“On Fire” is the second CD released by Cape Breton's Celtic quartet,

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 wh ...

. It was recorded at

Lakewind Sound Studios Lakewind Sound Studios is an award winning studio in Canada. Artists to have their work recorded at the studio include, Gordie Sampson with ''Stones'' in 1998, Damhnait Doyle with ''Davnet'' in 2003, The Cottars with '' Made in Cape Breton'' in 20 ...

in Cape Breton,

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, and distributed by

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. 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 Dougie MacLean, OBE (born 27 September 1954) is a Scottish singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. Described by AllMusic as "one of Scotland's premier singer-songwriters", MacLean has performed both under his ow ...

/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 Liz Carroll (born September 19, 1956) is an American fiddler and composer. She is a recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts' National Heritage Fellowship Award. Carroll and collaborator Irish guitarist John Doyle were nominated for a ...

)'' #* Planxty Mira ''( Ciarán MacGillivray/Cabot Trail Music)'' # Cape Breton Lullaby ''(words: Kenneth Leslie; music: trad.)'' – 3:35 # Boholla Medley – 5:00 #* The Boholla #2 Jig ''(trad.)'' #* Trip To Killavil ''(trad.)'' #* O'Connell's Welcome To Dublin ''(trad.)'' #* The Swallow-Tail Jig ''(trad.)'' # The Wild Goose ''(

Wade Hemsworth Albert Wade Hemsworth (October 23, 1916 – January 19, 2002) was a Canadian folk singer and songwriter.Alan Hustak, "Canadian composer dies at 85". ''Calgary Herald'', January 20, 2002. Although he was not a prolific composer, having writt ...

/Southern Music Publishing Co. Canada Ltd.)'' – 4:58 # The Guitar Jigs – 2:40 #* The Mabou Jig ''(Donald Angus Beaton)'' #* Hare Slough Jig ''(Willy Sawrenko)'' #* The Advil Jig ''(Randy Foster)'' # Reconciliation ''(Ron Kavana)'' – 4:10 # Celtic Harp Medley – 3:30 #* Planxty Irwin, a.k.a. Col. John Irwin ''(

Turlough O'Carolan Turlough O'Carolan ( ga, Toirdhealbhach Ó Cearbhalláin ; 167025 March 1738) was a blind Celtic harper, composer and singer in Ireland whose great fame is due to his gift for melodic composition. Although not a composer in the classical sense, ...

)'' #* The Water Rabbit ''(Jenny Tingley)'' #

The Parting Glass "The Parting Glass" is a Scottish traditional song, often sung at the end of a gathering of friends. It has also long been sung in Ireland, enjoying considerable popularity to this day and strongly influencing the style in which it is often ...

''(trad.)'' – 3:55 - ''with special guest John McDermott''

Credits

* The Cottars ** Ciarán MacGillivray ''(age 16)'':

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guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...

, electric guitar ( Strat),

tin whistle The tin whistle, also called the penny whistle, is a simple six-holed woodwind instrument. It is a type of fipple flute, putting it in the same class as the recorder, Native American flute, and other woodwind instruments that meet such criteria ...

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...

** Fiona MacGillivray ''(age 14)'':

, harp,

bodhrán The bodhrán (, ; plural ''bodhráin'' or ''bodhráns'') is a frame drum used in Irish music ranging from in diameter, with most drums measuring . The sides of the drum are deep. A goatskin head is tacked to one side (synthetic heads or oth ...

, lead and harmony

** Jimmy MacKenzie ''(age 17)'':

** Roseanne MacKenzie ''(age 12)'': fiddle, harmony

, step-dancing * Additional Musicians ** John McDermott ** Brigham Phillips **

Gordie Sampson Gordon Francis Sampson (born July 30, 1971) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and producer from Big Pond, Nova Scotia. Beginning his career as a performer on his hometown island of Cape Breton, both in bands and on his own, Sampson has gone on t ...

** Allister MacGillivray ** Beverly MacGillivray ** Allie Bennett ** Patrick Kilbride ** Mark Kelso ** Jason Fowler ** Lenny Soloman ** Jonothon Craig ** Anne Lindsay (

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violin The violin, sometimes known as a '' fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone ( string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument ( soprano) in the family in regu ...

on ''Reconciliation'') ** Wendy Soloman (

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Awards

East Coast Music Award, 2005 - Folk Roots Traditional Recording {{Authority control 2004 albums The Cottars albums