Tuesday
The essence of Cape Breton music, fiddle with piano backing, was on display today at Big Spruce (yes, hanging out there a lot) compliments of two of the best players on the Island, Chrissy Crowley on Fiddle and Jason Roach on piano. This two hour concert, in a very intimate setting ; maybe 25 people in a small building , was a master class in the Cape Breton Style. Set of 10-12 tunes ranging from slow airs and building into reels that took off. Classic Island music.
Met some folks from Portland Maine, Berkely California, Cleveland Ohio, and others. all with stories to tell about their visits to Cape Breton and encounters with musicians .
Couple from Berkley were on the Isle of Skye a few years back and saw a sign for a concert at the local community hall and decided to stop in. As they were standing outside the building they saw a guy on a bicycle with a musical instrument of some type stamped to his back. Turns out it was Phil Cunningham the accordionist arriving for Ally and Phil concert. That had to be a sight.
Sounds like the place to be!!! Enjoy and absorb while you enrich your musical soul!!