Rounder
Records In the '50s and '60s Joe
MacLean made a number of influential recordings. This new
CD, Old Time Scottish Fiddle Music from Cape Breton
Island was recorded in 1977, but has only recently been
released. As with all of Joe's recordings, the repertoire is
inspiring - a high percentage of seldom heard tunes, mostly
ones interpreted from old Scottish books. Tune
listing.
................ Clips Atholian
Hills Inverness
Strathspey $19.50 Joe MacLean
and Bill Lamey circa 1950
Joe had one of
the best libraries of old Scottish books in Cape Breton
and fortunately for all of us, he was generous with his
music during his lifetime. His books are now available to
the public in the Highland Village Archives (Iona, Cape
Breton).
1. Nancy 2. i. Inverness
Strathspey (by
Wm.Morrison) ii. Margaret
MacDonald's Delight Reel iii. Atholian
Hills iv. Miss
Proud 3. i. Mabou
Jig ii. Orange and
Blue iii. Annie Golletti ...
Little Judique Donald 4. i.Duke of Gordon's
Birthday ii.Green Grow the
Rushes iii. King
of the Clans Untitled
strathspey Reel Stephanie Marie MacLean
(Dan. R. MacDonald) Foxie Mary (aka Roaring
Mary) 6. Captain
Campbell of Melford 1:27 Mrs.
MacDonald
2:56 Untitled Jig
(Maybe Dan R.) 7. The Bonnie Lass of
Headlake (Gordon MacQuarrie) march 2:44 Miss Stewart
Menzies 3:48 A
Dancing Strathspey
(maybe composed by Joe) 4:31 Miss
Gordon's Reel 5: 24
...traditional 6 Dolmar
Reel (Dan R.
MacDonald) 8. Mr. Able
Banks The Tweedale Club
(Nathaniel Gow) Lady Gordon of
Gordonstown 3:37 Miss
Jean Aberdeen 4:28 Mrs Campbell of
Lochnell (Robert MacIntosh) b 2:10
traditional c. Kelvack (sometimes
high bass) d.
traditional e the Old Bog
Hole 9. Fiddlers
Joy Charlie Hunter (Bobby
MacLeod Joe's Favourite
Jig Old Bog Hole 11. Kitchen Party
Medley ii. strathspey
...Mr.
MacAndrew iii. Jenny
Pippin iv. trad
reel v The Trussel
Reel vi. Wedderburn
House, (Abraham MacIntosh) vii. General
Stewart viii. Uist
Lasses ix. Sir David
Davidson (Lowe) x. Your Welcome
Charlie xi. MacKenzie Fraser
(Skinner) Scottish Maker xii Donald
MacGuigan xiii Steer
Gill
Tune Listing
i.
Viscountess
Duncan
(marching air)
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7/3/04