Made in Cape Breton

Made in Cape Breton
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 10, 2002
Recorded2001
GenreInternational / Folk Celtic
Length51:36
LabelSea Cape Music Ltd. (Distributed by Warner Canada
ProducerAllister MacGillivray, Brigham Phillips
The Cottars chronology
Made in Cape Breton
(2002)
On Fire
(2004)

Made in Cape Breton is the first of three albums by the Celtic band The Cottars. Recorded at Lakewind Sound Studios in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, and released in 2002 by Warner Music.

Track listing

  1. Sùilean Dubh (trad.)– 2:45
  2. The Captain Campbell Medley – 4:07
    • Captain Campbell (trad.)
    • Calum Breugach (trad.)
    • Wedding Reel #1 (trad.)
    • Cui's a Christ Mhóir Mi (Wedding Reel #3) (trad.)
    • The High Road to Linton (trad.)
  3. I Know Who Is Sick (trad.) – 1:50
  4. The Boy's Lament Medley – 5:10
    • The Boy's Lament For His Dragon (trad.)
    • Jessie Smith (trad.)
    • A Taste Of Gaelic (trad.)
    • Brenda Stubbert's Reel (Jerry Holand/Fiddlestick Music)
  5. Ballinderry (trad.) – 5:33
  6. The Two Brothers Medley – 5:26
    • Two Brothers (Irving Gordon/Welbeck Music Corp.)
    • O'Keefe's Slide (trad.)
    • The Tenpenny Bit (trad.)
  7. Scarlet Ribbons (Segal-Levine/EMI Mills Music) – 3:49 - With special guest John McDermott
  8. Ciarán's Piano Medley – 5:40
    • My Lodging's On The Cold Ground/Endearing Young Charms (trad.)
    • The Lass O' The Corrie Mill (trad.)
    • The Growling Old Man And Old Woman (trad.)
    • The Golden Wedding Reel (trad.)
  9. The Coulin / Hornpipes Medley – 4:52
    • The Coulin (trad.) / The Green Castle (trad.)
    • The Harvest Home (trad.)
  10. The Briar & The Rose (Tom Waits/Jalma Music Inc.) – 5:09 First Single
  11. The Pleasure of Home Medley – 3:28
    • The Pleasures Of Home Fackler
    • I Have A Wife Of Me Ain (trad.)
    • Gabrielle's Jig (John Morris Rankin/Ole Sound Productions)
  12. Here's To Song (Allister MacGillivray/Cabot Trail Music, Socan) – 4:38 - With special guest John McDermott
  13. Kitchen Racket – 1:49

Musical contributions

Awards earned

Additional information

  • Executive Producer: John McDermott
  • Arranger/Musical Director: Allister MacGillivray
  • String Arrangements: Brigham Phillips
  • Producers: Allister MacGillivray & Brigham Phillips
  • Recording and Mixing Engineer: Gary Gray
  • Assistant Engineers: Mike "Sheppy" "Shepherd and Nathan Handy
  • Recording Studios: Lakewind Sound and Manta DSP
  • Mastering: Charles Gray, Saluki Music
  • Photography, Design & Layout: Carol Kennedy

All traditional songs and tunes were adapted and arranged by Allister MacGillivray and The Cottars.