First Hand is Mabou fiddler, Mairi Rankin's premier CD. Her playing is confident and lively. Most of the medleys focus on the Cape Breton and Scottish strathspeys and reels she has picked by ear from local players.

Mairi Rankin: fiddle

Guest fiddlers: Ian MacDougall & Kenneth Joseph MacDonald

Mac Morin: piano
Patrick Gillis: guitar
Matt Foulds: percussion

Music Notation with MP3 Sound Clips

• Lament for John Morris
• Miss Muir MacKenzie
• Lady Carmichael