"Cape Breton Fiddle Music Not Calm" ~ Howie MacDonald & Ashley MacIsaac
Label: Celestial Entertainment ~ HMCD456, 2001
REVIEWS:
"Two of Cape Breton's finest fiddlers team up for their first recording together..... Howie MacDonald and Ashley MacIsaac...and if that is NOT enough...it was recorded live with all the energy found in a typical Maritime Pub." ~ Dan MacDonald, Cape Breton Post
"'NOT CALM' was inspired by the death of a close mutual friend of Howie and Ashley's - John Morris Rankin. It was recorded live 'off the floor', in various pubs throughout Nova Scotia in spring 2000 but wasn't released until spring 2001. The tunes are very off- the-cuff and spontaneous - as you can tell! ~ On the last track, it comes to a very abrupt end as it cuts out mid-tune - I can only assume the tape ran out and the cut was too good to lose! Have you ever heard a CD end in mid air…………..?
This will be a favourite for decades to come. They are definitely my "New Hero's" Breathtaking!" ~ Kirsty Robson
"Two of Cape Breton's finest fiddlers go on a tour around the island to recover from crises in their lives-- Ashley's pop career implosion and for Howie the tragic death of playing partner John Morris Rankin -- to let the music heal them. Playing live before knowledgeable, appreciative, and energetic crowds on two fiddles simultaneously, the music bursts forth in a torrent of passion and skill. Later, in a studio Howie added piano on some tracks and drummer Matthew Foulds. Because the fiddling was recorded live, this is not studio-refined commercial tunes aimed for airplay, but intense, wild Cape Breton music played for the joy of it. Three of the tracks are 13, 14, and 18 minutes long, the last one cut off abruptly as the tape recorder ran out of tape! (They kept playing for another 5 minutes.) 59 minutes of music." ~ Brent Aucoin
"Cape Breton Fiddle Music Not Calm" ~ Howie MacDonald & Ashley MacIsaac
Label: Celestial Entertainment ~ HMCD456, 2001
REVIEWS:
"Two of Cape Breton's finest fiddlers team up for their first recording together..... Howie MacDonald and Ashley MacIsaac...and if that is NOT enough...it was recorded live with all the energy found in a typical Maritime Pub." ~ Dan MacDonald, Cape Breton Post
The Living Tradition ~
http://www.folkmusic.net/htmfiles/webrevs/hmcd456.htm
"'NOT CALM' was inspired by the death of a close mutual friend of Howie and Ashley's - John Morris Rankin. It was recorded live 'off the floor', in various pubs throughout Nova Scotia in spring 2000 but wasn't released until spring 2001. The tunes are very off- the-cuff and spontaneous - as you can tell! ~ On the last track, it comes to a very abrupt end as it cuts out mid-tune - I can only assume the tape ran out and the cut was too good to lose! Have you ever heard a CD end in mid air…………..?
This will be a favourite for decades to come. They are definitely my "New Hero's" Breathtaking!" ~ Kirsty Robson
San Francisco Celtic Music: Ambassadors of Cape Breton Fiddling
http://www.sfcelticmusic.com/Capebret/cbfiddlr.htm
"Two of Cape Breton's finest fiddlers go on a tour around the island to recover from crises in their lives-- Ashley's pop career implosion and for Howie the tragic death of playing partner John Morris Rankin -- to let the music heal them. Playing live before knowledgeable, appreciative, and energetic crowds on two fiddles simultaneously, the music bursts forth in a torrent of passion and skill. Later, in a studio Howie added piano on some tracks and drummer Matthew Foulds. Because the fiddling was recorded live, this is not studio-refined commercial tunes aimed for airplay, but intense, wild Cape Breton music played for the joy of it. Three of the tracks are 13, 14, and 18 minutes long, the last one cut off abruptly as the tape recorder ran out of tape! (They kept playing for another 5 minutes.) 59 minutes of music." ~ Brent Aucoin
# Posted on August 7th 2006 by ceolachan