaks and learn new tunes. X was also a lot closer to Cape Breton than Moncton," he said.

Upon graduating from St. F.X., Deveaux moved to Halifax, where he spent five years playing music, teaching, bartending and selling real estate. Three months ago, he moved to Sydney with his wife, Kelly, to pursue music full time.

Deveaux says his next project will be a recording of Acadian fiddle tunes. "I just got back from St-Pierre et Miqulon a few weeks ago," he says with his obvious French accent. "While there, I discovered mountains of tunes that are strictly Acadian dating back 300 years. I love playing Gaelic Scottish tunes, but I‚d also like to explore the lesser known French Acadian music that is a big part of my heritage."

TRACK LISTING 1. Tribute to Donald Angus Beaton, 2. Chopsticks, 3. E Minor Tunes, 4. Comunn Celteach St. FX, 5. March D, 6. Some G Minor Tunes, 7. My Grandfather and Me, 8. Back in Cape Breton,

cd-cover.jpg (58588 bytes)Pius MacIsaac - Music From The Heart (CD)

Pius MacIsaac is one of the gentlest souls in this world. His music, which is his passion, has been shared selflessly with a multitude of people over the years. This CD, Music From The Heart, is a dream come true for Pius. Many of his talented friends have come together to make this dream a reality. Pius is a much sought-after accompanist for many fiddlers and is at his best when 'a-chording' to the tunes. On this album you will hear his driving guitar rhythms and great solo numbers - including many of his own compositions. Music From The Heart is a CD that everyone will love to add to their collection. Great work Pius - your dream has finally come true! - Mary Janet MacDonald

Track Listing 1. Andrea and Allison's Jig / Greenwell's Jig / Canada Day Jig, 2. Cheryl Smith's March / Traditional Reel / Michelle MacLellan Reel, 3. Marina Cant's Jig / Shoneth MacInnis's Jig / Traditional Jig 1 / Traditional Jig 2 / MacDonald's From East Street Jig, 4. Patrick Gillis Reel / Birch Street Reel / Scott Macmillan Reel, 5. Hector The Hero, 6. Cock O' The North / Fighting 59th / Road To The Isles, 7. Traditional Fiddle Set (Featuring Ian MacDougall), 8. Lisa Rankin's Jig / Celtic Crew Jig / Jennifer Williams' Jig, 9. Ceilidh Revue March / Saint Anne's Reel / Old Smith's Reel, 10. Natalie & Donnell's Wedding Waltz / Krochko's Waltz, 11. Traditional Guitar Set (Featuring Patrick Gillis), 12. Fred Wilson's Clog / Traditional Reel / Big John MacNeil Reel, 13. Willie Of Winsberry

cd-cc-2003.jpg (22987 bytes)Celtic Colours - Vol. VII (2003) (CD)

The Celtic Colours International Festival is an annual celebration of Celtic Music and Gaelic culture. Held in October on Cape Breton Island, the Celtic Colours Festival brings together Celtic artists from around the world. Included on this compliation are seventeen artists from Celtic Colours 2003, the seventh year of the festival.

Track Listing 1. Lunasa, 2. Bachue, 3. Brenda Stubbert, 4. Mary Jane Lamond, 5. The Mcdades, 6. The Kane Sisters, 7. Mac Morin, 8. John Doyle, 9. John Campbell & Doug MacPhee, 10. Flook, 11. Ferrintosh, 12. Donnie Murdo MacLeod, 13. Bohola, 14. Wendy MacIsaac, 15. Christine Balfa & Dirk Powell, 16. Mairi MacInnes, 17. Natalie MacMaster

Dan Hughie MacEachern - The Land Of My Love (CD)

cd-danhughie.jpg (11135 bytes)At the 2003 Celtic Colours Festival Show held in Glendale, 'Trip to Mabou Ridge - The Legacy of Dan Hughie MacEachern' this new CD was officially released. I feel very strongly that this CD is a part of Cape Breton's Fiddling History featuring Dan Hughie as one of the last Gaelic speaking fiddlers/composers from Inverness County.

