Tracey
Dares: A
Cape Breton Piano Accompaniment Lesson (VHS) Both of the above
Videos feature: The Glengarry
Collection (Angus Grant) Book-DVD
Volume
1 -
a contemporary tunebook and video from the highlands of
Scotland. . . . . . . . . . $29.95 The Glengarry
Collection (Angus Grant) Book-DVD Volume
2 - a
different tunebook also with video for many of the tunes.
. . . . . . . . $29.95 Buddy
MacMaster
- Orignally produced for CBC and Bravo TV networks as
two separate shows, documentary film maker Peter Murphy
has compiled close to 2 hours of concerts, dances, sound
recordings and informal footage giving us a true taste of
both the man and his music. Mary
Janet MacDonald
- Cape Breton Stepdancing, A Family Tradition.
For many, many years Mary Janet MacDonald has
been one of Inverness County's most prominent step
dancing teachers. She learned from her extended family
and has passed it on to her own children and hundreds of
others. This video
shows many steps, from beginner to
intermediate. Cape
Breton Island
- Created in the early 1990s this film features
some of Cape Breton's finest musicians. As well there
is a reading from author Alistair MacLeod, from poet Rita
Joe and also songs from Gaelic and Acadian
singers. The music
is not exclusively performance clips; instead it is
effectively used to set the mood creating a realistic
backdrop for the narrative portraying life in Cape
Breton. Jean
MacNeil:
Spring in your Step Now a DVD- Easy to follow
step dancing - one step at a time lessons. Practice music
by Jean's children The Barra MacNeils. 97 minutes. ....
temporarily out of print Highland
Legacy:
The Music of Cape Breton - A lively forty minute
documentary which captures the passion of dozens of
people within the Cape Breton music scene. Footage from
square dances, festivals and house parties. Fiddling from
Kinnon Beaton, Glenn Graham, Willie Kennedy, Rodney
MacDonald, Alex Francis Mackay, Teresa MacLellan, Buddy
MacMaster, Father Angus Morris and more. Commentary from
traditional story tellers Archie Neil Chisholm and Joe
Neil MacNeil, from historian Bob Morgan and from many
professional musicians including John Donald Cameron,
John Campbell, Winnie Chafe, Marie MacLellan and Doug
MacPhee. Plus extra from various Cape Breton cultural
centers. temporily out of print
Natalie
MacMaster:
A Fiddle Lesson
(DVD, VHS or
PAL) Beginning with an introduction on grace notes and
bowing and followed by the teaching and performance of
five traditional tunes, this one hour lesson highlights
some of the technical aspects of the Cape Breton style
while providing a mini-repertoire. $24.95
Over the past number of years, the stylings of
various Cape Breton piano accompanists have become
familiar to people all over the world. Tracy's own unique
approach has become popular through touring and recording
with Natalie MacMaster,Paul MacNeil and others. She is
also well known as a soloist . . . . . . . . . SPECIAL
$7.95
