Tutorial 83! Lime Hill.
Written by Cape Breton’s Dan R. MacDonald, ‘Lime Hill’ had been recorded by many folks around the globe… But I’d have to say John Morris Rankin playing it on The Rankin Family’s 1990 album, “Fare Thee Well Love” is my fav. If you haven’t seen this live YouTube vid of him playing, I’d highly recommend…
Read MoreTutorial 74! Dusky Meadow.
Finally, another strathspey! We really dive into this one 😉 I couldn’t find much about this tune, other than it’s a trad Cape Breton strathspey. I believe I first heard it on “Fine, Thank You Very Much” (Ashley MacIsaac). There’s a bunch of other great recordings; Andrea Beaton, Beolach, Troy MacGillvray + Shane Cook, and…
Read MoreTutorial 19! Thomas MacDonnell’s Strathspey
Heyo guys! Hope you’re doing gooood! Another strathspey for ye’s! This one goes so so well with Willie Fraser’s Strathspey (Tutorial 12) for a few different reasons. They’re both written by Donald Angus Beaton AND if you listen to Natalie MacMaster’s recording “My Roots Are Showing”, she already pairs them together for us (the name…
Read MoreTutorial 12! Willie Fraser’s Strathspey
We’re back friendzzz! For some reason, it feels a lot longer than two weeks! I’ve got a strathspey for ya, another one by Donald Angus Beaton! I actually didn’t even realize he wrote this until I decided to teach it – he’s a legend (so many good tunes). I changed around a few things on…
Read MoreTutorial 9! Beaton’s Delight (Strathspey)
A strathspey! Woo! Ya know, I grew up playing Cape Breton strathspeys all the time, but TEP never play ’em (jigs and reels, jigs and reels, polka, jigs and reels ;)). Honestly, doing this tutorial I realized truly how much I’ve missed them! I’m planning on throwing some more into the mix – there are…
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