My mother and I have been wanting to produce this CD for over 10 years now and since Celtic Colours was honouring Dan Hughie's legacy, we decided now was the time. This is not a money making venture but a dream of ours and a preservation of culture to finally see Dan Hughie, who has been so respected as a performer and composer for so many decades, to finally be featured on a recording. It is a one shot deal for us and was a huge task to sort through and compile old reel to reel recordings of Dan Hughie, to settle on the best tracks and to begin the incredible research of tunes and composers. The CD has an amazing 34 tracks in all and came to be a double CD only because it was too difficult to cut the project down to 74 minutes or less. (1 cd maximum length).

The CD features as accompanists Maybelle Chisholm MacQueen (piano - 1961) Fr. John Angus Rankin (piano - 1970) Betty Lou MacMaster Beaton (piano - 1969) Fr. Angus Alex MacDonnell (piano - 1969 & 1970) yes the step-dancer! Kay MacEachern Livingstone (dan hughie's sister, playing knitting needles - 1970) myself (jackie Dunn MacIsaac- fiddle & piano tracks recorded august/2003)

I was unable to ever play either piano or fiddle with Dan Hughie before his death in 1996 because his Parkinsons was so advanced that he could no longer play but I was able to do so in the studio which was a treat! Kay's playing the knitting needles was a definite highlight of the Glendale Show- she received a standing ovation and she should for travelling from Rhode Island at the age of 94 for the Celtic Colours show!!!!!! If you have not heard of anyone playing needles on the fiddle strings as accompaniment this is the first ever CD to feature this incredible sound. It is one of those lost traditions.

Jackie Dunn MacIsaac Grand-Niece of Dan Hughie

TRACK LISTING (Double CD)

CD #1 - 1. Land of My Love, 2. Major General Bruce Matthews, 3. King George V, 4. The Mountain Maid, 5. Happy Go Lucky, 6. Hector MacKenzie's, 7. Alex MacEachern's, 8. A'chuthag (The Cuckoo), 9. The Lea Rig, 10. Peter Baillie's Wife, 11. Colonel Stockwell, 12. Miss Stewart's, 13. Lads of Tarland, 14. The Cradle Song, 15. John Robert's, 16. Marie MacInnis', 17. Lady Anderson

CD#2 - 1. Trip to Mabou Ridge, 2. Rakes of Kildare, 3. Mar Castle, 4. Juanita's, 5. Donald MacLean's Farewell To Oban, 6. Mrs MacLeod of Gesto , 7. Archie MacLellan's, 8. The Duke of Richmond, 9. The Mill of Newe, 10. Princell Florence's, 11. The Reel O'Tulloch, 12. The Braemar Highlanders, 13. Margaret MacPhee's Trip to Toronto, 14. Loch Erroch Side, 15. Arniston Castle, 16. Bill Lamey's, 17. King George IV

troy-cd.jpg (5708 bytes)Troy MacGillivray - Boomerang (CD)

The strength of the Scottish tradition can be found in the hands of those who pass it on. While some artists may take this tradition in new directions and others may remain close to their origins, all will find meaning by returning to the source, like the boomerang returns to the hand...

It seemed fitting that the great Dan R. MacDonald jig, Boomerang, be the title of this recording. I chose to remain close to my origins on my second release and make a traditional recording. I hope all who listen will find the comfort and meaning I experience in this music.

This CD is dedicated to those who travel to bring the traditional Scotch music to new parts and to those who leave home to work. They eventually return home to their roots because love of family, tradition, and music bring them home. - Troy MacGillivray (May, 2003)

Track Listing - The Wedding Lassie, Boogie, Boomerang, Gone Skidooing, Hornpipes, The Tweedside Lasses, George I. Taylor, But it was late Wednesday..., Messer Medley, Father Francis Cameron's

kinnonbeaton-cd.jpg (7839 bytes)Kinnon Beaton - Eoghan Dubh (CD)

There's something about Kinnon Beaton's playing that works against the idea of sitting still. Walk into a hall and watch him play for dancers. It's something to do with timing and drive and swing. You hear the percussion of feet on the floor. Arms around each other, neighbors and visitors, young and old, are lifted by the music, and the beauty and power of Kinnon's playing carries everyone through those long hot nights. For me, music just doesn't get any better than that, and judging from the turnout at the dances, a lot of people agree.

