Episode 41- Transplanting Tradition in the Land of the Trees

What do rampant evictions, military ship collisions, and Christmas trees have to do with jigs and reels? Learn how Gaelic culture resonated in Canada’s “New Scotland,” and down in the Boston States, from singer Mary Jane Lamond and fiddle players Troy MacGillivray, Andrea Beaton, Alasdair Fraser, Katie McNally, and Lee Cremo. Plenty of music here, too. Full playlist below. * * * * * * * Thanks to everybody for listening. And a special thank you to this month’s underwriters: Peter Lee, Gabriele Clemens, Loretta Egan Murphy, John Boyce, Sol Foster, Paul Grajciar, Lisa and Bryon Giddens-White, Jen Strom, Chris Murphy, Pat Wilcox, Suezen Brown, Lance Ramshaw, Mark Haynes, David Vaughan, Brian Benscoter, Gerard Corr, Susan Walsh, Rick Rubin, Randy Krajniak, and Jon Duvick. Please CLICK HERE if you can kick in to support this podcast! * * * * * * * Visit IrishMusicStories.org * * * * * * * Music Heard on IMS Episode 40 all music traditional, unless otherwise indicated Tune: “Blue Bonnets Over The Border/Khazi,” from Happy Daze Artist: Battlefield Band Tune: “Little Bird Lullaby,” from Irish Music Stories Production Music Artist: Matt Heaton Tune: “The B Minor Cut,” from Cuts Artist: Andrea Beaton Song: “Fail il o agus ho ro eile” c/o An Drochaid Eadarainn’s site Artist: Mìcheal Eòin Chaluim Sheumais Mhóir (Mickey John H. MacNeil of Jamesville) Tune: “Celtic Grooves,” from Irish Music Stories Production Music Artist: Matt Heaton Tune: Robert Cormack of Aberdeen,” from Musical Ties Artist: Troy MacGillivray Tune: “Holy Strathspeys Pat,” from Off the Floor Artist: Wendy MacIsaac Tune: “Down the Burn, Davie Lad,” from The Boston States Artist: Katie McNally Tune: “Wapikatji’j,” from Traditionally Yours: Mi’kmaq Drums, Young and Old Artist: Michael R. Denny Tune: “Donald & Gordon’s” from Pìob is Fidheall Artists: Kenneth & Angus MacKenzie Song: “Seinn O,” from Suas e! Artist: Mary Jane Lamond Tune: “Out on the Ocean,” from License to Drive 'Er Artist: Andrea Beaton Tune: “Pound the Floor,” from Irish Music Stories Production Music Artist: Matt Heaton Tune: “Meaning of Life,” from Irish Music Stories Production Music Artist: Matt Heaton Tune: "Rockabye by Firelight,” from Irish Music Stories Production Music Artist: Matt Heaton Tune: “Constitution Breakdown,” from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (Creation's Journey: Native American Music) Artist: Lee Cremo Tune: “Grupai Ceol Memories,” from Irish Music Stories Production Music Artist: Matt Heaton Tune: “Taste of Gaelic,” from The Cabin Sessions Artists: Mairi Rankin & Eric Wright Tunes: “Tom Ward's Downfall/Lucy Campbell,” from Green Grass Blue Grass Artist: Brock McGuire Band Song: “Rinn Mi Corr is Naoi Mile (I Travelled more than Nine Miles),” from Seinn Artist: Mary Jane Lamond Tune: “Triumph Theme,” from Irish Music Stories Production Music Artist: Matt Heaton Tune: “The Barren Rocks of Aden / Mairi’s Wedding” from Live at Celtic Colors (Joan Harriss Cruise Pavilion in Sydney: Big Ceilidh at the Big Fiddle at, October  2018) Artist: Cape Breton University Pipe Band Song: “A Mhorag 's Na Horo Gheallaidh,” from Lan Duil Artist: Mary Jane Lamond Song: “A flaisgaich oig a S'cheanalteadh (My cheerful young man),” recorded by Sidney Robertson Cowell, 1939. Artist: Mary MacPhee c/o Library of Congress Song: “An Nochd Is Trom Tha Mo Cheum (Tonight My Step Is Heavy),” from Làn dùil Artist: Mary Jane Lamond Tune: “Farewell,” from Coffee and the Mojo Hat Artists: Neil Pearlman and Nicole Rabata Tune: ‘Silver and Stuff,” from Ports of Call Artists: Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas Tune: “The Second Star Hornpipe Set (Howie MacDonald piano),” from The Judique Flyer Artist: ‘Buddy MacMaster Tune: “Blue Bonnets Over the Boarder,” from Close To the Floor Artist: Ashley MacIsaac