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Natalie MacMaster — Flamenco Fling Reel for Brenda
Album: In My Hands
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Released: 1999
Length: 3:42
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100mph of GREAT!!  Thanx RP!   
Posted 9 months ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 tununiq wrote:

She is beautiful plus an amazingly entertaining  performer live! I am not a great fan of fiddle music and thought 2 hours would too much, but I was so disappointed when it was over! Extremely impressive!




You lucky duck!  I wish I could have been there too!
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 walchenbach wrote:

annoying.
 




That is what the "SKIP BUTTON"  is for!!  I think it is  GREAT!!  
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 HazzeSwede wrote:
Well,hum,maybe if She slowed down a bit,she would hit every intended note,as a song,sounds clearly like- able. {#Shifty}




So, you can play better this this lady?
Posted 3 years ago by Chongo1959    [ Reply ]
 Isabellesmith wrote:

Not fit with the style of this music site..



Please explain which styles fit "this" music site?
Posted 3 years ago by Chongo1959    [ Reply ]
 sirdroseph wrote:
Me likey! And is she has hot as she appears on the album cover?{#Hearteyes}


Keep it in your pants and listen to the music instead.
Posted 3 years ago by rhlrstn    [ Reply ]
She is beautiful plus an amazingly entertaining  performer live! I am not a great fan of fiddle music and thought 2 hours would too much, but I was so disappointed when it was over! Extremely impressive!
Posted 13 years ago by tununiq    [ Reply ]
This guy is good: peter_james_bond wrote:

No sir, this music is uplifting, it is your comments that are irritating.

 


Posted 13 years ago by cohifi    [ Reply ]
Pass
Posted 14 years ago by Asmith    [ Reply ]
 sirdroseph wrote:
Me likey! And is she has hot as she appears on the album cover?{#Hearteyes}
 
Hard to tell what a girl looks like when caught takin a crap,ain't it ?

Posted 14 years ago by HazzeSwede    [ Reply ]
Must live in the same neighborhood. Uh sorry, neighbourhood ... I agree. Music is quite irritating. Off to listen to some jazz on CBC.

 peter_james_bond wrote:

No sir, this music is uplifting, it is your comments that are irritating.

 


Posted 14 years ago by psg    [ Reply ]
Me likey! And is she has hot as she appears on the album cover?{#Hearteyes}
Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
Found this on TED
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzP_kIXsuvA

{#Angel}


Posted 14 years ago by rolfj    [ Reply ]
She is talented, no doubt.
Posted 15 years ago by Malgosia2009    [ Reply ]
 ndg wrote:
flamenco???? {#Naughty}
 
Celtic flamenco!  {#Cool}  Kind of a nice change from her usual stuff.
Posted 15 years ago by tompoll    [ Reply ]
flamenco???? {#Naughty}
Posted 15 years ago by ndg    [ Reply ]
 AdyMiles wrote:
irritating music
 
No sir, this music is uplifting, it is your comments that are irritating.

Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
irritating music
Posted 15 years ago by AdyMiles    [ Reply ]
 apd wrote:
That's an awful cover - nice type, good layout but the clumsy, "artless" photo is terrible. And when did Natalie's hair turn green?

 
I think the cover is quite well-done and pleasing, but that's just me.  The green tint could be from being photographed under fluorescent light, if that's what the hues actually look like.


Posted 15 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 walchenbach wrote:
annoying.
 
 

very much so.

Posted 15 years ago by psg    [ Reply ]
 WonderLizard wrote:


Interesting thread. New bands like Equation, Hem, The Wailin' Jennys, and in some measure Nickel Creek are adding percussion and more bass (bass, especially string bass, has been around blue- and new-grass for a while) to rather nice effect IMHO. Y'know, music grows and changes over time. "Hillbilly music" grew into New Grass. Now the instrumentation is being taken in another, different direction. Let's see where it takes us, eh?
 
My take on New Grass is that the singer can actually sing. Listen to some early blue grass, Bristol sessions and so on. The singing was terrible. I agree, lets see where this takes us !!!!

Posted 15 years ago by parrothead    [ Reply ]
Yay, Natalie!!! :D
Posted 15 years ago by audiophelia    [ Reply ]
 snakechaser wrote:

Sometimes you just have to turn a song off so you can reclaim your brain. For me, this is one of those times.

 
mos-def

Posted 15 years ago by nimesay    [ Reply ]
 Isabellesmith wrote:
Not fit with the style of this music site..
 
Sometimes you just have to turn a song off so you can reclaim your brain. For me, this is one of those times.

Posted 15 years ago by snakechaser    [ Reply ]
annoying.
 
