Jerry Holland - Fiddlesticks Collection

20 tracks, 64 tunes [18 are Jerry Holland compositions] of recordings by Jerry Holland released between 1982 and 1992, including five tracks not released before. Accompanied by the terrific piano playing talents of Hilda Chiasson, John Morris Rankin and Allan Dewar. The spirited honky tonk playing these three produce provides the perfect foil for the exuberant fiddle of Jerry Holland. Cape Breton fiddlers generally go flat out but Jerry goes hell for leather and the piano players mentioned give as good as they get. Dave MacIssac puts in some solid work on the guitar on most of the tracks but the show is really stolen by the feud between the fiddle and the piano.

There's also a fantastic live track closing the album: "Sheehan's Reel/The Flowers of Edinburgh/Miss MacLeod's Reel" featuring Holland, Ralph Dillon on piano, Bruce Timmons on guitar and Berkley Lamey on bass.

1. Reichswall Forest, Easter Elachies, Winston In The ’50s, Mrs Gordon Of Knockespoch
2. Andy DeJarlis', Ingonish Jig, Mrs. McGhee
3. Cutting Ferns, Alex Dan MacIssac's, Brenda Stubbert’s, Mutt’s Favorite, Bernadette’s, Lady Gordon Of Gordonstown
4. Jenny's Wedding, Drowsy Maggie, The Shaskeen Reel
5. The Hearty Boys Of Ballymote/Dan Collins' Fathers
6. Cranking Out, Lifely Steps, Garmont Smiddy's Reel
7. Reel For Carl
8. Beautiful Lake Ainsliel Miss Grace Menzie's, Mr. Bernard.
9. Arthur Muise, Buddy In Big Pond, Mary Cotter's
10. Souter Johnny, Irvine Steeple, O'Corse
11. Alex Menzie's, Lad O'Bryne's, Dublin Porter
12. The Ashokan Farewell
13. The MacDonalds Of Hamilton, Danny Big Alec MacDonald, Big Alec’s
14. The Old Boar, My Old Fiddle, Fiddle On Fire
15. Fr. John Angus Rankin, Trip To Dublin, Aoife’s, Harry Bradshaw’s, Johnny Muise’s
16. Sweet Journeys
17. Mrs. Crawford, Over The Moor Among The Heather, Kiss The Lass Ye Like The Best, Uist Lasses, Sir David Davidson Of Cantry, Celtic Ceilidh
18. Memories Of Elmer Briand, Hughie Johnny Angus Of West Mabou, An Old Inverness County, The Cross Of Inverness
19. Drummond Castle, What'll Be King But Charlie, Jerry’s Pipe
20. Sheehan's Reel, The Flowers Of Edinburgh, Miss MacLeod’s

link to the free album

Jerry Holland Fiddlesticks Collection