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Quite a few years ago when I was starting to listen to more traditional music with the intention of attempting to write about it I asked my friend Heather Rankin an important question: what is the difference between a violin and a fiddle? She responded, wisely, with, \u201cthe way you play it,\u201d So, I was very excited to hear the Symphony Nova Scotia Maritime Fusion show that featured Cape Breton\u2019s renowned fiddler, Ashley MacIsaac, combined with an orchestra full of people playing the violin. \u201cWhat would that be like?\u201d I wondered. The answer, obviously, is \u201cAMAZING.\u201d It was amazing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The evening was set up a bit differently than most of the other Maritime Fusion <\/em>shows that I have attended. Usually Symphony Nova Scotia performs two pieces of classical music that have some connection to the artist being featured, one at the very beginning of the show and one after the intermission. Here, the Symphony, conducted by Martin MacDonald, performed three: Suite of Scottish Dances<\/em> (William Alwyn), Scenes from the Scottish Highlands<\/em> (Granville Bantock) and The Land of the Mountain and the Flood <\/em>(Hamish MacCunn). The connection to MacIsaac\u2019s music here is obvious. The first piece conjured images for me of clans and tartan and ancient ceremonies, while the last one did feel more connected to geographic imagery, of mountains and ocean, and the hardships that can sometimes come from those specific elements. The flood is largely dramatized by the trombones, and it is beautifully vivid. The Bantock piece was interesting because it is quite obscure. It was first published in 1914 and it does feel very much like the classical version of what would have been popular folk tunes of its day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, for something completely different, Scott MacMillan performed his new concerto for the electric guitar, Twelve and Change. <\/em>The first time I saw MacMillan perform he was playing the acoustic guitar during one of Ashley MacIsaac\u2019s sets during East Coast Music<\/a> Week, so this pairing made inherent sense to me. He also arranged all MacIsaac\u2019s music for this concert. Also, of course, MacIsaac is known for embracing elements of rock music, mixing genres, and using the fiddle in exciting, new, and unexpected ways, and here MacMillan was doing something very similar with the electric guitar. His concerto was like a solo rock concert with an orchestra for a backing band. I\u2019ve never seen anything like it before! It was so cool and dynamic and really fun to watch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ashley MacIsaac began his set after the intermission with Miss Lyall\u2019s Medley<\/em>, a jaunty series of tunes that immediately had me tapping my toes and bouncing in my seat. Watching MacIsaac play the fiddle is an immensely theatrical experience, the energy with which he tears into the music is captivating, invigorating, and impressive. His deep passion for the music is equally apparent in slower, sadder, tunes like \u201cSilver Wells\u201d (James Scott Skinner), which was one of Buddy MacMaster\u2019s favourite airs by Skinner. It\u2019s a beautiful, lilting, sombre tune that evokes deep feelings of heartache and sorrow. He then broke into \u201cJean\u2019s Reel\u201d (Bobby MacLeod), a tune that keeps getting progressively faster, almost daring MacIsaac, and MacIsaac\u2019s bow, to keep up with it. He followed that up with the marathon \u201cBuddy\u2019s Picks,\u201d a series of tunes that were favourites of Buddy MacMaster that is so many pages MacIsaac sat down for bit, which didn\u2019t impact the power of his playing whatsoever. One of the tunes in this set was John Morris Rankin\u2019s \u201cNicole Fakoory,\u201d composed for his first godchild, which does very much conjure up joyful imagery of a child prancing around, and the celebratory feelings surrounding the arrival of a new baby. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

MacIsaac told us the story behind the writing of one of my favourite tunes, \u201cMacDougall\u2019s Pride,\u201d which he wrote with Geordie Sampson, a hilarious tale that involved pizza, pot, and Howie MacDonald\u2019s dad. I think \u201cMacDougall\u2019s Pride\u201d is one of the most gorgeous fiddle tunes ever written. Every time I hear it, it hits me directly in the heart. If I didn\u2019t know any better, I would think that this song had been passed down in Scottish fiddling families for hundreds of years. It feels that timeless and important. \u201cTulloch Like It Is\u201d was another set of tunes that I could feel deep in my bones, like my ancestors were stirring somewhere inside of me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Another of my very favourite of MacIsaac\u2019s tunes is \u201cSleepy Maggie,\u201d his duet with Mary Jane Lamond<\/a>, and probably the closest anyone can get to rapping in Gaelic in the middle of a traditional tune. This song hit #29 on the US Dance Charts and #15 on the Canadian equivalent. If they didn\u2019t play this song at raves in Halifax in the late 1990s I\u2019ll be disappointed that the DJs missed a truly epic opportunity. Watching MacIsaac and Lamond perform this song live is mesmerizing, and I heartily recommend that everyone have this experience at least once in their lives. I love that Lamond comes out just for this one song in the whole set, but that when she leaves the stage there\u2019s an implied microphone drop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

MacIsaac then performed a very touching tune called \u201cMy Mother,\u201d which was especially sweet, and even took some ad hoc requests from the audience, playing a little bit of \u201cSpoonboy,\u201d some of the \u201cSkye Boat Song,” and some of the very first tune he learned in his first fiddle class with Stan Chapman, which his cousin Wendy MacIsaac, and Natalie MacMaster <\/a>also learned on the same day. MacIsaac told a lot of stories, all with so much humour, humility, and a great sense of pacing. I didn\u2019t realize that he wrote an autobiography, Fiddling With Disaster: Clearing the Past<\/em> (2003), now I really want to track down a copy and read it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He then launched into the raucous \u201cLooking Glass;\u201d as his bow continues to fray, you do wonder if it is going to make it to the end of the set, especially when he follows \u201cLooking Glass\u201d up with the even more frenzied \u201cThe Devil in the Kitchen.\u201d If that doesn\u2019t get everyone\u2019s hearts pumping and their souls invigorated, nothing will. Mary Jane Lamond came onstage for the encore and sang another favourite of mine, Gaelic lullaby \u201cBa Ba Mo Leanabh,\u201d a beautiful way to end a wonderful evening. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ashley MacIsaac\u2019s show was the last of the Maritime Fusion Series of the Season, but there are still some more classical music concerts<\/a> coming up, as well as a sold out Family Series show between now and May 5th, 2019. Next year, the Maritime Fusion Series features shows by Natalie MacMaster (October 4 & 5), Jeremy Dutcher (October 17), Catherine MacLellan in a Tribute to Anne Murray (April 3 & 4, 2020), Lennie Gallant (March 6 & 7, 2020), and Soul Sisters Reeny and Mahalia Smith (May 8 & 9, 2010). Ticket packages are on sale now and individual tickets go on sale August 1st, 2019. For more information, please visit this website.  <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Follow Symphony Nova Scotia on Social Media: Facebook<\/a>. Twitter<\/a>. Instagram (@SymphonyNS).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find Ashley MacIsaac\u2019s music at this store<\/a> for Physical CDs and Digital Downloads, on iTunes and Apple Music<\/a>, and on Spotify<\/a>. You can follow him on Facebook <\/a>and for more information visit this website<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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