Posted 15 years ago by walchenbach    [ Reply ]
Not fit with the style of this music site..
Posted 16 years ago by Isabellesmith    [ Reply ]
That's an awful cover - nice type, good layout but the clumsy, "artless" photo is terrible. And when did Natalie's hair turn green?
Posted 16 years ago by apd    [ Reply ]
Hints of Scarlet Rivera in here...
Posted 16 years ago by WhiteWater    [ Reply ]
Wow. A little of this goes a long, long way.
Posted 16 years ago by Laptopdog    [ Reply ]
Please forget this song...
Posted 16 years ago by Isabellesmith    [ Reply ]
Very good... Never haerd Natalie MacMaster oudside RP Thanx..
Posted 17 years ago by rolfj    [ Reply ]
If you like this - check out a band called 'Celtic Hangover' Half Irish, half French - excellent, fiddles, flutes, the lot!
Posted 17 years ago by mgkiwi    [ Reply ]
Well,hum,maybe if She slowed down a bit,she would hit every intended note,as a song,sounds clearly like- able. {#Shifty}


Posted 17 years ago by HazzeSwede    [ Reply ]
Posted: Mar 29, 2007 - 12:07 < Reply > --------------------------- auburntigerrich wrote: She's done better... much laozilover wrote:
"4 - acceptable"
I gotta roll-'em with ya lzlvr: Elements of country(which I have personal reasons for intensely disliking), bluegrass, rock, Celtic, Falmenco, jazz & classical; very smoothly interwoven & sequed. To each their own & mine is a 9.
Posted 17 years ago by buckskin    [ Reply ]
As I suppose this was designed to do, it seems to be short circuiting something in my brain. I feel a seizure coming on.....
Posted 17 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]
auburntigerrich wrote:
She's done better... much
"4 - acceptable"
Posted 17 years ago by laozilover    [ Reply ]
So, uh, is Brenda enjoying it also?
Posted 17 years ago by stevo_b    [ Reply ]
She's done better... much better. The trumpets and over-produced backup band drive this tune deep into the cheeseball range. 4. And I'm a huge fan of a good fiddle tune.">
Posted 17 years ago by auburntigerrich    [ Reply ]
She is too cutsey and too Canadian Content for me... the whole Celtic thing from the east coast is done for me. Not to take away from her talents but to be honest the Canadian Content laws is what makes people like this exist. If those content laws werent around... she would be playing pubs and kitchen parties... Natalie and her cousin Ashley MacIsaac can do some pretty impressive fiddle work but to be honest its all like British Cooking to me No Spice, Bland and Over Done it gets a 2 from me
Posted 17 years ago by huebdoo    [ Reply ]
Nice tune.
Posted 17 years ago by ssg    [ Reply ]
penumbra wrote:
This chick is real flexible (musically, I mean, although I'm not eliminating the possiblity... ;). God loves (some) Capers.
Apparently she is flexible the other way too!
Posted 17 years ago by TexasAggies    [ Reply ]
I can sort of agree with the drumming comment. I am a little more flexible; bongo's and creative rhythm are usually a nice spice. Too often are generic beats added to an already good track.
Posted 17 years ago by jessenaiman    [ Reply ]
DeafByBeheading wrote:
Disclaimer: minor rant follows. You're welcome to disagree. No no no! Drum kits do not belong in Celtic or bluegrass music. The Doc Watson / Ricky Skaggs / Earl Scruggs album was largely ruined for me by the drumming, as is this song. Not to mention the electric bass guitar. I would give this a nine if it weren't for the drums. The drums just sound absurdly out of place to me in any music like this. Keep drums for rock, country, blues, and jazz. Fire up the drum machines for this crazy "electronic" music the kids are conjuring up these days. But don't force this sort of percussion onto folk music. It just sounds wrong.
Interesting thread. New bands like Equation, Hem, The Wailin' Jennys, and in some measure Nickel Creek are adding percussion and more bass (bass, especially string bass, has been around blue- and new-grass for a while) to rather nice effect IMHO. Y'know, music grows and changes over time. "Hillbilly music" grew into New Grass. Now the instrumentation is being taken in another, different direction. Let's see where it takes us, eh?
Posted 17 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
Man, there is some musical fusion going on here that I never would have thought would work. Yet, somehow. . .it does! Cool stuff!
Posted 18 years ago by lathyris    [ Reply ]
This is so awesome! Irish Flamenco?
Posted 18 years ago by DownHomeGirl    [ Reply ]
This chick is real flexible (musically, I mean, although I'm not eliminating the possiblity... ;). God loves (some) Capers.
Posted 18 years ago by penumbra    [ Reply ]
DeafByBeheading wrote:
Disclaimer: minor rant follows. You're welcome to disagree. No no no! Drum kits do not belong in Celtic or bluegrass music. The Doc Watson / Ricky Skaggs / Earl Scruggs album was largely ruined for me by the drumming, as is this song. Not to mention the electric bass guitar. I would give this a nine if it weren't for the drums. The drums just sound absurdly out of place to me in any music like this. Keep drums for rock, country, blues, and jazz. Fire up the drum machines for this crazy "electronic" music the kids are conjuring up these days. But don't force this sort of percussion onto folk music. It just sounds wrong.
