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THE CAPE
BRETON LIVE CREW:
Producer:
Cheryl Smith,
OutFront Productions Inc.
www.outfrontproductions.com
Recording
Engineers:
Allan Dewar, Celtic Music Interpretive Centre
Troy MacGillivray, Trolleymac Music
Cape Breton
Live On Tour:
Cheryl Smith
OutFront Productions Inc.
bookings@capebretonlive.com
All scenic
photography by: Victor Maurice Faubert
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THE CAPE
BRETON LIVE STORY...
Welcome to Cape Breton Live
Radio, where we broadcast a new show recorded live from Cape Breton
Island, Nova Scotia each week. We feature some of Cape
Breton's best fiddlers, piano players, pipers, singers and
more. Some you will have heard of and others you may not
have heard of, but all embrace the culture and 'drive' that
this music is known for.
Cape Breton Island has lured visitors to her shores for
thousands of years.
Around every bend, Cape Breton Island offers stunning vistas
of rugged coastline, bays and inlets, verdant hills and
rolling farmlands. It is an amazing place, where the sand
and sea air have joined forces with the enchantment of it’s
history to create an indescribable atmosphere.
Scottish traditions and Gaelic folklore come alive here, a
place filled with music and warm hearted people. Large
numbers of Scottish immigrants settled here between the
1780s and 1820s, along with Irish,
Mi’kmaq
and Acadians. They brought with them their
Gaelic language and their passionate love of music.
"We are aware of the strong
attraction of Cape Breton music and culture to people, as we
are constantly being told by the fans who frequent our
shows,” says Producer Natalie MacMaster. "It excites people
and stays with them long after they leave. So, we thought,
if you can’t get here in person, join us on the Web."
MacMaster and Donnell Leahy,
the lead fiddle player of Leahy, were married in 2002 and
are together launching the Cape Breton Live project as a
platform for the musical community they belong to and from
which they draw inspiration. With the help of Executive
Producer Cheryl Smith and showhost Shane MacDougall, they
aim to bring Cape Breton music to a wider audience through
the web.
"It is an effort to share the
music and culture of Cape Breton with the rest of the
world," says Leahy, "and our hope is that the beauty that
lives here will be felt through this program."
If you are not fortunate enough to be here in person to
experience a Cape Breton Ceilidh (pronounced kay-lee. Gaelic
for party or gathering), we hope this show will give you a
feel for what Cape Breton music is all about.
So sit back, turn up the speakers and enjoy the tunes...
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August 10, 2005
Press
Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CAPE BRETON, NS – Well-known
Canadian performing artists Natalie MacMaster and Donnell
Leahy are pleased to announce the launch of Cape Breton
Live, a new internet radio show, which will broadcast a
series of live musical events from Cape Breton Island, Nova
Scotia each week.
In a trial five week period,
the radio program will showcase artists both new and
familiar, exposing the traditional music of Cape Breton to
audiences around the globe. Recorded at popular music venues
around Nova Scotia – from halls, to pubs, to kitchens – the
shows will capture the sights and sounds of the traditional
Cape Breton ceilidh (pronounced “kay-lee”, Gaelic for party
or gathering).
Long one of Canada’s national
treasures, Cape Breton Island is known for both its natural
beauty and unique culture. The Island is home to a
distinctive musical legacy derived from the Scottish and
Irish immigrants who brought their music to the island where
it evolved naturally. The recent surge of interest in the
music of Cape Breton from around the world has been the
catalyst for the creation of Cape Breton Live.
“We are aware of the strong
attraction of Cape Breton music and culture to people, as we
are constantly being told by the fans who frequent our
shows,” says Natalie MacMaster. “It excites people and stays
with them long after they leave. So, we thought, if you
can’t get here in person, join us on the Web.”
MacMaster and Donnell Leahy,
the lead fiddle player of Canadian Celtic supergroup Leahy,
were married in 2002 and are together launching the Cape
Breton Live project as a platform for the musical community
they belong to, and from which they draw inspiration.
“It is an effort to share the
music and culture of Cape Breton with the rest of the
world,” says Leahy, “and our hope is that the beauty that
lives here will be felt through this program.”
This project is made possible
with the assistance of Aliant and the Government of Nova
Scotia. The first live audio broadcast on capebretonlive.com
will be on September 4, 2005, featuring Natalie & Buddy
MacMaster with Betty Lou Beaton.
Aliant will also stream the
first 8 shows of
Cape Breton Live through
www.aliant.net, giving music fans one more way to
connect to Cape Breton’s down-home music. Video from select
performances will be available to Aliant
high-speed customers and later on the Cape Breton Live
website.
“Cape Breton is more than
great scenery and hospitable people. It’s an energetic
spirit that is shared so well through our talented
musicians,” said Mike Gillespie, Aliant Regional Manager for
Cape Breton. “As a Cape Breton native, I’m very pleased that
Aliant can play a role in this innovative venture to share
our music and our spirit with people around the world.”
To be present at a recording
session for Cape Breton Live, please check out
www.capebretonlive.com for a list of dates, venues and
performers.
Listen weekly to the Cape
Breton Live sessions by going to
www.capebretonlive.com.
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