John L.
MacDonald
Formerly of Foot Cape
Road
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piano accompaniment -
Doug MacPhee
Rounder
Records
North American Traditions Series
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John L. grew up in a part
of Inverness County, Cape Breton, famous for its music. A
neighbour, and one of his early mentors was the now legenday
Sandy MacLean of Foot Cape Road. Although John left Cape
Breton as a young man he never lost his passion for music.
For more than forty years he has lived in Ontario keeping
touch with the music at Cape Breton dances and house
parties.
Formerly of Foot Cape
Road was John L's only recording. Mostly classic
traditional repertoire, a couple of recent melodies round
out the program.
temporarily out of
stock
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1. The
Marchioness of Huntly; Miss
Maule's, Calum Crubach - strathspeys
Margaree; Cuir 's a' Chiste Mhóir mi (Put Me in the Big Chest)
- reels
2. The Bonnie Lass of Headlake -
marching air
Sir Archibald Dunbar; Cameron's Got his Wife Again - strathspeys
Homeward
Bound; Rachel Rae -
reels
3. The Dougal Creature; Shins
Around the Fireside; The Wandering Minstrel - jigs
4. Willie Fraser's (Donald Angus
Beaton); Paulette Bissonnette (John Campbell) - strathspeys
Blasad
Ghaidhlig; Judy's -
reels
5. The Warlock; Bog an Lochan -
strathspeys
The Nine Pint Coggie; Malcolm Finlay; Morrison's
Ridge (Dan R. MacDonald)-
reels
6. The
Flowers of Spring;
Liverpool; Durang's - hornpipes
7. Niel Gow's Lamentation for James
Moray of Abercairney - slow air
Lady Ann Hope; The Duke of Gordon's
Birthday - strathspeys
Lord MacDonald's; West
Mabou - reels
8. Kennedy Street - march
The
Miller of Drone; Mr. Murray - strathspeys
Airchie Brown; The Yetts of Muckart
- reels
9. Old Strathspey from the Coal
Mines; Calum Breugach (Malcolm the Liar) - strathspeys
John of Badenyon; Hamish the Carpenter - reels
10. Mrs. Garden of Troup; Mrs.
Dingwall of Brockly's - strathspeys
Bonny Lass of Ballantrae; Carnie's Canter; Archie Menzies -
reels
11. Christie Campbell; Hills of
Cape Mabou - strathspeys
Bodach Fodair (The Straw Man); Greig's Pipes; The Bridge of Bamore -
reels
12. Little House 'Round the Corner;
New Waterford; Traditional - jigs
13. Fr.
John Angus Rankin (Jerry
Holland) - march
Lime Hill; Donald John the Tailor; Traditional - strathspeys
Harry Bradshaw's (Jerry Holland) ; The Weasel (John Morris Rankin) -
reels
14. O'er the Muir, Amang the
Heather - slow air
Athole Brose - strathspey
General Stewart; The
Randy Wife of Greenlaw; The Smith's Delight
- reels
15. Memories
of Paddy LeBlanc (Donald
Angus Beaton) - march
Miss Maule's; Glen Tilt Lodge - strathspeys
Lady Glenorchy's; The St. Kilda Wedding - reels
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