Andrea Beaton - live @ ECMA 2010 - Celtic Colours Festival Club Stage

[@horowitzjohn23]

This is unquestionably one of the greatest fiddlling videos ever. They look like they're having a blast. The tunes and the virtuosity are as good as it gets.

[@rubiotwirls]

Andrea plays astonishingly wonderful music. Over the last few years she has been playing beautifully and brilliantly at a level few musicians ever reach. How lucky are those who hear her concerts. Andrea Beaton is red hot, she rocks her reels effortlessly. She's also a beyond marvelous piano player and mighty fine banjo picker. What a talent and what a music hero. Someone please give her a one way ticket to Californ I A.

[@arnoldmerriam]

What is better than a virtuoso musician happily playing beloved music? NOTHING!! This entire group is awesome!!!

[@horowitzjohn23]

I commented before but I have to say it again: This is one of the finest KZbin sets ever of Cape Breton fiddling.

[@davidhynes]

I agree 100% that it gets your feet stomping.

[@davidhynes]

Being from the rock I love this music also.

[@horowitzjohn23]

@@davidhynes I assume you mean Cape Breton Island? I've never heard it referred to as "the rock." And I thought I knew a decent amount about Cape Breton culture. God knows I've watched enough videos.

[@utcaper]

100% agree - it’s been my goto for years! So great!

[@reddyandre]

@@horowitzjohn23 The Rock is Newfoundland

[@heatheralice1974]

I just love her - if you find her somewhere on KZbin and I don't love whatever it is - I'll eat my hat. (Scam alert: This commenter does not own a hat.).

[@kennydixon1817]

My Dad always said whichever Cape Breton fiddler you were listening to ...you would say they are the best ...Andrea Beaton is a prime example ...

[@nskimharris]

I love it when other musicians get excited about the fiddle player. I can totally relate. Awesome !!!

[@wistad]

Love the silhouettes of the peoople in front of the stage dancing a square set.

[@davidhynes]

This lady is awesome same as her whole band.

[@sandyboyd1378]

From home of the Cape Breton Fiddle (Glendale) Just a beautiful Job.

[@JustTwistinHay]

Andrea Beaton - so much energy, great fiddler - soul and joy! Crackin' good, folks!

[@edithdredge4587]

Linda Clipp m

[@reddyandre]

That's Patrick Gillis and he's not showboating: he's got deep heart and soul. The recording doesn't do him justice, but he plays right in the pocket. And Cape Breton musicians don't treat other musicians as "just sidemen." They are very generous and refreshingly non-egotistical. They are keepers of a living tradition.

[@PawsAndKeys]

Which instrument are you referring to? Guitar?

[@mariannaseamone8038]

That's great.I totally agree.Cape Bretoners are great people!

[@ErikAndrew-q2p]

Yes Patrick is on guitar, he was a member of Beolàch, he can be seen playing with them and Natalie MacMaster at Celtic Colours, also here on YT.

[@dannychichinskas]

Harmonie total! 5 ou 6 musiciens ,sonorisation ,éclairage , déco , prise de vue et montage. c'est cela l'harmonie total!

[@michelelisa4338]

J'adore!!!

[@michelelisa4338]

Je l'ai moi même fait suivre!! Bonne nuit!!

[@michaelgallant2623]

Fantastic...you all rocked the house & me...Andrea...Cape Breton Girl...Lovely.A+

[@Ritsuka]

Tunes in order: 1.Christe Campbell Strathspey (0:07) 2.Maggie Cameron Strathspey (1:31) 3.Neil R. MacDonald's Strathspey (2:12) 4.Lucy Campbell Strathspey (2:52) 5.Sandy Cameron Reel (3:33) 6.“Mary’s Fancy” Reel (4:07) 7.Red Shoes Reel (5:14) 8.The Judique Consolidated High School 1991 Grads Reel (5:47) 9.Ann MacQuarrie Reel (6:53) 10.The High Drive Reel (7:43) 11.Hull’s Reel (8:49)

[@cb-fanfromdodeleben333]

Thank you so much for the Tunes!

[@Ritsuka]

Pleasure to help :)

[@erikm8372]

Now I must look up all the sheet music on thesession.org :)

[@blazemacdonald6791]

Ritsuka1125 Google wood d

[@hassanh4512]

Ritsuka someone knows their tunes

[@josechrist3948]

PHANTASTIC!!!!

[@mariannaseamone8038]

Such a great fiddler u are! Sounds great

[@barbarasmith4043]

Man!!! Wow!!! No words...other than amazing!

