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 Blueprint
Release date USA: September 9, 2003
Release date Canada: November 5, 2003
Bluegrass and Celtic
music are close cousins, with shared roots dating
back several hundred years. Natalie has enlisted
some of the world's top bluegrass pickers-including
Bela Fleck, Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush, Edgar Meyer and
Alison Brown for her latest album, BLUEPRINT. Also
featured on the album are some of Natalie's band
members, Brad Davidge on Guitar and Matt MacIsaac on
Bagpipes and Whistles, along with several fellow
Cape Bretoners.
With Blueprint, Natalie
is once again pushing the boundaries for traditional
music, fusing her brilliant Cape Breton fiddling
with the sounds of Banjo, Dobro and Mandolin, as
played by the cream of America's bluegrass
community. "Alison Krauss was the artist who first
got me listening to bluegrass music," recalls
MacMaster. "With this album, maybe I can do the same
thing and attract people to traditional Cape Breton
music."
"MacMaster has reached a level of visibility and
musical success that only a few of her
traditional-music contemporaries have achieved… a
confident bandleader, a versatile fiddler, an
electrifying step dancer, and, above all, a
performer who definitely knows who to work a crowd."
-- Michael Parrish, Dirty Linen
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All
tunes traditional unless otherwise noted
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01. A
Blast
Bishop
Faber MacDonald's Strathspey (Natalie MacMaster)
Frank & Julie Leahy's Strathspey (Natalie
MacMaster)
Maggie Cameron's Strathspey
Bill Burnett's Reel (Natalie
MacMaster)
Mrs. MacPherson of Inveran (G.S.MacLennan)
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02.
Appropriate
Dipstick
Appropriate
Dipstick (Phil Cunningham & Iain
MacDonald)
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03.
Jig
Party
Traditional
Jig
The Butlers of Glen Avenue (Tony
Sullivan)
Tee Tie Tum Tittle Tee (Natalie MacMaster & Matt
MacIsaac)
Annette's Chatter (Bruce Gandy) |
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04. Touch
Of The Masters Hand
Myra
Brooks Welch (Natalie MacMaster & Brad Davidge)
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05.
Eternal
Friendship
Eternal
Friendship (Phil
Cunningham) |
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06. Gravel
Shore
Gravel
Shore (Darol Anger)
Reel for Carl (Jerry Holland)
The Street Player (Ed Reavy) |
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07. The
Devil
& The Dirk
The Carignan Clog (Jean Carignan)
The Devil and The Dirk
Lord Gordon's Reel
Golden Lochs |
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08.
Ewe With
The Crooked Horn
The Ewie wi' The Crookit Horn
The Ashplant |
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09. Josefin's
Waltz
Josefin's Waltz (Roger Tallroth) |
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10. Bela's
Tune
Bela's Tune (Bela Fleck) |
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11. Silver
Spear
The
Silver Spear
The Glen Road to Carrick
Lad O' Beirne's Reel (Lad O'Beirne) |
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12. Minnie
& Alex's Reel
Minnie
& Alex's Reel (Natalie MacMaster) |
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13. My Love,
Cape Breton and Me
My
Love, Cape Breton and Me (Bob Quinn)
Prayer For Peace Waltz (Natalie
MacMaster)
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Natalie
MacMaster:
Darol Anger:
Bela Fleck:
Alison Brown:
Jerry Douglas:
Victor Wooten:
Viktor Krauss:
Byron House:
Edgar Meyer:
Todd Phillips:
Sam Bush:
Matt Flinner:
Tracey Dares:
Philip Aaberg:
John R. Burr:
Brad Davidge:
Gordie Sampson:
Bryan Sutton:
Mike Marshall:
George Hebert:
Matt MacIsaac:
Sam Bacco:
Larry Atamanuik:
John Cowan:
Kate Quinn:
John Chiasson: |
Fiddle, Tenor
Banjo, Vocals, Narrations
Octave Violin
Banjo
Banjo
Dobro
Bass
Bass
Bass
Arco & Pizz Bass
Pizz Bass
Mandolin
Mandolin
Piano
Piano
Synth
Guitar
Guitar
Guitar
Guitar
Guitar
Bagpipes, Small Pipes, Whistles
Percussion
Drums
Vocals
Vocals
Bass |
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Thanks to: Paul
MacDonald, Paul Cranford, Bob Quinn, Robert
MacMillian, Cheryl Smith, Jerry Holland, Liz Carrol,
Don Meade, Cliff McGann, Elliot Sairan, Pamela Neal,
Alert Music, Stephen Corbett, Antoinette Messam,
Honock Drori, Antoine Moonen, Declan O ’Doherty,
Jessica Moore, Wayne Troutman, Agnes Leahy, Mark O
’Connor Fiddle Camp, Brent Kitagawa, Metal Monkey
Productions Inc., Remenyi House of Music, Josh
Hartnett, Chad Carlson, Lori Morgan, John Chiasson.
Special thanks to: Dave Sinko, Randy LeRoy, Margaret
Malandruccolo, Mark Enright, W.Tom Berry, Scott
Lake, Bob Farmer.
Thank you to all the
composers of the beautiful tunes.
To all the incredibly
talented musicians on this project, thank you. You
have left a lasting impression on me with your
eagerness and ability to create great music.
Darol, you are so musical and a joy to be around.
Thank you for your focus, your talent and your
positive energy.
Thank you always to my
family and Donnell for their quiet strength in all
that I do.
Thank you God for everything.
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