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gion's culture, such as Celtic Colours (
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) in Nova Scotia. One of the best acts is
the Newfoundland band Tipatshimun, whose lyrics are in the Innu language.
FOLK & TRADITIONAL PLAYLIST
This playlist will get you in the mood for highland hills, long stretches of Atlantic
coastline and perhaps a stop for some step-dancing on the way. These old and new
favorites are a little bit folk and a little bit country.
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Guysborough Train,Stan Rogers
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The Silver Spear,Natalie MacMaster
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These Roads,David Gunning
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Rant and Roar,Great Big Sea
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Home I'll Be,Rita MacNeil
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Walk With Me,Pogey
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My Nova Scotia Home,Hank Snow
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Wrong Side of the Country,Old Man Luedecke
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Maritime Express,Eddie LeGere
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Maple Sugar,Don Messer
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Snow Bird,Anne Murray
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Sail Away to the Sea,The Once
Scottish & Irish
Bagpipes wail mysteriously from a blustery hilltop and a lone fiddler serenades you at
lunch. Yes, Scottish music is the dominant influence in the region, particularly in Nova
Scotia and Prince Edward Island (PEI). Highland Scots who settled here didn't leave
their fiddles at home, and the lively, fun piano-and-fiddle combos were quick to catch on.
To this day these folksy sounds define the Atlantic Canadian music scene. Most modern
music produced from the music-heavy regions of Cape Breton Island and Halifax still
sound quite a bit like the folk music of old, blending the fiddle with some electric guitar
but still little percussion. Popular Cape Breton musicians include fiddlers Ashley
MacIsaac, Buddy MacMaster and Natalie MacMaster, and multi-instrumentalist JP
Cormier. Banjo-strumming Old Man Luedecke, hailing from Chester, puts on an incred-
ible show and is often touring around the region in summer.
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