#Alasdair Fraser

[krispyweiss]

Album Review: Natalie & Brittany Haas - HAAS

While bloodkin harmonies are a well-known musical commodity, bloodkin melodies are the rare gems on HAAS.

The debut album from Natalie & Brittany Haas is a wholly instrumental affair consisting entirely of the former’s cello and the latter’s fiddle across 10 originals and one cover.

Such titles as “Free Space/Reel for Dennis,” “Kevin & Mícheál/Wayne’s Jig” and “The Hummingbird’s Visit/Splice” speak to the nature of this music, giving words to the wordless compositions.

The tracks bind the sisters’ individual endeavors - Natalie’s experience playing with Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser and Brittany’s work with Crooked Still and Hawktail (she’s also the newest member of the Punch Brothers) - in a sonic double helix of highland, bluegrass and classical music with occasional hints of esoterica.

Grade card: Natalie & Brittany Haas - HAAS - B+

6/20/23

#natalie & brittany haas #HAAS #2023 albums #alasdair fraser #crooked still #hawktail #punch brothers

[oconnormusicstudio]

An Oldie but Goodie

  This video just came up on my Facebook feed this morning but I hadn’t seen it before.  Even though Washington is misspelled, this is still a fantastic performance for Sean Connery in 1999. Sean Connery is honored at the Kennedy Center for lifetime achievements. The music consists of the Washington Pipe Band, Alasdair Fraser, Davidson School of Scottish Dance, Mairi Campbell and Dave Francis.  

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#Alasdair Fraser #Auld Lang Syne #bagpipes #Davidson School of Scottish Dance #Kennedy Center Honors #Mairi Campbell and Dave Francis #Scotland #Scotland the Brave #Sean Connery #video #Washington Pipe Band

[celticmusiceveryday]

#citi na gcumman #william coulter #alasdair fraser #paul machlis #barry phillips

[boardchairman-blog]

**Shots of the Episode**

Outlander (2014)

Season 7, Episode 1: “A Life Well Lost” (2023) Director: Lisa Clarke Cinematographer: Alasdair Walker

#shots of the episode #outlander #outlander series #starz #outlander starz #outlander season 7 #outlander s7 #outlander spoilers #2023 #diana gabaldon #ronald d. moore #lisa clarke #alasdair walker #sam heughan #catriona balfe #sophie skelton #mark lewis jones #jamie fraser #claire randall #claire x jamie #jamie x claire #romance #period romance #a life well lost #cinematography #2023 tv #screencaps #screenshots #stills

[boldlyygo]

I need a mysterious rich benefactor to pay my salary for a year so I can play the concertina for 8 hours a day. maybe that would fix me.

#theres just not enough time! #ive got other obligations i cant just spend all my current free time playing the concertina! #even if i really really want to!!! #cant even focus today bc I'm listening to alasdair fraser and natalie haas album again and it's so good #just staring blankly at my computer screen #maybe if i took my brain out n wiped it down with a warm damp cloth id be normal

[branmer]

i hope ive broken in my strings enough by tomorrow that they won't go too out of tune before i get to class because honestly having to tune up in front of people is one of my greatest fears

#i appreciate that alasdair fraser admitted he finds it daunting haha #when i was at that gig and he was like 'nothing worse than tuning up in front of a room full of string players #and you can see on their faces that they're thinking 'eeeh not quite'' #very relatable of you sir #;A;

[scotianostra]

12th March 1820 saw the death of Alexander Mackenzie (Alasdair MacCoinnich), the explorer of western Canada.

Alexander Mackenzie is recognised as leader of the first European expedition to cross the North American continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific, north of Mexico. Because of Mackenzie’s success the rich coastal territory we know as British Columbia today, is part of Canada. If he had been unsuccessful, it could be argued that British Columbia would probably have belonged to another country.

