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DOR-90190

The Beauty of the North
Traditional Favorites from Quebec and Maritime Canada
Chris Norman, Wooden Flute
Alasdair Fraser, Fiddle
Billy McComiskey, Accordian & Concertina
Robin Bullock, Guitar
Paul Wheaton, Bass



One of the things I've always liked about traditional music from Quebec and the Maritimes is that so many tunes are named after favourite towns, villages and regions.   This special pride adds another dimension to the music for me, and it's a theme throughout this recording.
- Chris Norman

[  1] North Highland country dance - Traditional Scottish
[  2] North Highland country dance - Traditional Scottish
[  3] Atlantic polka - Traditional Canadian
[  4] The Parry Sound - Traditional Canadian
[  5] Nova Scotia - Traditional Canadian

[  6] La Have River Waltz - Chris Norman
[  7] Quand Je Suis Prés de Toi - Traditional Quebecois

[  8] Reel Montréal - Traditional Quebecois
[  9] Reel Amos - Traditional Quebecois
[10] Reel Rimouski - Traditional Quebecois
[11] Reel St. Siméon - Traditional Quebecois

[12] Valse Frontenac - Traditional Quebecois

[13] The Beauty of the North - Traditional Scottish
[14] Rocky Brook - Traditional Canadian
[15] Castle Bay - Dan R. MacDonald
[16] Cape Wrath - Traditional Cape Breton
[17] Banks of Newfoundland - Traditional Cape Breton
[18] Scotch Cove - Traditional Cape Breton
[19] Gigue de Joliette - Traditional Quebecois

[20] Valse Parisienne - Traditional Quebecois

[21] Reel de Chicoutimi - Traditional Quebecois
[22] Reel St. Jean - Traditional Quebecois
[23] Reel Éboulement - Traditional Quebecois

[24] Dirge of Mull - Traditional Scottish
[25] Mull Rant - Traditional Scottish
[26] The Way to Mull River - John Morris Rankin
[27] Sound of Mull - Traditional Cape Breton
[28] Mull River - Dan R. MacDonald



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