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Mary Jane Lamond Born 1960 Is A Canadian Celtic Folk Musician Who Performs Traditional Canadian Gaelic Folk Songs From Cape Breton Island. Her Music Combines Traditional And Contemporary Material. Lamond Is Known As The Vocalist On The 1995 Hit Single "Sleepy Maggie" By Ashley MacIsaac Feat. Mary Jane Lamond And For Her Solo Top 40 Hit "Horo Ghoid Thu Nighean" The First Single From Her 1997 Album Suas E!. Her 2012 Collaboration As Mary Jane Lamond & Wendy MacIsaac With Fiddler Wendy MacIsaac "Seinn" Was Named One Of The Top 10 Folk And Americana Albums Of 2012 By National Public Radio In The United States Mary Jane Lamond Is A Sharer Of Songs Stories And Spirit. This Sharing Has Garnered Mary Jane Numerous JUNO And East Coast Music Award Nominations Critical Acclaim And A Worldwide Audience. "Seinn" Reflects The Nova Scotia Tradition And Showcases Traditional And Original Compositions. Some Of The Material Was Learned From The Recordings Of Older Cape Breton Singers And Fiddlers Some Songs Were Chosen From Existing Repertoires And Some Were Written Specifically For This Project. The Record Fuses Roots Arrangements With A Traditional Presentation. On The North Shore Of Cape Breton Island The Rich Heritage Of The Region’s Scottish Settlers Was Kept Alive Through Song. It Was In Nova Scotia Visiting Her Grandparents Throughout Her Youth That Lamond Fell In Love With Scottish Gaelic Traditions And Song. While Enrolled In Saint Francis Xavier University’s Celtic Studies Programme Lamond Released Her First Album Bho Thir Nan Craobh A Collection Of Traditional Material That Introduced Her Unique Singing Voice And A Then-Unknown Fiddler Named Ashley MacIsaac. The Two Talented Maritimers Then Collaborated On The Award-Winning Radio Smash “Sleepy Maggie” As Mary Jane Lamond & Wendy MacIsaac. Lamond Took Time-Honoured Gaelic Songs To The Next Level On Suas E! Which Combined Classic Texts With Contemporary Pop Sounds. The Globe & Mail Praised It For Its “refreshing Balance Between Modern And Ancient ” And The Album Earned Several Juno And East Coast Music Award Nominations As Well As A MuchMusic Global Groove Award For The Video “Bog A’Lochain.” The Success Of Suas E! Contributed To An Explosion Of Interest In Celtic Culture And Lamond Took The Songs On The Road With A Live Band. Her Experiences On The Stage Directly Influenced The Sound Of Làn Dùil. On Làn Dùil Lamond’s Renditions Of Gaelic Songs Are Fused With Original Arrangements Using A Variety Of Instruments From The Familiar Fiddle And Bagpipes To Indian Tabla. Brain Ghaidhlig Gaelic Songs Of Cape Breton Focuses On The Songs And Poetry Which Are The Cornerstone Of This Tradition. This Recording Remains True To The Simple Sharing Of Music That Is The Foundation Of Gaelic Culture – From The Engaging Milling Songs Performed By A Group Of Cape Breton’s Finest Traditional Gaelic Singers To The Lively Old Style Fiddling Of Joe Peter MacLean A Musician Never Before Captured On Recording. Recorded At The Beautiful North River Church In Cape Breton This Enhanced Cd Also Features Visuals Taken During The Recording Sessions. Lamond’s Solo Recording Stòras Gaelic Meaning “a Treasure” Is An Interpretation Of Some Of The Scottish Gaelic Songs That Have Become Part Of Nova Scotia’s Gaelic Tradition. Her Use Of Modern Instrumentation And Arrangements Provides A Framework. read less