The Cottars

	The Cottars The Cottars are a Canadian Celtic musical group from Cape Breton Island formed in 2000. The group's current members are Ciarán MacGillivray, Fiona MacGillivray, Bruce Timmins, and Claire Pettit. History The Cottars were founded in late 2000 when two sets of siblings, Ciarán MacGillivray and Fiona MacGillivray of Albert Bridge, Nova Scotia, joined with Rosie MacKenzie (then age 11) and Jimmy MacKenzie of Baddeck, Nova Scotia. In 2001, they released their first CD, '' Made In Cape Breton'', on Warner Music. The disc, with their single, a cover of Tom Waits's "The Briar and the Rose", showcased John McDermott's vocals along with Fiona's in two duets. In 2003, they won the New Group of the Year award at the 2003 East Coast Music Awards. The members were each individually nominated for a Gemini Award in the same year in the category of Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series for their performances at the 2003 East Coast Music Awards. In 2004, the Cottars released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Forerunner (album) Forerunner is the third album by the Eastern-Canadian Celtic band The Cottars. Track listing # Waterlily ''(Karine Polwart/Bay Songs Ltd., ASCAP)'' – 4:29 # Miss Casey Medley – 1:59 #* Miss Casey's Jig ''(trad., arr. Allister MacGillivray/Cabot Trail Music, SOCAN)'' #* The Humours of Ballinafauna ''(trad., arr. Allister MacGillivray/Cabot Trail Music, SOCAN)'' # Byker Hill ''(trad., arr. Allister MacGillivray/Cabot Trail Music, SOCAN)'' – 2:48 # Atlantic Blue '' Ron Hynes/Blue Murder/Sold For A Song, SOCAN)'' – 4:14 # Some Polkas – 3:14 #* Johnny Mickey's Polka ''(trad., arr. Allister MacGillivray/Cabot Trail Music, SOCAN)'' #* Ballydesmond Polka ''(trad., arr. Allister MacGillivray/Cabot Trail Music, SOCAN)'' #* The Magic Slipper Polka ''(trad., arr. Allister MacGillivray/Cabot Trail Music, SOCAN)'' # Pat Works On The Railway ''(trad., arr. Allister MacGillivray/Cabot Trail Music, SOCAN)'' – 4:25 # Georgia Lee ''(Tom Waits-Kathleen Brennan/Jalma Music)'' – 4:34 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Cape Breton Island Cape Breton Island (french: link=no, île du Cap-Breton, formerly '; gd, Ceap Breatainn or '; mic, Unamaꞌki) is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America and part of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The island accounts for 18.7% of Nova Scotia's total area. Although the island is physically separated from the Nova Scotia peninsula by the Strait of Canso, the long Canso Causeway connects it to mainland Nova Scotia. The island is east-northeast of the mainland with its northern and western coasts fronting on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with its western coast forming the eastern limits of the Northumberland Strait. The eastern and southern coasts front the Atlantic Ocean with its eastern coast also forming the western limits of the Cabot Strait. Its landmass slopes upward from south to north, culminating in the highlands of its northern cape. One of the world's larger saltwater lakes, ("Arm of Gold" in French), dominates the island's centre. The total population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	On Fire (The Cottars Album) “On Fire” is the second CD released by Cape Breton's Celtic quartet, The Cottars. It was recorded at Lakewind Sound Studios in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, and distributed by Warner Music. It was also released in Japan in 2004 by JVC Victor and followed by an extensive Japan tour. All the traditional songs and tunes were adapted and arranged by Allister MacGillivray and The Cottars and are published by Cabot Trail Music, SOCAN. Track listing # Ready For The Storm ''(Dougie MacLean/Limetree Arts and Music)''– 3:47 (first single) # Calling On Song ''(trad.)'' – 1:23 # Bodhran. Fiddle Medley – 3:29 #Molly Rankin's Reel ''(John Morris Rankin/Ole Sound Productions Ltd.)'' # Saint Anne's Reel ''(trad.)'' #Dinkie Dorrian's ''(Francie Byrne)'' # Loch Tay Boat Song ''(H. Boulton - R. MacLeod/J.B Cramer & Co. Ltd.)'' – 5:04 # Planxty Mira Medley – 4:03 # The Bothy Band Jig ''(trad.)'' #* The Diplodocus ''(Liz Carroll)'' #* Planxty Mira ''( Ciarán MacGillivray/Cabot Trai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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	Musical Groups Established In 2000 Musical is the adjective of music. Musical may also refer to: * Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance * Musical film and television, a genre of film and television that incorporates into the narrative songs sung by the characters * MusicAL, an Albanian television channel * Musical isomorphism, the canonical isomorphism between the tangent and cotangent bundles See also * Lists of musicals * Music (other) * Musica (other) * Musicality Musicality (''music-al -ity'') is "sensitivity to, knowledge of, or talent for music" or "the quality or state of being musical", and is used to refer to specific if vaguely defined qualities in pieces and/or genres of music, such as melodiousness ... , the ability to perceive music or to create music * {{Music disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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