Although the fiddle is thriving in Cape Breton these days, that hasn't always been the case. In Kinnon's generation, not many young people took up the instrument. By the early 1970's, some worried that the music might be disappearing. But in Kinnon's family, the music was too profoundly rooted to decline. Both sides of his family settled early in Mabou, one of the centres of Cape Breton's Gaelic culture. In a community where the music seems always to have been celebrated, and in a culture where people say that music is in the blood, it's almost as if Kinnon had no choice but to take up the violin.

Kinnon grew up hearing the music at home, hearing his parents play for the dances in the hall across the road, traveling to other dances and festivals with them. Dan R. MacDonald, the great tune composer and friend of the music, lived for a time just behind that hall, within shouting distance of the Beaton household, where he was a frequent visitor. Kinnon's great friend, the late John Morris Rankin, lived nearby and was moved by the same music. The two boys were among the only ones of their generation to take to the fiddle. Elsewhere a few other members of that generation - Brenda Stubbert and Jerry Holland come to mind - were doing the same. Without them, the music might have gone away.

He and his music descend from Cape Breton pioneers. On his mother's side, Eoghan Dubh MacEachen was born around 1768 in Scotland and settled in Mabou early in the 1800's. On his father's side, Alexander "Alasdair an Taillear" Beaton, arrived in Mabou in 1809. Kinnon's mother, Elizabeth MacEachen Beaton, is a powerhouse of a piano player. His father, the late Donald Angus Beaton, was one of the great dance fiddlers and composers of his era. Both sides of the family tree are loaded with pipers, fiddlers, dancers, and piano players.

Those family ties and that community history are powerfully present in Kinnon's playing. Like his father, Kinnon composes tunes, and this album and its companion book present some of the hundreds he has written. Named for friends, family, neighbors, and places, the tunes chronicle a life in music. Also like this father, Kinnon has inspired and taught others. It's no surprise, given both sides of the family history, that his daughter, Andrea, and his nephews, Glenn Graham and Rodney MacDonald, among others, have made their way into the music, inspired by his playing. Today, he and his wife, Betty, one of the island's great piano players, may be the busiest musicians. Betty has her own distinguished family history in the music - she's Buddy MacMaster's youngest sister, and Natalie MacMaster's aunt.

Here, then, is a recording of one of Cape Breton's favorites, playing his own compositions. Betty's piano anchors many of the tracks. Andrea is here on fiddle on a few selections. Other great players from a younger generation accompany on others. Part of the album was recorded in a studio; some tracks were recorded during a party with forty or fifty friends, family, and neighbors in the house.

Think, as you listen to it, about families and friends and communities and history and hot nights in packed dance halls. Think about an extraordinary place, where music joins cultural continuity and individual creativity. Don't think you have to sit still.

Two tune books feature Kinnon's compositions, The Beaton Collection, published in 2000, features more than 600 tunes composed by Kinnon, his father Donald Angus Beaton, and his daughter, Andrea. And the newly published Cape Breton Fiddler Kinnon Beaton's 100 Original Compostions presents his more recent tunes. Kinnon and Betty's most recent CD is Saturday Night Lively. Kinnon and Betty can be heard playing for dances in Mabou and Brook Village on The Heart of Cape Breton Fiddle Music Recorded Live Along the Ceilidh Trail (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings). Andrea Beaton's recording, License To Drive'er, showcases her music. And nearly the entire extended Beaton family will be featured on a CD to be released in 2004 by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.