Mackenzie was born in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis in the Western Isles of Scotland in 1764. He emigrated with his father to New York at the age of 10 years. When he was 15 years old he entered the service of a Montreal firm engaged in the fur trade. Aged just 20, he obtained a share in the business and became a trader in the West, four years later he was put in charge of trade in the Athabasca region and settled at Fort Chipewyan on the South shore of Lake Athabasca, from here he staged two expeditions; one to the Arctic Ocean in 1789, and another to the Pacific Ocean in 1793.

When MacKenzie was 25 years old he set off to find the Pacific Ocean, but realised his lack of navigation skills was a massive handicap to an explorer, so decided to put this right by spending the following winter in England studying navigation, cartography and astronomy.

In 1792 Mackenzie set off a second time from Fort Chipewyan, crossing the Rockies through the pass that bears his name, with canoes and voyageurs (people who engaged in the transportation of furs by canoe), the party consisted of himself, his cousin Alexander Mackay, six voyageurs and two Indians as hunters and interpreters.

During the journey they came across Indians who had not previously seen white men, but had some iron which they had procured by trade with other natives who had journeyed a great length to the sea. The Indians told Mackenzie of the route from the Fraser River up the West Road River to the Bella Coola River and the sea, the first commercial overland route in British Columbia. Without the guidance of Indians, it is unlikely that Mackenzie would have been able to reach the Western Sea.

Mackenzie found the Natives dependent on the salmon runs and very superstitious so as not to displease the Salmon Gods. He was truly amazed with their boat handling techniques, they effortlessly poled their way down river through columns of water and the tallest trees Mackenzie had ever seen.

Mackenzie learned of hostile natives, but had quite a reputation for strength and fierceness which his crew respected and the voyageurs pleaded with Mackenzie to head back. “I have work to do here,” Mackenzie replied. “When it is finished we will go back, and not before.” Mackenzie, however was becoming apprehensive and commanded his men to load the canoe ready for an immediate departure. He managed to get an astronomic reading.

At four thirty the next morning they had paddled to Porcupine cove and a few hours later they pulled the canoe up on the beach at the Bella Coola village. The explorers proceeded up river, being received hospitably at the numerous villages.

The Nuxalk gave them all the smoked salmon they wished to carry and they set out on the trail up the mountain. Every man of Friendly village accompanied them for the first hour, then parted from them with signs of regret. That night the explorers were delighted in the feeling of being almost out of danger and well on their way homeward.

Mackenzie’s route to the Pacific proved too difficult for others to follow, but this does not diminish the value of his great 117 day expedition across Wild America.

In 1801 the journals of his exploratory journeys were published, he served in the Legislature of Lower Canada from 1804 to 1808.

In 1802 Mackenzie was knighted Sir Alexander Mackenzie by King George III, and recognized as leader of the first European expedition to cross the North American continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific north of Mexico. Had Mackenzie failed to complete his epic journey across the continent to the Pacific Coast perhaps this rich coastal territory we know as British Columbia would probably belong to a country other than Canada.

In 1812, he married and returned to Scotland. Mackenzie died in 1820 of Bright’s disease (kidney disease as we know it today), aged 56. He is buried in Avoch, on the Black Isle, Ross and Cromarty, as seen by the pic with the flags. Set into the wall of the memorial enclosure is a stone brought from Bella Coola and inscribed in red with the same words Mackenzie used to record his exploration success,

Alex Mackenzie From Canada by land 22nd July 1793.

