Cameron, Mae Campbell - Gaelic Folklore of Cape Breton Island-Rodeo RLP 60 (Maritime Gaelic) Vinyl

Cameron, Mae Campbell - Gaelic Folklore of Cape Breton Island-Rodeo RLP 60 (Maritime Gaelic) Vinyl

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Sleeve Condition (Out of 10) ~7 slight age wear/ corner wear/ discoloured age
Label Condition (Out of 10) ~ 10 
Vinyl Condition ~ (Out of 10) 
Side 1 - 9 / Side 2 - 10
BIN # 163

The musical traditions on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, Canada, have been shaped by a combination of social and geographic factors--none more so than the arrival of pioneering Scottish Gaelic-speaking communities who, in the 19th century, fled crop failures to seek better lives on its shores. While Scottish piping traditions were upheld and revered by the islanders, Gaelic singing was not embraced in the same way, with younger generations favoring modern music.

Cameron, Mae Campbell and others learned the songs from their parents and at milling frolics, where groups would prepare homespun woollen cloth accompanied by simple, beat-driven songs.

A social and musical history of the island of Cape Breton.

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