-Burt Feintuch

Track Listing:  1. Jessie's Jig set, 2. Doug MacPhee's Medley, 3. The Nurses' Patience Medley, 4. The Clansman's Maiden Voyage Jig set, 5. Jane Andrew's Air, 6. Joan Beaton's Reel set, 7. Sandra Gillis Medley, 8. Fit For Life Jig set, 9. Theresa MacLellan's Clog group, 10. Lakewind Medley, 11. Father Hughie D.'s Medley, 12. Buddy's Order of Canada Jig set, 13. Ann Beaton's Medley

Ian MacDougall - From Foot Cape (CD)

cd-ianmacdougall.jpg (8805 bytes)FOOT CAPE is a rather funny name if you're not familiar with the area. The name comes from being at the base (foot) of Cape Mabou, and the Cape Mabou is the mountain that can be seen clearly from route 19, pretty much anywhere between Inverness and Mabou. Foot Cape is located south of Inverness just past Strathlorne. Anyways, it is here where Ian was born and raised. His parents are Donnie and Catherine. Ian was very fortunate to have all of his grandparents living and residing on the same road. The MacDougalls were a two minute walk away and the MacIsaacs were about a fifteen minute walk the other way. The fiddle Ian plays, was given to him by his grandfather Donald MacDougall. The fiddle was one of many purchased at Eaton's years ago for six bucks. Donald never played himself. In fact, there was an old man that used to visit at the house who was able to play a bit so he told Donald that if he would buy himself a fiddle, he would teach him to play. Donald saved for a long time, (six bucks was hard to come by those days) and when he had enough, he sent for the fiddle. Finally, after a long time had passed, the old man came back to the house and was handed the brand new fiddle. He sat back and played it for a while and when he was done he said "That's a good fiddle" and put it away. Donald asked him, "Aren't you gonna teach me?" and the old man replied, "Oh no, I just wanted to hear what a new fiddle sounds like." Needless to say Donald never really learned and the old man never came back again. Ian's grandfather, Angus D. MacIsaac was able to play, so at each visit there would be a few tunes played. There was a lot of visiting done then, and after hearing and seeing the music played so often, it wasn't long before Ian began to take an interest. Angus would sometimes get him to play the bow on the strings for little parts of tunes and other times Ian would pretend with kindling sticks. At age eight, Ian was able to scratch out a couple of tunes, namely, One Hundred Pipers, and Cock of the North. Seeing the interest Ian had, his parents decided that it was time to get him going with some lessons. It was his cousin, John MacDougall that would be the man for the job. John gladly accepted and sent Ian home with a 3/4 fiddle and his first lesson. Pretty near every Sunday for ten years thereafter, Ian and his father would go to John's for lessons, a visit, and tea, and not once would John accept any money for his time. Ian is now (at the time of this recording) twenty-two years old and said to be one of the most sought-after dance players in Cape Breton.

Track Listin: 1. Strathlorne, 2. The Waterfall, 3. The Haughs of Cromdale, 4. Heavy is my Fate, 5. Anthony's Hill, 6. Space Available, 7. Waking of the Fauld, 8. Battle of the Somme, 9. Bridge of Baymore, 10. Light & Airy, 11. Foot Cape, 12. Black Donald, 13. Dunie Mains, 14. Grand Etang

Wendy MacIsaac - Timeline (CD)

wendymacisaac-cd.jpg (5219 bytes)The beginning of this CD features my grandfather playing the jaw harp and foolishly singing a gaelic song. On track 8, my grandmother is jigging a tune and my mother is step-dancing. The conculsion is me, at three years old, jigging Lord Moira and the Muilleann Dubh. I found all these audio clips on old reel to reel tapes at my grandparent's house in Glencoe Mills. My grandfather passed away in 1996 and my grandmother now resides in Port Hawksbury; she will be 92 this year.