#scotland #scottish #history #canada #north america #Explorer #Highlander

[nicnevans]

got tagged by @artofmisi (via my main, but i hardly textpost there so) thank you <3 tagging forward - @coldshrugs, @myreia, @greyyourwarden, @thuviel, @thevikingwoman

fave ships: right now it's absolutely hal/fi (and all my other bg3 ships, but mostly those guys) although I'll admit I've also been feeling very soft about Rose and The Doctor of late. (obligatory g'rahye mention also. so much oc/canon in this house dfkfjgnf)

favourite color: T^T I can't just pick one I'm like. I love green, I've loved greens of all varieties since I was a kid. But blues as well. and maroon. and burgundy. and purple. and brown. and mustardy yellows? augh. I love so many colours and it really just depends on my mood and the context?

favourite food: many. I'm a fiend for anything noodly though, whether it be some variety of linguine-based pasta dish or pad thai or literally just good old instant noodles. I love a noodle.

last tv show/ movie: Mozart in the Jungle. Which was a delight and I honestly think it deserved more seasons. It's like The Devil Wears Prada, but set in the classical music industry rather than the fashion industry. They had cameos by legit musicians and composers. The pieces they chose for the soundtrack were brilliant. The jokes were great. It was a joy tbh.

spicy/sweet/savoury? I'd rather have spicy or sweet over savoury given the option, but savoury can be nice too. Generally I like some combination of these though, like my fav pizza toppings is chillis/pineapple/sweetcorn/peppers/olives, because it creates this really nice salty-spicy-sweet combo that just hits.

currently reading: I'm still on The House of Hades in the Percy Jackson series, I bingeread like this first... nine? books and then stalled halfway through this one, I need to pick it back up but I've just not found the drive for it yet.

last thing i googled: Argos opening times lmao

song stuck in my head: Alien Ceilidh - Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas

#tag games #sorry for shunting this over to my ''side'' blog i like to hide all my personal/fandom posting over here lmao

[lady-merian]

Rules: pick a song for each letter of your URL and tag that many people. Sorry I’m going to leave an open tag

Tagged by @musewrangler and @saxifrage-wreath. Thank you!

I decided to go ahead and do it twice but post them both here. One is from music that’s actually mine, and the second one is from some of my Spotify playlists

Leafmen (Epic soundtrack)

All Shall Be Well (Andrew Peterson)

Diamonds and Gold (The Gray Havens)

Young Man on a Mountain (Karine Polwart with Steven Polwart and Inge Thomson)

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Marshaling at Dunharrow (RotK extended recordings)

El-Shaddai (Amy Grant)

Rhythm of the East (The Gray Havens)

I Don’t Think Now Is The Best Time (PotC 3 soundtrack)

Anywhere Is (Enya)

Newgrange (Celtic Woman)

Love & Honour (Celtic Woman)

A Thousand Years (Peter and Evynne Hollens)

Don’t Give Up On Me (Andrew Peterson)

Year’s Turning (Alasdair Fraser’s Skyedance)

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Moorlough Shore (Celtic Woman)

Everything I Ever Thought I Wanted (TTS soundtrack)

Robin and Marian (Nickel Creek)

In Christ Alone (The Gray Havens)

Alone with Me (Ashley Davis)

Next Stop Anywhere (TTS soundtrack)

This was fun! Thanks again :D

#Music

[the4chambersofmystery]

Angus R Grant (1967-2016), the founding fiddler of Shooglenifty, wrote this tune about his time travelling to Vigo in Galicia, Spain, and we learned it from Alasdair Fraser’s and Natalie Haas’s Skye fiddle camp in 2019. It is not easy to learn by heart but it’s not usually played very fast and it is a great tune, so I think it is worth the effort.

#duncan chisholm #250 to vigo #galicia #irlanda #españa #vigo #fiddleedum fiddleedee tunes #Spotify

[turtletotem]

10 Songs, 10 Names

List 10 songs with 10 names in the titles that you like, and then tag 10 people.

Pretending to be tagged by @worteltje7, who said anyone could. :) Fwiw, these are all songs I've rated five stars (well, one is four) in my media player, so, songs I really like.

The Harold Song -- Ke$ha

Gabriel -- Lamb

Christina -- Alasdair Fraser (this is an instrumental from a collection of Celtic lullabyes)

Eric's Song -- Vienna Teng

Jezebel -- Iron & Wine

Talia -- King Princess

Isaac -- Madonna

Julien -- Placebo

Sunny Came Home -- Shawn Colvin

Abraham's Daughter -- Arcade Fire

Two of these are Cherik songs (to me), one is a Catradora song, and two I associate with my first novel, Secondhand Shadow. Internet points to anyone who can make a correct guess on any of that!

