Formerly of Foot Cape Road
piano accompaniment -
Doug MacPhee Rounder
Records 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. Clips 1. The
Marchioness of Huntly;
Miss Maule's, Calum Crubach - strathspeys 2. The Bonnie Lass of
Headlake - marching air 3. The Dougal Creature;
Shins Around the Fireside; The Wandering Minstrel -
jigs 4. Willie Fraser's (Donald
Angus Beaton); Paulette Bissonnette (John Campbell) -
strathspeys 5. The Warlock; Bog an
Lochan - strathspeys 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 9. Old Strathspey from the
Coal Mines; Calum Breugach (Malcolm the Liar) -
strathspeys 10. Mrs. Garden of Troup;
Mrs. Dingwall of Brockly's - strathspeys 11. Christie Campbell;
Hills of Cape Mabou - strathspeys 12. Little House 'Round
the Corner; New Waterford; Traditional - jigs 13. Fr.
John Angus Rankin
(Jerry Holland) - march 14. O'er the Muir, Amang
the Heather - slow air 15. Memories
of Paddy LeBlanc (Donald
Angus Beaton) - march 5/18/04
North American Traditions Series
Margaree; Cuir 's a' Chiste Mhóir mi (Put Me in the
Big Chest) - reels
Sir Archibald Dunbar; Cameron's Got his Wife Again -
strathspeys
Homeward
Bound; Rachel Rae
- reels
Blasad
Ghaidhlig; Judy's
- reels
The Nine Pint Coggie; Malcolm Finlay; Morrison's
Ridge (Dan R.
MacDonald)- reels
The
Miller of Drone; Mr. Murray - strathspeys
Airchie Brown; The Yetts of
Muckart -
reels
John of Badenyon; Hamish the Carpenter - reels
Bonny Lass of Ballantrae; Carnie's Canter; Archie Menzies -
reels
Bodach Fodair (The Straw Man); Greig's Pipes; The Bridge of
Bamore - reels
Lime Hill; Donald John the Tailor; Traditional -
strathspeys
Harry Bradshaw's (Jerry Holland) ; The Weasel (John Morris
Rankin) - reels
Athole Brose - strathspey
General Stewart; The
Randy Wife of Greenlaw; The Smith's Delight
- reels
Miss Maule's; Glen Tilt Lodge - strathspeys
Lady Glenorchy's; The St. Kilda Wedding - reels