Today I would like to present the website Cape Breton Sessions in Ottawa. Each week musicians meet for a session with folk tunes from Cape Breton. The music which is regularly played is available as a book of sheet music with today 52 sets of three to six tunes each. Recordings from the Cape Breton […]
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Some time ago I have found the youtube channel of Anne Delong. Anne Delong is a mandolin player from Ontario, Canada. She is also composing fiddle tunes and other melodies. She is presenting her tunes as recordings with sheet music in her youtube channel. You can easily play along with the video or make a
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I have first discovered Andrew Collins on the coolmandolin website where he had allowed his music to be played for the visitors. He belongs to the most interesting mandolin players that I know. Andrew Collins founded his Andrew Collins Trio some years ago. Each of the three musicians plays several instruments. Andrew Collins plays mandolin,
Some years ago I have discovered the Art of Time Ensemble, a Toronto based ensemble, which had given a performance of the complete Beatles album Abbey Road in 2010 which was then just 40 years old. The concert had been available on the website of the CBC. This year another iconic album by the Beatles
Erik Mongrain has developed a technique to perfection which is known as Air Tap. For playing this Air Tap technique the guitar is not played in the normal position but is laid flat in front of the the player and is played simultaneously by both hands. The left hand produces the tones by hammering down
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I have found Maxim Cormier on twitter when he posted about his new recording project. He has started a campaign with indiegogo to raise the money for his next CD. He plans to record the new CD together with his father Gervais Cormier: Hi, My name is Maxim Cormier. In the links below, you’ll find
Calum Graham is a young guitarist from Canada who is already a master of his instrument. Three years ago he won the first price at the Canadian Guitar Festival with this fantastic and incredible performance. Canadian Guitar Festival 2010: Finalist 1, Song 2 – 1st Place (Calum Graham – “The Channel”) Calum has just released
The Canadian singer Coeur de Pirate (pirate heart) has sung the song Umbrella together with Julien Doré in thr French TV Show Taratata. This is a great example of a song that is accompanied by just a ukulele. Coeur De Pirate & Julien Doré “Umbrella” // “Pour Un Infidèle” (Live On Taratata Juin 2009) Les
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A great concert by the Canadian duo Fire & Smoke is available on the CBC concerts on demand site. The duo is composed of Claire Morrison and Daniel Péloquin-Hopfner. The speciality of this duo are the songs in two languages, English and French. Daniel accompanies the songs with the guitar, but he uses the banjo
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Isabeau et les Chercheurs d’Or is a band from Quebec which plays a greatmix of bluegrass, country, Appalachian music and Franco-Canadian chansons. Isabeau Valois plays mandolin, banjo and guitar, the other band members play more guitars, double bass, drums and fiddle. All songs are sung in French, including well known songs like the Folsom Prison
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