Tagging: @krakenartificer, @nakji, @kernezelda, @lindstrom2020, @fullmetalcarer, @roosterbox, @niniblack, @gerec, @spillthekatea, @isagrimorie

#state of the turtle address

[thefringespod]

The next member of the Council is ready to meet you! Today we have Alasdair (he/they), the Magician, the one who helps govern over the magic that flows into the realities. They don't create worlds like their mother does, instead creating creatures and spells and science to enhance the worlds that Alexandria makes. He is magic, he creates magic, he's a bit of a scamp but the absolute kindest person imaginable!

For Alasdair, I've always pictured a chubby, 40something year old white person. Kinda modern Brendan Fraser ish. (Yes he's 53 but still) As a fat creator, I try to write characters who reflect my body type. Alasdair and two of the other Council members fall into this category but you'll meet them soon enough :) I love all of the Council members but Alasdair was definitely my favorite to write. Getting to playwith magic through him was incredibly fun and his little backstory was the first I fully fleshed out. Y'all are absolutely going to love him, I guarantee it

Tomorrow we move from magic to knowledge and take a look at the Council member who gave me the most trouble when writing but I absolutely adore her; I hope you'll join us then!

#tales from the fringes of reality #pines notes #trailer week nonsense

[brown-little-robin]

✨ (a song that simply has lovely sounds to your ears) and 🔥 (one of the most recent songs you've enjoyed) :D

Hi Juliana! <333

✨ (a song that simply has lovely sounds to your ears)

The Referendum! Celtic music played by Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas. It's got violin, cello, some percussion... idk it's just nice.

🔥 (one of the most recent songs you've enjoyed)

Thank You Mario But Our Princess Is In Another Castle by The Mountain Goats is a new discovery! I found it from a little monologue from its writer about how sad he would get thinking about Mario, how he took it completely seriously, how he would think about how Mario is just a plumber and he keeps trying to save the princess but he keeps being in the wrong place... This song is from Toad's perspective, actually, and it's rather tender and lovely.

#music #ask games

[delicatenarwhal]

Music Tag Game!

Rules: You can usually tell a lot about a person by the type of music they listen to. Put your playlist on shuffle and list the first 10 songs, and then tag 10 people. No skipping!

Thanks @amusingelf for the tag!!✨

1. Leach - BONES UK

2. Trash Pandas - Judge Bitch

3. Play with Fire - Sam Tinnesz

4 Jig Runrig / The Ramnee Ceilidh - Alasdair Fraser, Natalie Haas

5. Guard You - MIYAVI

6. U.n. Owen Was Her/Death Waltz - Rush Garcia

7. Sleeping in the Cold Below - Freya Catherine, Jack Victor

8. Persephone in the Garden - Aidoneus

9. The Darker the Weather // The Better the Man - MISSIO

10. Making Love to the Dead - BEGINNERS

All of them from my writing playlist, which is wholly based on vibes (one of these is actually the song my current WIP was wholly inspired by lmao)

Okay I'm tagging @the-golden-dragoness @batbrucewaynes @asexualarkhamknight @tiltingheartand and @alishatheninth (no pressure ofc:)) and whoever sees this and wants to give it a try!

#tag game #thanks sm for the tag elf!! this was fun

[alexanderoftirragen]

alasdair fraser and natalie haas are in my city while my sister is here AGHH

#its not gonna work out to see them :((((

[branmer]

no one cares at all but i think it's pretty cool that i got to see both alasdair fraser and iain fraser play live in my lifetime

#iain actually teaches at the music group i go to and i want to get a hard copy of his cd so i can get him to sign it >__> #he got his class to learn a couple of his tunes for this term's end performance and it was sO GOOD