Cape Breton Fiddle Style 

You have risen so admirably to the responsibility as custodian of your historic legacy. Wonderful video, thank you. Neil, Edinburgh

Thanks a million times for this video. We've lived over 26 years on Cape Breton and I've learned more in 12 minutes than all our years here. I personally don't play the violin but various other instruments; Piano, accordion, guitar and trying hard to learn concertina and mandolin. I play in a local group and certainly would enjoy a similar video on piano accompaniment (Cape Breton style of course). Cheers.

Well done! Danced all my life to the fiddle and didn't know any of this!

Thank you, Shelly - a great intro to the Cape Breton style and (as with all properly talented players) you make it appear effortless. ❤

Thank you! Great overview.

Fastest 11m of the day. Truly interesting stuff.

What a beautiful music I could just listen to you all day. I’d love to visit Cape Breton someday I heard it’s a beautiful place. How blessed we are in Canada to have that beautiful culture.

That was very brief but very informative. Thanks for that presentation, I really enjoyed it. I've been a musician for most of my adult life but have only recently started playing the fiddle. I'm in my mid-50s now but having more fun than ever. Those little nuances you described are golden information. Thanks again.

Celtic music explained in a very interesting way. Really lovely. Etiquette, to me, is very important. Clapping is reserved for the end of the performance. To be in a full hall at an Echoes of Erin concert and hearing everyone living the music and tapping the time with the foot on the floor is something else.

Excellent video! Lots of nuggets of musical knowledge, explained simply, contextually, & clearly. :)

Hi Shelley.That's a great demonstration,explanation of the music on your part.Wow!

Really interesting Shelly....just love to play your style of playing and makes me think how to play my own style....so much to think about with styles of celtic fiddle.Well done

Thanks. There's so much to learn about this tradition. As an aside, a puirt-a-beul was used in the dance in the first episode of Sanditon, the first time I'd really appreciated what these could be. It was very expressive and energetic.

Good Narration; well hosted. Top marks.

Very interesting information and most beautiful music

So well explained and played -- and great camera work! Thank you!

Thank you for such an informative and easy to understand explanation.

Very interesting and informative. Well done.

Thank you for the beautiful music I was born in Cape Bretton in 1971 and put up for adoption. I have no knowledge of my birth family. If anyone can help me,I would be in your forever. Thank you

thankyou. greeting from bali island😇

Very cool! Thanks! 😎

Thanks for this! Love it!

What a great video! I thoroughly enjoyed it and I think she just explained why “King George IV” never sounds right when I play it!

So good :) thanks for sharing this video!

great - thanks (Wiesbaden - Germany)

This is really helpful thanks for the video.

Av en för mig obegriplig anledning har jag svårt att skilja på reels och jigs. Spännande att ta del av Shelly Campbells kunskaper

If his toes aren’t tapping….you better check his pulse

I was your 10000 view!

Does anyone know the name of the march she played?

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