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The Lake Sessions

by Dara Smith-MacDonald & Adam Young

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To Market, To Market 03:13
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Settle In 10:02
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Home Again, Home Again, Jiggety Jig 04:24
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Dara's Delight 05:50
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Roddie! 04:21
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Lasting Impression 04:42
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A Set of Keys 05:25
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The Auld Farm Inn 04:24
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Sesquicentennial Set 07:41
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Leaving Stoer 03:53
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about

Cape Breton bustles with activity in the summer. The weather is perfect for hiking, golfing or visits to the beach. Visitors flock to its natural and cultural treasures. There's music to be found in every nook and cranny, from Meat Cove to Martinique, from Main-a-Dieu to Mabou.

The winter, though? That's a different story. Most visitors have long since returned home, the music scene slows down, and the residents brace for a long, cold, snowy season. It's beautiful in its own way, but far removed from the warmer weather; the lush, green leaves of summer; and the community halls, concert venues and pubs filled with music 'til the wee hours of the morning.

It was during this downtime that The Lake Sessions album was born. One cold weekend in February, Dara Smith-MacDonald made her way to Adam Young's lakeside home in the tiny community of French Road, on the island's east side. They were joined by Brent Chaisson, a talented guitarist and a wizard of a recording engineer from Prince Edward Island. Together, they recorded a couple of tracks which appear on this album. A return trip over a weekend in April would capture the remaining eight tracks, all recorded live "off the floor" in the old style, with the instrumentalists seated in the same room and in close proximity to each other.

What you hear on this album is exactly what was played during those sessions: it isn't perfect, but it's honest. In an age where most recordings are edited to remove all imperfections, this album embraces them. It's refreshing and authentic, and it allows the listener to feel as though they are in that same house in the woods by the lake, experiencing the music—and the moment—together.

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released June 30, 2017

Recorded February and April 2017 at Taigh nan Òg (Adam's house), French Road, Nova Scotia and Studio Dimanche, Miscouche, Prince Edward Island

Recorded, edited, mixed and mastered by Brent Chaisson, Studio Dimanche

Artwork by Adam Young
Artist illustrations by Adam MacKenzie, Sperry Design
Printed by Sociable Entertainment

Fiddle: Dara Smith-MacDonald
Piano: Adam Young
Guitar: Brent Chaisson

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For the past two decades, Adam Young has been bringing his particular style of Cape Breton piano accompaniment to audiences around the world. Deeply rooted within the fiddle and bagpipe music tradition, the Cape Breton piano style has evolved over the past century, incorporating subtle elements of jazz and popular music, while still maintaining that unique “Cape Breton” sound. ... more

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