The McDades At the heart of The McDades are three siblings: the fiddle playing Shannon, Solon on bass, and youngest brother, Jeremiah, a multi instrumental…
Artist Profiles: The McDades
Tag: Celtic music
Artist Profiles: Mary Jane Lamond
Mary Jane Lamond was born in 1960 in Kingston, Canada. Cape Breton’s modern sharer of ancient Gaelic songs, stories ‘and spirit using a variety of…
Artist Profiles: Jerry Holland
Jerry Holland was a giant among fiddlers, one of the best North America has ever produced. He was one of the best-known Cape Breton musicians…
Artist Profiles: Liam O’Flynn
Master uilleann piper Liam O’Flyn, also known as Liam Óg Ó Floinn, was born September 15, 1945 in Kill, County Kildare, Ireland. to musical parents.…
Artist Profiles: Chrissy Crowley
Chrissy Crowley was born in Margaree Forks, Nova Scotia. She is part of thriving Celtic music scene from Cape Breton, Canada. She grew up in…
Artist Profiles: Calum MacCrimmon
Calum MacCrimmon is a Scottish multi-instrumentalist born in Canada. He plays bagpipes, whistles, and bouzouki. Calum MacCrimmon began learning the bagpipes at the age of…
Artist Profiles: Buddy MacMaster
Buddy MacMaster was born October 18, 1924 in Timmins, Canada. Buddy MacMaster was the undisputed master of Cape Breton fiddling. His reputation as a player…
Artist Profiles: Ashley MacIsaac
Ashley Dwayne MacIsaac was born on February 24, 1975 in Creignish, Nova Scotia, Canada. Growing up on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Ashley McIsaac never…
Artist Profiles: Andrea Beaton
Andrea Beaton is an energetic fiddler and piano player from Cape Breton Island who comes from a family of talented musicians that includes Kinnon and…
Music for St. Patrick’s Day 2018
St. Patrick’s Day. How exactly did the Catholic patron saint feast day of the the people of Ireland, a relatively small island in the North…