Track Listing: 1. High Road to Glencoe, 2. Hughena's March, 3. Donald's Retirement, 4. George I. Taylor, 5. Just Cruisin', 6. Memories of John J MacDonald, 7. Steevo's Jig, 8. Mom's Feet, 9. An T'alltan Dubh, 10. The Battle of Prestonpans, 11. Arthur's Tunes, 12. The Angus Chisolm Set, 13. Stephanie & Jackie

Mac Morin - Mac Morin (CD) or (Cassette Tape)

macmorin-cd.jpg (4512 bytes)Mac Morin, dancer, piano & keyboard player, is a talented Troy, Cape Breton native whose ancestors were noted Cape Breton step dancers for several generations (including Mary C. {MacDonald} Morin (mother) and John R. {Roddie Eddie} MacDonald (grandfather). Mac has been dancing for over 10 years, first being taught by his mother and then the talented Warner sisters of Mabou, Cape Breton. Since then he has taken on the role as teacher in various private and workshop venues. Along with other highly regarded dancers, Mac was a step dance instructor during the International Celtic Colours Festival held in Cape Breton yearly since 1997. Mac has made a big name for himself as an accomplished Cape Breton-style piano player and is kept busy supplying accompaniment for various fiddlers such as Rodney MacDonald & Glen Graham, Howie MacDonald, Jackie Dunn, Wendy MacIsaac and Buddy MacMaster. After two years on the road with Natalie MacMaster‚s band touring all over the continent, Mac has decided to put his talents to use closer to home. His newly released, self-titled CD is a professional, classy and energetic piece of work, a must for the Cape Breton music lover's collection. Enjoy.

Track Listing: 1. The Deil's Lochy, 2. Jigs with Pius, 3. E Air, 4. Father Angus' set, 5. Tunes with Betty Lou, 6. Fiddle Set, 7. A Slip into Something More Comfortable, 8. Moneymusk, 9. A Jigs, 10. The Mallard, 11. Och Mar Tha Mi, 12. Hughie's Old Place, 13. Inception Reels, 14. End with the Beginning (tunes with Betty Lou #2), 15. B Flat Air, 16. Pipe Set, 17. Killiecrankie

Brenda Stubbert - Music All Around (CD)

Brenda_M_A_A.jpg (24015 bytes)Brenda Stubbert is one of those rare musicians who has that little something extra, an undefinable flair. Brenda was never formally trained but rather she was nurtured mostly by the live music in and around the family home at Point Aconi. She started dancing at about age five and then moved on to the piano.....Brenda quickly showed natural talent on the piano and it wasn't long before her father, fiddler Robert Stubbert, encouraged her to become a piano accompanist and to learn more melodies...It wasn't long before Brenda started to take interest in learning the fiddle. Her father was always there to help her, and to this day he continues to be her main influence. At age ten, when Brenda started the violin in earnest, she already knew dozens of tunes by ear on the piano. The sound of Cape Breton fiddle music was rooted deeply inside her. It didn't take long to catch on...Brenda has never stopped learning and composing. Throughout her career her repertoire has been supplimented with newly composed tunes. In her twenties Arthur Muise and Jerry Holland were both important influences. In recent years visits with Cameron Chisolm have inspired her further. Over half of the tunes on this recording were learned within the last couple of years...Both the repertoire and style presented on MUSIC ALL AROUND demonstrate Brenda's connection to the older traditions of Cape Breton Island. This recording is Brenda's tribute to the great musicians, past and present, who continue to inspire her.

Track Listing: 1. The First Figure Jigs , 2. Thursday Night Sessions, 3. West Mabou Dances, 4. The Barra's Irish Reels, 5. A Tribute to Billy Stubbert, 6. My Father's Style Jigs, 7. The Ceilidh Trail School, 8. Skippy and Dippy, 9. A Double Fiddle Set, 10. Four Cape Breton Reels

Natalie MacMaster Blueprint (CD)

t-cd-blueprint.jpg (9925 bytes)Bluegrass and Celtic music are close cousins, with shared roots dating back several hundred years. Natalie has enlisted some of the world's top bluegrass pickers-including Bela Fleck, Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush, Edgar Meyer and Alison Brown for her latest album, BLUEPRINT. Also featured on the album are some of Natalie's band members, Brad Davidge on Guitar and Matt MacIsaac on Bagpipes and Whistles, along with several fellow Cape Bretoners.

