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| Renowned Cape Breton fiddler’s breathtaking, mostly instrumental set. Danny Boy (w/Michael McDonald), Farewell To Peter, Cape Classico, more. |
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| 1 Volcanic Jig |
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| 2 NPG: The Sunday Reel/The Old Ladywood Reel |
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| 3 Flea as a Bird: Flea as a Bird Clog/Tribute to Stan Chapman ... |
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| 4 Farewell to Peter |
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| 5 Matt and Nat's |
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| 6 David's Jig: David's Jig/Valerie Pringles's Reel |
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| 7 Danny Boy |
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| 8 Traditional Medley: Money Musk Strathspey/The Stormont Lads ... |
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| 9 Cape Classico |
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| 10 Julia's Waltz |
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| 11 Mother Nature |
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| 12 Interlude |
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Album Review
Canadian superstar fiddler and dancer Natalie MacMaster's tenth full-length recording doesn't deviate much from her usual formula, but considering the fact that her "usual formula" consists of filtering traditional Celtic music through the open-ended sieves of jazz, rock, country and Latin, the results are far from predictable. MacMaster is a peerless player, and here she starts things off with a fiery opener, the appropriately titled "Volcanic Jig," which sets the tone for "Yours Truly". Backed by a small army of instrumental masters, airs like "Farewell To Peter" and traditional sets such as "David'S Jig: David'S Jig/Valerie Pringles' Reel" are precise examples of contemporary Celtic music, but with the exception of a horrifying version of "Danny Boy" sung by Michael McDonald (seriously, you lose a whole star for that kind of thing), it's when MacMaster takes the genre out for a walk that things get really interesting. The jaunty "Flea As A Bird" throws a little country and ragtime into the mix, "Cape Classico" balances the rigidity of classical violin with the bright lilt of Irish fiddle, and the full-on Celtic rock of "Matt And Nat'S" gives the collection some serious cajones. ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide
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