[@susan77jj]

Team Andrea playing in the ZONE! Still my favourite performance by far...

[@edwesterdale-music]

I'm not sure how often I've watched this set over the years but I still well up inside when it comes to the change from High Drive to Hull's. Just when you think it's impossible to inject more energyinto the set - it goes off the scale! Thank you.

[@danaemcelroy5715]

Gives me chills!

[@bonenfant96]

Must be fun to be this good.

[@daydays12]

F a b u l o u s. Love this so much. Inspired a love of Cape Breton music from this fan living in France - so far away. Thank you so much folks.

[@capergal4962]

Andrea Beaton, you are the best fiddler to ever come out of Cape Breton Island. I have lived here all my life and I say, you are damned well the best. I just love this tape and play it on the computer over and over. You are the best, the best, the best.

[@Hjaltland2]

Crackin set guys!.. gotta luv that wild piano! :-)

[@alvinseymour1184]

THESE GUYS ARE TOTTALY AWESOME, AMAZING

[@davidhynes]

OMG, this is wonderful.

[@Crowshill777]

Cape Breton music is always the best!!!

[@reddyandre]

Andrea you are such a beauty...

[@kennydixon1817]

The bow work from around 1:45 to 3:45 is , unreal !!!!

[@heatheralice1974]

every single time KZbin tosses one of her videos up for me I get mesmerized by the bow

[@fidpiano]

Love listening and watching Tracy (Dares) MacNeil on piano. So relaxed, tasteful. With chording. Left hand work.

[@GILLEBRATH]

Beautiful . The playing too. Thanks for this.

[@AbdulHameed-tz8zq]

Superb, wonderful, well played by all.

[@jlpinsondundee]

An amazing performance.

[@fidpiano]

great tunes. love tracy dares macneil on piano. great

[@phiddler1]

Fantastic Andrea

[@ripley14625]

Wonderful.

[@billyslade1958]

I love this one thank you

[@jeanmichelseybald]

superbe musique... et interpétation..

[@Northatlantic2012]

Fantastic!

[@donniemacfarlane7977]

i love it

[@ernithmacapas6127]

Nice to see and listen....

[@CharlieMcHenry]

Wonderful. Thanks. Had the pleasure of attending the Celtic Colours festival some years ago... highly recommended.

[@hillfiddler]

The very able Andrea has outdone herself and no wonder. She has a "dream band" behind her. Hard to beat this scenario.

[@northernpiper94]

I agree. I noticed last summer how lousy some of the sound equipment at the GC is.

[@terrymitchell5670]

Like that music jamming on down keep going on there woo whoo

[@davidpickup143]

I just love Celtic music and have just been introduced to this stuff and my skin is covered in goose pimples. Makes me weep. I also love the pipes and drums, Bodrhans and Hurdy Gurdys but this Breton music is awesome. Gotta go there some time before I die.

[@SueWilliams69happygirlie]

So good for the soul! so up lifting, thank you for sharing.

[@marshapetty-johnson8819]

I am over the moon proud to have a Mom from Cape Breton and myself Nova Scotian. A magical place with magical music and more love than any one person can handle! - Lise

[@reddyandre]

Hey Wafaloo- I don't know if you are a musician or not... but it means enforcing the music's rhythm just exactly where it's needed- being right in there so that it ties the music together at crucial moments... helps the listeners and dancers feel it in their bones.

[@shaungracie1591]

Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@erikm8372]

Tune at 2:53 is 'Lucy Campbell' strathspey. The reel afterwards is 'Sandy Cameron'

[@larryrhindress2972]

Absolute genius!

[@islandguy738]

True Celtic music !

[@magoguettecloutier2488]

pourquoi ne pas rêver allegrement au sons de cette musique; c,est une bénédiction de DIEU; merci

[@bonenfant96]

Some solid fiddler wow !

[@mainsblanches8793]

Nice bass playing!!...

[@nozecone]

First tune is called 'Christy Campbell', for those who were wondering - or confused!

[@ceciliaruiz1061]

Maravilloso!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Música alegre llena de vida, me encanta

[@JeanMarieVerbaeys]

Superbe ;)

[@ith101]

Beauty beyond compare.

[@debifeb]

fking awesome

[@jabrwoky1]

I think the tune at 7:43 is called The High Drive. Nicely done!

[@JustTwistinHay]

Edward Delaney Yeppers...High Drive it is...and lovely! One of my favorite pieces, actually...Ms. Beaton's a pro, for sure!

[@fidpiano]

Composer?