With Blueprint, Natalie is once again pushing the boundaries for traditional music, fusing her brilliant Cape Breton fiddling with the sounds of Banjo, Dobro and Mandolin, as played by the cream of America's bluegrass community.

"Alison Krauss was the artist who first got me listening to bluegrass music," recalls MacMaster.

"With this album, maybe I can do the same thing and attract people to traditional Cape Breton music."

"MacMaster has reached a level of visibility and musical success that only a few of her traditional-music contemporaries have achieved… a confident bandleader, a versatile fiddler, an electrifying step dancer, and, above all, a performer who definitely knows who to work a crowd." -- Michael Parrish, Dirty Linen

Track Listing: 1. A Blast, 2. Appropriate Dipstick, 3. Jig Party, 4. Touch Of The Masters Hand, 5. Eternal Friendship, 6. Gravel Shore, 7. The Devil & The Dirk , 8. Ewe With The Crooked Horn, 9. Josefin's Waltz, 10. Bela's Tune, 11. Silver Spear, 12. Minnie & Alex's Reel, 13. My Love, Cape Breton and Me

Ennis Sisters Can’t Be The Same (CD)

cd-cantbethesame.jpg (18717 bytes)Recorded in Halifax in February 2003. This release contains re-recordings of some of the selections found on 1997's RED IS THE ROSE. The latter was released independently in 1997, and the title track was the song that put the Ennis Sisters on the map. It went on to sell more than 40,000 units. CAN'T BE THE SAME features fan favourites from live shows, including the energetic and entertaining, "Paddy McGinty's Goat." The all-new packaging for this release features photos and artwork that reflect the general subject matter of the songs…family, tradition and the challenges of making a life in as harsh yet beautiful a place as Newfoundland

The title track, "Can't Be The Same" is an original composition, co-written by Maureen Ennis and Mark Murphy - the team also double as the recording's co-producers. "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" was the sisters' parents' wedding song and is dedicated to them. The group's father, John Ennis, is featured on button accordion on the collection of tunes "The Rocking Chair Jigs."

Track Listing: Hard Times, Lord Of The Dance, If Anything Happened To You , Summer In Your Eyes, Leaving Nancy , Paddy McGinty's Goat, Rocking Chair Jig/Maid Behind The Bar (Instrumental) , Red Is The Rose , Can't Be The Same , Let Me Call You Sweetheart , Hard Times (acapella)

WRC8-7721.gif (20747 bytes)39 Toes "Right!" (CD)

39 Toes' first CD. This album offers an excellent variety of traditional and new songs as well as a tasty choice of instrumentals. 3 of the 19 tracks were recorded live and show just how close the whole disc captures the band's live sound. Whether you're into trad music or just looking for something new, there's definitely something on here for everyone.

Track Listing: South Australia, High on New Brunswick, The Lily of the West, Fiddle Farm Set, Lukey's Boat - Live, Rant & Roar, The Ballad of St. Anne's Reel, Loch Lomond, Polka Set - Live, The Rocky Road to Dublin, Spanish Lady, Wild Mountain Thyme, Sneaky Minor, The Wild Rover, Ooh La La, The Banks of the Roses, You Are My Sunshine, Paddy When You Die - Live, Inisheer


If you're interested in more Canadian Celtic Music, visit Kimberley's Canadian Celtic Music Website.


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WRC8-7721.gif (20747 bytes)Thanks to 39 Toes we gave away a copy of their debut CD "Right!"

Congratulations to Melanie M. from St. John's, Newfoundland who is the winner of the CD.  The answer to the question "Name one of the band members of the band" was either Jeff Matheson, Kim Matheson, Bill Hall or Jason Myers.