The Cottars: One of the Next Big Bands in the Celtic World
MAPLE RIDGE, BC - On December 4, The Cottars, winners of the East Coast Music Award, will perform at the Fraser Valley’s newest home for Celtic music, The ACT in Maple Ridge.
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| THE COTTARS, Cape Breton Island's latest musical success story consists of four young Celts, brother/sister pairs Ciaran and Fiona MacGillivray and Jimmy and Roseanne MacKenzie |
The Cottars have become Cape Breton Island's latest musical success story in a remarkably short period of time, and their story is spreading quickly across North America, Europe, Asia, and beyond.
The four young Celts – brother/sister pairs Ciaran and Fiona MacGillivray and Jimmy and Roseanne MacKenzie – have all been playing traditional music since early childhood. Ranging in age from 15 to 17, each is a multi-instrumentalist, singer and step-dancer.
Since forming in late 2000, the two brother-and-sister duos have received standing ovations at virtually every show they've performed – from an early 2001 concert for hockey legend Wayne Gretzky, to Boston Symphony Hall with renowned tenor John McDermott in 2002, to their nationally televised performance at Canada's 2003 East Coast Music Awards, where they received the award for Best New Artist.
Folk and Celtic music audiences have known for years that Cape Breton Island is a hotbed of traditional music. So certainly The Cottars have grown up as musicians with a great affinity for Celtic music traditions, but they also have a flare for innovation and experimentation.
The Cottars recently announced that they have signed a multi-album recording contract with legendary American independent folk and roots label Rounder Records. They entered the studio immediately to begin recording their third album, a yet untitled project which is being produced by Gordie Sampson in Nashville, Tennessee, and will be released by Rounder in January 2006.
The release date will be timed to accompany the start of a 24-city U.S. tour opening for Celtic music giants The Chieftains. The Cottars will be one of the next big bands in the Celtic world. Take this opportunity to see them now! For ticket information to see The Cottars, call The ACT box office at (604) 476-2787 or go to www.theactmapleridge.org.
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