| Fit as a Fiddle | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Studio | CBC Studio H, Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||
| Genre | Celtic | |||
| Length | 53:42 | |||
| Label | Rounder Records | |||
| Producer | Glenn Meisner and Dave MacIsaac | |||
| Natalie MacMaster chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Fit as a Fiddle is an album by Natalie MacMaster.[2][3] It was reissued by Rounder Records in 1997.[4]
Production
The album was produced at CBC's Studio H.[5]
Critical reception
The Washington Post called the album "a straightforward collection of traditional Celtic fiddle tunes performed with undeniable flair and simple accompaniment."[6]
Track listing
- "Strathspeys & Reels" – 4:20
- "John Campbell's" (strathspey)
- "Miss Ann Moir's Birthday" (strathspey)
- "Lady Georgina Campbell" (reel)
- "Angus on the Turnpike" (reel)
- "Sheehan’s Reel" (reel)
- "Jigs" – 3:07
- "My Dungannon Sweetheart" (jig)
- "Scaffies Cairet" (jig)
- "Juniper Jig" (jig)
- "March, Strathspeys & Reels" – 6:48
- "Carnival March" (march)
- "Miller of Drone" (strathspey)
- "MacKinnon's Brook" (strathspey)
- "Lucy Campbell" (strathspey)
- "Annie is My Darling" (reel)
- "Gordon Cote" (reel)
- "Bird's Nest" (reel)
- "Maid Behind the Bar" (reel)
- "Waltz" – 2:25
- "Nancy's Waltz" (waltz)
- "Hornpipe & Reels" – 3:45
- "Compliments to Sean Maguire" (hornpipe)
- "President Garfield" (reel)
- "Miss Watt" (reel)
- "Casa Loma Castle" (reel)
- "Air, Strathspeys & Reels" – 7:14
- "O'r the Moor Among the Heather" (air)
- Traditional (strathspey)
- "Lady Mary Ramsay" (strathspey)
- "Jenny Dang the Weaver" (reel)
- "The Lassies of Stewarton" (reel)
- "Garfield Vale" (reel)
- "Reel" – 3:07
- "Jean's Reel" (reel)
- "Air" – 4:20
- "I'll Always Remember You" (air)
- "Reels" – 4:04
- "The Girls at Martinfield" (reel)
- "Bennett's Favorite" (reel)
- "The Green Fields of Glentown" (reel)
- "Jigs" – 3:06
- "Counselor's" (jig)
- "The Rakes of Kildare" (jig)
- "The Lark in the Morning" (jig)
- "Strathspeys & Reels" – 4:18
- "The Lass of Carrie Mills" (strathspey)
- "Lennox's Love to Blantyre" (strathspey)
- "Archie Menzies" (reel)
- "Reichwall Forest" (reel)
- "Air" – 3:55
- "If Ever You Were Mine" (air)
- "Jig & Reels" – 3:13
- "The MacNeils of Ugdale" (jig)
- "MacLaine of Loch Buie" (reel)
- "Colville's Rant" (reel)
- "Pibroch O'Donal Dhu" (reel)
Personnel
- Natalie MacMaster – fiddle, piano (track 10), step dancing (track 7)
- David MacIsaac – acoustic and electric guitar, bass
- Howie MacDonald – piano (tracks 1, 2, 3 and 11)
- Tracey Dares – piano and synth (tracks 4, 6, 7, 9, 12 and 13)
- Tom Roach – drums and percussion
- Jamie MacInnis – highland pipes
- Sandy Moore – Celtic harp
References
- ↑ "Fit as a Fiddle - Natalie MacMaster | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ↑ "Natalie MacMaster Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ↑ Mathieson, Kenny (November 17, 2001). "Celtic Music". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
- ↑ Whiteis, David (August 23, 2001). "Natalie MacMaster". Chicago Reader.
- ↑ "Music dressed up and ready to roll". Windsor Star. 17 July 1993. p. F2.
- ↑ "MACMASTER'S 'FIDDLE': REAL PLUCK". The Washington Post. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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