Nova Scotia - perhaps there will be other NS topics. One of my favorite islands, along with Newfoundland, Kwajalein, Assateague, Campobello, Fogo, Grand Manan, and perhaps the "Isle of Golden Dreams" from long ago. Yes - this particular version that I played as a kid on my worn old Victrola.
Oh, I'd heard of Cape Breton and the Cabot Trail, and one time at Annabelle's a couple of guys showed up at Gary Cook's "Sunday Funday" and blew the place away with their harmonies. They said they were from Cape Breton. But later I was a sponsor of the American Folk Festival in Bangor. I thought from the beginning the name should be "World Music...something," given the huge variety of cultures represented. Korean, the "Other Europeans," and yes, the Gaelic influence. Còig had been formed specifically to promote "Celtic Colours, the great, island-wide music event I'd never heard of. My encounter with (from left) Chrissy, Colin, Rachel, Darin, and Colin set my course.
