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Most of the recordings in the listing below contain mixed Cape Breton-Scottish content. Music from the Simon Fraser Collection is all 18th and 19th century Gaelic-oriented Scottish music played by Cape Breton musicians. The Captain's Collection interprets Fraser's music from a Scottish perspective. On Stepping on the Bridge, Scottish piper Hamish Moore pays tribute to the Cape Breton style of piping. Puirta Baroque gives a provocative look at the roots of Scottish fiddling.
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Code Name Image Price Description MHSB-cd Hamish Moore - Stepping On The Bridge (CD) 
$19.95
(CD) - Scottish piper Hamish Moore recorded this album in Cape Breton. The beautiful timbres heard from a wide variety of pipes made by Hamish himself are blended with the fiddle of Jerry Holland and the piano stylings of Hilda Chaisson. Vocal, Viola, Cello and sax were added on a few tracks later in a Scottish Studio.
Hamish has been attracted to the older styles of Cape Breton piping and especially its connnection to dance. On this CD the repertoire is mainly Scottish .. but played in a Cape Breton style.
Sound Clips & More InfoPBBMCB-cd Puirt a Baroque - Bach Meets Cape Breton (CD) 
$19.50
(CD) - Bach Meets Cape Breton is Puirt a Baroque's first CD and it is a classic. To many traditionalists fusion is a dirty word ... but this actually works. Who word think a medley could flow from Bach into a reel as naturally as strathspey to reel?
PBKF-cd Puirt a Baroque - Kinloch's Fantasy (CD) 
$19.50
(CD) - Kinloch's Fantasy is their 2nd CD. All instrumental selections, this recording received rave reviews from classical enthusiasts.
Featuring the wonderful fiddling of David Greenberg. Puirt a Baroque (poorst-a-ba-roke) is an ensemble that brings a new and delightful perspective to both Baroque and Scottish-Cape Breton musics.Daivid is one of the only violinists in the world who convincingly "goes both ways". Many of you will recognize him as a lead violinist for Tafelmusik or as the co-author of The Dungreen Collection (Traditional Celtic Violin Music of Cape Breton), a collaboration with his wife, Kate Dunlay).
PBRW-cd Puirt a Baroque - Return Of The Wanderer (CD) 
$19.50
(CD) - Return of the Wanderer, their third CD, adds vocalist Stephanie Conn to many selections.
Featuring the wonderful fiddling of David Greenberg. Puirt a Baroque (poorst-a-ba-roke) is an ensemble that brings a new and delightful perspective to both Baroque and Scottish-Cape Breton musics.David is one of the only violinists in the world who convincingly "goes both ways". Many of you will recognize him as a lead violinist for Tafelmusik or as the co-author of The Dungreen Collection (Traditional Celtic Violin Music of Cape Breton), a collaboration with his wife, Kate Dunlay).
CC-cd The Captain's Collection O/S 
$0.00
(CD) - The Captain's Collection is a new CD from Scotland, a tribute to Sinon Fraser of Knockie. Featuring Gaelic singing, piping and fiddling. The musicians "reunite the Gaelic words with the tunes, presenting the music in a range of styles in the hope that his [Fraser's] music can be played and enjoyed by others." For The Kilchatten Wedding they effectively arranged Fraser's fiddle setting, alongside a traditional pipe setting alternating between pipes and Puirt a Beul (vocals). SFC-cd The Simon Fraser Collection (CD) 
$14.95
(CD) - In the early '80s, Captain Simon Fraser's famous 1816 Collection, The Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland and the Isles was reproduced in Cape Breton. At that time, a three hour recording was issued. Subsequently, this rekindled some interest in the music. This CD has been recompiled from those 1982 sessions.
HWLLH-cd Willie Hunter - Leaving Lerwick Harbour (CD) 
$19.95
(CD) - Famed for his composition The Cape Breton Fiddler's Welcome to Shetland, Willie was an outstanding musician and teacher. These recordings, made during the last few weeks of his life, fulfilled his wish to leave a musical legacy for his many pupils and friends
MCAHLSF-CD Hector MacAndrew - Legend of the Scots Fiddle - CD 
$19.50
During his lifetime (1903-80) this highly influential fiddler and composer was the leading exponent of the Aberdeen style. The repertoire on this album includes traditional music as well as tunes from Marshall Skinner, The Gows, John MacColl, Peter Milne and James Hill.
SFC-bk-CD Simon Fraser Collection Book and CD 
$29.95
The Simon Fraser Collection - Book CD bundle A Classic book of Scottish Fiddle music originally published in 1816 complete with a CD of field recordings of 20 Cape Breton musicians interpreting tunes from the book.
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The Simon Fraser Collection McDDA-CD Dr. Angus MacDonald: Black Sticks of the Devil 
$19.50
Dr. Angus MacDonald is a world-renowned piper who has been strongly influenced by the music of Cape Breton.
Accompaniment by:Allan Henderson (Fiddle), Alasdair Fraser (Fiddle), Natalie Haas (Cello), Martin O'Neill (Bodhran), Doug MacPhee (Piano), Dave MacIsaac (Guitar), Matheu Watson (Guitar), Ingrid Henderson (Clarsach)