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"The music comes straight from the fiddler’s heart, through his strings and straight into your heart."  - Father John Angus Rankin.

MUSICIANS  |  CREDITS  |  THANKS
     

AND SO IT BEGINS  (For Denis Lanctôt)

1. Hector the Hero (J. Scott Skinner)
2. the Sweetness of Mary (Joan MacDonald Boes)
3. Lime hill (Dan R. MacDonald)
4. the Hurricane (J. Scott Skinner)
5. Miss Sheppard’s (J. Scott Skinner)
6. the Contradiction (William Marshall)

THE NEW (TWIN) FIDDLE  (For my mom)    MP3 clip

1. The New Fiddle (Dan R. MacDonald)
2. Mac Morins (Jerry Holland)
3. Andy De Jarlis Jig (traditional)

HOMEWARD BOUND

1. Smith’s (traditional)
2. The Honeysuckle (19th Century Irish)
3. Master McDermott’s (Traditional)
4. Homeward Bound (Traditional)
5. Jenny Dang the Weaver (Traditional)

THE SHAKIN’S O’ THE POCKY  (For Bruce Wilson)
 (J. Scott Skinner)

THE DANCING FIDDLER  (For Nancy Eadie)   MP3 clip

1. Frank Gilruth Reel (Peter Milne)
2. Reel Made with Hilda (Jerry Holland)
3. Dillon Brown (Traditional Irish)
4. McArthur Road Reel (Dave Richardson)
5. Johnny Muise’s Reel (Jerry Holland)
6. Touching Cloth (James Kelly)

WHEN IRELAND MET SCOTLAND

1. Jig of Slurs (GS MacLennan)
2. Carmen’s Amber (Traditional)
3. Arragh Mountain (Traditional)
4. The Liffey Banks (Traditional)
5. Sligo Maid (Traditional)
6. Kil Fadh (Traditional)

A SONG FOR ALEXIS ©   MP3 clip
(Denis Lanctôt)

CAPE BRETON RELOADED

1. Christie Campbell (Traditional)
2. Arthur Murray’s (Traditional)
3. Castle Hornpipe (King Colbath)
4. Miss Lyle’s (Traditional)
5. Goodenwell (James Walker)

IN CEILIDH TIME

1. Cheticamp Jig (Elmer Briand)
2. The MacNamara’s Jig (Brenda Stubbart)
3. Tea Garden Jig (Traditionall
4. Golden Rod Jig (Wilfred Gillis)

IF EVER YOU WERE MINE
(Maurice Lennon)

CLUMSY LOVER   MP3 clip

1. Welcome to the Trossacks (Wilfred Gillis)
2. Miss Maule’s lR. Macintosh)
3. Sandy Cameron’s (J. Scott Skinner)
4. The Bungalow (J. Scott Skinner)
5. Clumsy Lover (Neil Dickie)

THE PARTING GLASS   MP3 clip
(Traditional Irish)
- In memory of Wilfred Gillis

- MUSICIANS -

ALEXIS MACISAAC
Violin
Harmony Violin (Track 13)
Step Dancing (Track 6)
Vocals (Track 13)

DENIS LANCTOT
Piano
Harmony Violin (Track 8)

DUNCAN GILLIS
Highland Ceilidh Pipes (Track 1, 12)
Celtic flute (track 7)
Whistle (Track 7)

- CREDITS -

PHOTO CREDIT: Lois Siegel
ENGINEERED BY: James Stephens
RECORDED AT: Stove Studio, Chelsea DC

Denis, I could not have done this without you. Your talent and input was instrumental in the making of this recording. I thank you so much for helping me along the way. Rhonda, thank you for your support and encouragement in the making of this recording. Bruce, thank you for your continuous support and laughter, (the scotch tunes are for you!) Nancy, thanks for being such an inspiration and for the gentle nagging! Duncan, I am so honoured to have been able to have you play on my CD, great tunes! James, I owe the sound of this recording to you. You are amazingly patient: Thanks so much for lending an ear. Lois, thank you for your generosity in taking such fantastic photos. To the Sammon sisters, Colleen and Shelley, who allowed me to find my performing niche at the former Alexander Pub; I thank you for being there from the start. (I thank you especially for the lemon meringue pie!)

To the pubs. Ceilidhs. festivals and all the wonderful events I have been privileged to be a part of, thank you for allowing me to share my music. For all of those lovers of traditional fiddle thank you for listening to me, even during my early squeaking stages! To my musical influences and my idols, thank you for keeping the fire in tradition:

I hope I have captured the essence of our past and present. Thank you God for blessing me with the gift of music. To my family: You have supported me from the beginning and for that I owe you everything. Enjoy the tunes!

L o v e,  A l e x i s   X O

This album is dedicated to my father. Dad, thank you for the incredible amount of encouragement you have given me.