The Dances Down Home
Joe Cormier
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CAT # 11661-1593-2
1. The MacDonald's March, The King's 3:03 2. Miss Anderson, The Braes of Elchies 3:01 3. Sheehan's, Loch Earn, Donald Cameron's Polka 4:03 4. Sou'west Bridge, The Flagon, Gin I Had a Bonny Lassie 3:48 5. Dan R.'s Favorite, Brig o'Feugh, Donald Stewart the Piper 3:09 6. Come Under My Plaidie, The Mira 3:00 7. Mrs. Scott Skinner, The Smith's a Gallant Fireman, The Earl of Seafield's 3:39 8. The Cheticamp Jig, Little Pickle, Traditional 3:58 9. Biodag Air MacThomais, The Hurdle Race, Last Night's Fun 3:07 10. Hillside Echoes, Banks 3:36 11. The Marquis of Tullybardine, Romp Among the Whins, The Way to Mull River, Put Me in the Big Chest 4:20 12. Clay Pipe, Sandy M'Gaff, The Champion Jig 3:14 13. Miss McKenzie of Ness House, Bonanza Hornpipe 2:03 14. Glencoe Bridge March, Lieutenant Howard Douglas's, Miss Stewart of Garth, The Rocket 4:14 15. Delnabo, Malcolm Finlay, Traditional, Prince Charlie 3:38 16. Charlie Hunter, Dolbin, Traditional 3:02 17. Fancy Hornpipe, Gillan's, St. Kilda Wedding 4:24 18. Archie Menzies, Fisher's Hornpipe, Mr. Bernard 3:34 19. Miss Hutton's, Miss Johnson of Pitworth, Lady Walpole's 3:38 20. The Earl of Hyndford, Blind Norry's, Auld Stewarts of Forthergill 3:53
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Joe Cormier, now living in Waltham, Massachusetts, represents one of the greatest practitioners of the Scots fiddle music of his native Cape Breton Island. For his compelling dance music he has been designated a National Heritage Folk Arts Fellow by the NEA. This CD, all of which has been assembled from currently unavailable sources, revisits some of the highlights of Joe's twenty-five year association with Rounder Records. Joseph Cormier violin Edmond Boudreau bass and guitar Eddie Irwin piano Johnny Muise occasional clappers Produced by Mark Wilson
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