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Mary Jane Lamond and Wendy MacIsaac received multiple Canadian Folk Music Award nominations including: Ensemble of the Year, Traditional Album of the Year, and Mary Jane received a nomination for Traditional Singer of the Year. The CFMA weekend begins on November 8 and runs through to November 10, culminating in the bilingual gala awards presentation… Continue reading Canadian Folk Music Award Nominations

Mary Jane and Wendy played a concert at The Chester Playhouse and it’s is programmed for broadcast this weekend on Atlantic Airwaves. It was a terrific show! Tune in to listen on Atlantic Airwaves, Saturdays at 10:00 a.m. on CBC Radio 2 and at 5:05 p.m. on CBC Radio 1 throughout the Maritimes.

Music fans and international guests will gather in Sydney, Cape Breton in November for Nova Scotia Music Week. The Music Nova Scotia award nominations were announced today and Mary Jane and Wendy are nominated for Group Recording and Traditional/Roots Recording of the Year for their album Seinn. We’re looking forward to seeing everyone in Cape… Continue reading Seinn Nominated for two Music Nova Scotia Awards

This week Mary Jane Lamond is in Wisconsin for the Milwaukee Irish Festival. And what is extra great is that she is teaching a class . It’s called Sean-nós song. The easiest way to describe it is through good old fashioned Wikipedia … “Sean-nós singing is a highly-ornamented style of solo, unaccompanied singing defined by Tomas Ó Canainn as:… Continue reading Ready to start learning?

Mary Jane Lamond & Wendy MacIsaac with Seph Peters (guitar) & Cathy Porter (percussion) perform “Yellow Coat” at the Folk Alliance International in Toronto, ON. February, 2013. Filmed and recorded by Beehive Productions for FolkAlley.com

“There’s a saying in Gaelic that culture is passed on knee to knee, between generations,” says musician Mary Jane Lamond. “My grandparents were Gaelic speakers, so I was always interested in the language. I think I was first drawn to the literary tradition, which is a very oral tradition here on Cape Breton. Gaelic language,… Continue reading Songs and tunes of Cape Breton

Beloved Cape Breton musicians, Wendy MacIsaac and Mary Jane Lamond are touring together to promote their new CD, Seinn (NPR Top 10 Americana/Folk albums of the year); and are performing at the University of Vermont. Below are the details: Date: November 22, 2013 Time: 7:30pm – 9:00pm Cost: $25 adult/$15 advance student Venue: UVM Recital… Continue reading Lane Series, tickets on sale now for Nov. 22, 2013

Cape Breton, on the far north coast of the Maritimes in Canada, is a land of forest and sea, woodland and mountain, winding road and fishing port. It is also a land where many emigrants, especially those from Scotland, have found harbour. It is a place where the language, music, and culture of Scotland thrive… Continue reading Music Road: Sounds of Cape Breton

In other recent news, Mary Jane Lamond & Wendy MacIsaac album “Seinn” is destined to be a real crowd pleaser. From its stellar music and songs to its lush production, this is a fantastic and very enjoyable album that will not only appeal to fans of Scottish or Cape Breton music, but to anyone who… Continue reading Trad Music in the Echo