[@andrewosullivan5588]

Gordon Duncan, a piper from Scotland

[@creagan2]

Respect to Nova Scotia, Cape Breton (and PEI)!

[@Wafaloo]

Aha! I've never heard it expressed that way before.

[@caperatlarge]

awsomeeeeeeeeeeeee.......

[@donaldmackillop6736]

My word...

[@mainsblanches8793]

That's my girl!!...wow!!...

[@DavidHaile_profile]

So that's what the Festival Club is all about! I'll stay up late next year (2025).

[@fiddlefancier]

Such a pretty girl, such fun music.

[@tomtubman]

Wow she can play !!!

[@charitys491]

I will never not love this video. I’m probably responsible for a lot of the views on it. 😆

[@reddyandre]

Me too!

[@anniej623]

Okay so this is what I found out about that first strathspey: It is known as Christy Campbell Strathspey and The Miller of Drone. It would be much simpler if I could just go up there and ask! ;)

[@maggoli67]

801as! Yer the best, ye lot are!

[@ErikAndrew-q2p]

I’m trying to figure out the tunes… 01. Christy Campbell’s strathspey 02. Maggie Cameron strathspey 03. ? 04. Lucy Campbell strathspey 05. Sandy Cameron reel 06. ? 07. ? 08. ? 09. ? 10. ? 11. Hull’s reel

[@SigP229R]

Is there anything that can compare to the Cape Breton style of fiddling?

[@armandolarade7861]

No...

[@andrewosullivan5588]

Cape Breton Piping

[@karenpereira4191]

No. Not ever.

[@gwenkivijer6586]

Is anybody could give the names of the different tunes payed please ?

[@bernyhammer]

The first tune isn't Lime Hill it's Christie Campbell's

[@Wafaloo]

"plays right in the pocket"...? What does that mean?

[@bigmule35]

Does anyone know the name of the first tune she plays? I know it by ear but I would like to know the name!

[@paularcherfiddle0351]

Who the hell are the 15 who didn't like this??

[@nozecone]

Jealousy is a terrible thing ... !

[@christophersingh9570]

Can I use it as my background music for my video

[@Tsukshiro]

Ask Andrea, I'm sure she won't mind, her twitter is @andiecuts :) gl my friend!

[@shaina8catherine]

Does anyone know the name of the song that starts at 8:16?

[@ambrosemackinnon8314]

Did anyone notice the guy playing guitar up side down must be left handed the strings can be changed arount to accomadate left handed players

[@heatheralice1974]

Andrea's dad plays fiddle "backwards" too - find the Andrea/Kinnon "house party" video - watching them bow in parallel face to face on a piano bench is trippy and amazing.

[@ambrosemackinnon8314]

@@heatheralice1974 ok that's awsome it shows how very talented they are.great.

[@f46664]

😄He's playing upside down and left handed........?? Doesn't miss a chord........GREAT!!!

[@mikelavigne5085]

If your not chair dancing you're not listening.

[@keoaries]

try to watch this without tapping you feet.

[@gorfitz]

No the first tune is NOT Lime Hill and sounds nothing like it!!

[@gorfitz]

Andrea, Andrea you are such a gem.You played 12 mins straight and didnt crack a sweat.Just effortless and never missing a note.And a great backing band.You would have to be a grade A douche bag to dislike this but i see there are two listed above.This should be mandatory listening for every traditional music lover-no, not you two butt smears.

[@jerrysimon6938]

Jeez. I LOVE this set, it's infectious, lifts my spirits... but different people appreciate different musics. If someone doesn't like this, then... they don't like this. Calling them "butt-smears" says NOTHING about the real them, but it gives a good indication of who YOU are, gorfitz. (Or were seven years ago.)

[@rontiemalo9513]

She makes Ally Bain sound like a novice.

[@marconatrix]

LOL! :-)

[@TheNorm9999]

4 people are deaf and need ear transplants!

[@umeshdavidvermahuxley6139]

What about drums? You forgot to play drumss ???

[@patmacmullin5117]

P

[@jftucker]

Anyone else feel like the guitarist was just mashing his strings rather than producing music?

[@heatheralice1974]

no - including all the biggest CB fiddlers who have him back them at the festival.

[@Hollcall]

18 didn't like it..................hahahahahahahahahahahahahaahah.........!

[@marconatrix]

22 now ... daoine gun anam 'sam bith! :-(

[@tdbsnr]

And watch her bouncing at 3:49...

[@olvalleygent]

Fantastic playing, but what's with the lefty guitar showboat. Just a sidesman, eh.

[@Wafaloo]

Huh? How exactly is he showboating...?