Web sites featuring Cape Breton artists
www.capebretonet.com (links to many Cape Breton sites)
www.capebretonet.com/Music/Holland (Jerry Holland's site)
www.morandan.com/Music/Stubbert/ (Brenda Stubbert's site)
www.interlog.com/~brc/artists.jp.htm (J.P. Cormier's site)
www.capebretonet.com/Music/MacIsaac/ (Ashley MacIsaac's site)
www.nataliemacmaster.com (Natalie MacMaster's site)
www.cranfordpub.com (Cranford Publications -- books, recordings, tunes...)
www.chatsubo.com/jacameron (John Allan Cameron's site)
www.eastcoastsound.com/accents/ (The Accents -- A Cape Breton band)
www.tullochgorm.com ("Dedicated to the Performance, Preservation and Appreciation of the traditonal Gaelic Music of Scotland and North America." Includes links to Cape Breton performers, tunes in ABC format, a Cape Breton music chat room...)
www.gaelic.net/novascotia (Interested in learning Scots Gaelic? This site has links to many resources, schools, etc.)
http://welcome.to/cbmusic (Jerry Holland, Jr.'s site devoted to Cape Breton music. Includes links to artist sites, stores that carry Cape Breton recordings, etc.)
www.howiemacdonald.com (Fiddler, piano player, comedian Howie MacDonald's site)
www.islandviewcreations.com/jackiedunn (Fiddler/piano player Jackie Dunn's site)
www.islandviewcreations.com/wendymacisaac (Fiddler/piano player Wendy MacIsaac's site)
www.islandviewcreations.com/rankins (The Rankins' site)
The Winter 1999/2000 issue of Fiddler Magazine featured an interview with Cape Breton fiddler Jerry Holland, by Paul Cranford. Also included are Jerry's tunes "Tears" and "Dave MacDonald's Wedding."
Special "Cape Breton Edition" of Fiddler Magazine available now! This special issue features Buddy MacMaster, Paul Cranford, Otis Tomas, Brenda Stubbert, Dougie MacDonald, Wilfred Prosper, Bill Lamey, and more, and includes articles on Cape Breton piano and guitar accompaniment, a Cape Breton fiddle "timeline," and listings of events and Cape Breton schools and music resources.
Fiddler Magazine Reviews
Jerry Holland's Collection of Fiddle Tunes, P. Cranford, Ed.
Brenda Stubbert's Collection of Fiddle Tunes, P. Cranford, Ed.
Winston Fitzgerald, A Collection of Fiddle Tunes, P. Cranford, Ed.
The Lighthouse Collection of newly composed Fiddle Tunes, Original Melodies in the Cape Breton, Irish, and Scottish Tradition, P. Cranford, Ed.
Video: A Fiddle Lesson, by Natalie MacMaster
Jerry Holland's new CD Crystal Clear is now available from Fiddler Magazine. Jerry's last CD, Fiddler's Choice, is also available. Please see the order form for details!
Jerry's new book, Jerry Holland: The Second Collection, is now available from Cranford Publications.
Summer Schools
The Ceilidh Trail School of Celtic Music, Inverness. One-week workshops in July. J9RAND@aol.com; http://www.ceilidhtrail.com
The Gaelic College of Celtic Arts & Crafts, St. Ann's. Workshops in July and August. gaelcoll@atcon.com. http://www.gaeliccollege.edu
Magazines
Cape Breton's Magazine: Interviews with Cape Bretoners of all walks of life, excellent historical articles, frequent transcriptions of tunes from Paul Cranford. Catalog includes recorings, books, videos. Info: Cape Breton's Magazine, Wreck Cove, N.S. Canada B0C 1H0. http://www.capebretonsmagazine.com
Celtic Heritage: Published in Halifax, with frequent articles on Cape Breton music and dance, as well as the Gaelic language, history, genealogy, and all things Celtic. Info: P.O. Box 8805, Station A, Halifax, N.S. Canada B3K 5M4; celtic@fox.nstn.ca; http://fox.nstn.ca/~celtic
Violin Makers
Otis Tomas Cape Breton stringed instrument maker/fiddler/composer. Site includes photos and luthier-related philosophy; will eventually include tunes.
Fiddler Magazine's Favorites
A book/two CD set from Fiddler Magazine and Mel Bay Publications, featuring articles/inteviews and tunes from 36 great fiddlers, including these Cape Breton artists: Jerry Holland (with the tunes "Boo Baby's Lullaby" and "Angus MacIsaac's Jig"/"Alexander William MacDonnell's Jig"/"John Morris Rankin's Jig," from his highly acclaimed new CD Fiddler's Choice); Jackie Dunn (with the tune "Jackie, I Hardly Knew Ya" from her Dunn to a "T" CD); Natalie MacMaster (with the tune "Lass of Carrie Mills," from her Fit As A Fiddle CD); Sandy MacIntyre (with the tunes "The Sound of Mull"/"Major Molle's Reel"/"Miss C. Crawford's Reel"). Now available from Mel
From www.fiddler.com
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The music of Cape Breton
http://www.sfcelticmusic.com/Capebret/cbmintro.htm
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