More Bridges 2 Cross [Import]

Various Artists (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 30, 2001)
• Original Release Date: August 30, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Celtic America Llc
• ASIN: B00005Q4K5
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,227,375 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Old Time Wedding Reels - Ashley MacIsaac & Howie MacDonald

2. The Bonnie Lass of Head Lake- Kimberley Fraser

3. Blast O' Tunes- Slainte Mhath

4. The Dan R. Set- J.P and Joe Cormier

5. Thank You Winston- Jennifer Roland

6. Mrs. Major L. Stewart of the Isle of Java- Morgan MacQuarrie

7. The Longest Night- Brenda Stubbert

8. Jig Jam- Glenn Graham

9. Tunes in " F " - Ashley MacIsaac

10. E Minor Jigs- Buddy MacMaster

11. Smooth Eddy- Howie MacDonald

12. Mary MacDonald's Strathspey and Reels- Dave MacIsaac

13. Tullochgorum- Barra MacNeils

14. Music to Me- Donnie Campbell

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars This CD will wear your shoes out!, September 20, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: More Bridges 2 Cross (Audio CD)

Whether you are a musician, dancer or listener, this CD is for you. "More Bridges to Cross, Cape Breton's Best Fiddle Music" is the follow-up to "Bridges of Cape Breton County" which was released in 1999 by Celestial Entertainment. The title of the CD is a reflection of how important bridges are to Cape Breton. One must take the bridge over the Canso Causeway into Cape Breton, where one comes upon the bridge of the fiddle, the music that the world has come to know Cape Breton for.

Combine 13 of the finest fiddlers from the last decade and a singer, and you get "More Bridges to Cross", a CD that will often be found in your CD player. Some of the fiddlers on this CD may be new to you, but the music will not be. These tunes have been passed down for many generations.

If you like dancing, or want to have your own house party, this is a great CD to put on. If you do not have musicians in your neighbourhood, this CD makes a fine substitute, especially with a live track by Ashley MacIsaac & Howie MacDonald, to start off with.

The artists on this CD reflect how the music has been taught to the next generation. The Barra MacNeils have taught Kimberley Fraser and Jennifer Roland, 2 up and coming fiddlers who already have a spotlight of their own, with their own CD's out on the shelves.

"More Bridges to Cross" contains over 65 minutes of strathspeys, jigs and reels for your listening and dancing pleasure. Whether you are new to the music or not, you will recognize a lot of the names on the CD cover, MacDonald, MacIsaac, MacMaster and MacNeil, to name a few. If you are new to the music, this is a great introduction to these artists before you pick up their other CD's.

There is not enough space or time to go into detail about each artist so I will provide a quick summary of each musician featured on this CD.

Howie MacDonald & Ashley MacIsaac, 2 of the biggest names of the 90's, team up together for a live set, and show off their individual styles as well with their own tracks. The future looks very bright with Kimberley Fraser, Jennifer Roland & Glenn Graham. The talent in these young gifted musicians' hands shows leaves me no doubt we are in for some great music to come.

The Barra MacNeils & Slainte Mhath's talent is a reflection of the music being passed from one generation to the next. Buddy MacMaster, Brenda Stubbert & Dave MacIsaac...these 3 names have become synonymous with the word "legend" in Cape Breton and the players are looked up to by their followers. Another set of relatives, JP & Joe Cormier, both from Cheticamp, teaming up for something they both love to do. JP still lives in Cheticamp while Joe lives in Massachusetts.

Morgan MacQuarrie & Donnie Campbell are a fiddler and singer who are relatively new to myself but the talent leaves you wanting more. Morgan was raised in a musical family in Kenloch, Nova Scotia, where he heard many of the great fiddlers from the region. He's now living in Detroit, where he is one of the best traditional violinists of his age. For those in Cape Breton, Donnie Campbell is probably more familiar to you as host of the radio program "Celtic Serenade" in Sydney.

A lot of the tunes on the album have become signature tunes for the artists performing them such as "Tullochgorum" by The Barra MacNeils and "Blast O' Tunes" by Slainte Mhath. The artists on this CD are just a sample of the cream of the crop found in Cape Breton. All the tunes appear on the individual artists CD's, but this is a great compilation whether it be for home, the office or the car.

This album has so much energy that I am sure it was a lot of fun to put together for everyone involved. Every track is a gem and destined to become a classic! And when they start putting warnings on the back of CD's, such as "Caution...CD may wear out shoes", you know it must be worth having!