High Definition Acoustic Recordings & Reissues of Fiddle, Bagpipe and Gaelic Music



mixed in the air
fiddlestream is an independent record production label committed to the preservation of traditional music, musicians, instruments and makers. recordings are captured in three dimensional stereo and mastered in high resolution audio formats.

digital reissues
fiddlestream reissues historic
Cape Breton traditional music in MP3 and CD format, remastered in high resolution from master source. provided are selected annotations and links to available printed sources.

high definition downloads
digital downloads are encoded directly from masters, preserving high definition through to CD (aiff) and MP3s.playable in iTunes and mobile players. downlaods include artwork, liner notes and annotations.

Latest Release
The Fiddletree
Otis A. Tomas
This book and CD set tells the story of the fiddletree, a Cape Breton sugar maple transformed by violin maker Otis Tomas into an ensemble of musical instruments. The CD offers a 70 minute recording of original music composed by Otis Tomas for the fiddletree ensemble, and played by Otis and Sarah McFadyen - violins: Mairi Campbell - viola; Abby Newton - cello; Laoise Kelly - harp; Paul MacDonald - guitar; and Claudine Langille - mandolin. All the instruments were built from the single maple tree – and recorded in a circle. www.fiddletree.com



New Reissues
Angus Chisholm & Bill Lamey
In 1978 and 1979 Shanachie Records released these tributes to Cape Breton's great fiddlers on LP and Cassettes – compilations of the cherished 78RPM recordings made between 1930 and 1952. In their day, these 78RPMs became immediate classics, the medleys setting standards. The timely Shanachie reissues became classics again, to a whole new generation of musicians in Cape Breton, Ireland and Scotland. Long out of print, these historic reproductions were digitally re-mastered, in high resolution, directly from the Shanachie masters. Available in digital download format, these albums are downloadable in either MP3 or CD Quality. Included are PDF booklets of the original annotations and notes, along with an appendix that links to available sources and selected free transcriptions. Angus Chisholm Bill Lamey


Eileanan mo Ghaoil Catriona NicÌomhair Parsons
Gaelic Singer Catriona NicÌomhair Parsons was born on the Isle of Lewis, in the home pictured on the front cover. Catriona has spent many years in Cape Breton living and working in the St. Ann's Bay district of the North Shore. Eileanan mo Ghaoil (Isles of my Love) is a tribute to both Catriona's home land – and her new land. Guests include Lucy MacNeil on harp and the Antigonish Gaelic Choir.
www.gaelicbooks.com

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