I really enjyed this, and think the drums fitted pretty well. It had elements of flamenco music as well as the Celtic feel. So the drums fitted in. And if you go Scottish dancing it will be rare for them not to have a kit.
Posted 18 years ago by callum    [ Reply ]
DeafByBeheading wrote:
Disclaimer: minor rant follows. You're welcome to disagree. No no no! Drum kits do not belong in Celtic or bluegrass music. The Doc Watson / Ricky Skaggs / Earl Scruggs album was largely ruined for me by the drumming, as is this song. Not to mention the electric bass guitar. I would give this a nine if it weren't for the drums. The drums just sound absurdly out of place to me in any music like this. Keep drums for rock, country, blues, and jazz. Fire up the drum machines for this crazy "electronic" music the kids are conjuring up these days. But don't force this sort of percussion onto folk music. It just sounds wrong.
Are we to be restricted to the bodran, footstomping or handclapping then? Forsooth!
Posted 18 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
Dianyla wrote:
Maybe it's because her roots are showing!
Posted 18 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
DeafByBeheading wrote:
Disclaimer: minor rant follows. You're welcome to disagree. No no no! Drum kits do not belong in Celtic or bluegrass music. The Doc Watson / Ricky Skaggs / Earl Scruggs album was largely ruined for me by the drumming, as is this song. Not to mention the electric bass guitar. I would give this a nine if it weren't for the drums. The drums just sound absurdly out of place to me in any music like this. Keep drums for rock, country, blues, and jazz. Fire up the drum machines for this crazy "electronic" music the kids are conjuring up these days. But don't force this sort of percussion onto folk music. It just sounds wrong.
I agree when you talk about bluegrass. I think celtic can take drums. I love everything NMacM does pretty much, but her playing has its own drive -- she's got more energy without the drums, to my ear.
Posted 18 years ago by helene    [ Reply ]
The band has chops, that's fer dang sure!
Posted 18 years ago by mfassett    [ Reply ]
jah_blessed wrote:
Why does she look so depressed?
Maybe it's because her roots are showing!
Posted 18 years ago by Dianyla    [ Reply ]
JohnErle wrote:
Because she dropped the olive from her invisible martini?
Posted 18 years ago by PeteGriff    [ Reply ]
JohnErle wrote:
Because she dropped the olive from her invisible martini?
Hey, that fits the photo perfectly! Thanks for the visual -- a neat observation.
Posted 18 years ago by lester    [ Reply ]
Hilarious! What sort of preposterous nonsense is this? I am giving it a ten forthwith! Sigh - makes me pine for the Muppet Show.
Posted 18 years ago by tiddalick    [ Reply ]
Perfect song to wake up to.Gets me energized.
Posted 18 years ago by richie25    [ Reply ]
Don't go getting all soft on us there, PG physicsgenius wrote:
This was tolerable as long as this doesn't become "all Lord of the Dance all the time".
Posted 18 years ago by xkolibuul    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by Danny_G    [ Reply ]
Disclaimer: minor rant follows. You're welcome to disagree. No no no! Drum kits do not belong in Celtic or bluegrass music. The Doc Watson / Ricky Skaggs / Earl Scruggs album was largely ruined for me by the drumming, as is this song. Not to mention the electric bass guitar. I would give this a nine if it weren't for the drums. The drums just sound absurdly out of place to me in any music like this. Keep drums for rock, country, blues, and jazz. Fire up the drum machines for this crazy "electronic" music the kids are conjuring up these days. But don't force this sort of percussion onto folk music. It just sounds wrong.
Posted 19 years ago by DeafByBeheading    [ Reply ]
jah_blessed wrote:
Why does she look so depressed?
Because she dropped the olive from her invisible martini?
Posted 19 years ago by JohnErle    [ Reply ]
Roverfish wrote:
Whereas "all negative comments all the time" is ever so enjoyable.
There's a burning need around here for an "ignore user" function. Sometimes you can wait them out, but other times . . . Is there such a function and I've just been over-looking it?
Posted 19 years ago by lester    [ Reply ]
Why does she look so depressed? I know, never judge an album by its cover.
Posted 19 years ago by jah_blessed    [ Reply ]
physicsgenius wrote:
This was tolerable as long as this doesn't become "all Lord of the Dance all the time".
Whereas "all negative comments all the time" is ever so enjoyable. Very enjoyable tune from Ms. MacMaster. She got her some skillz.
Posted 19 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
BoFiS wrote:
awesome, so glad I was ripping when this came on :-D
Hope you're better now. :-k
Posted 19 years ago by the_om    [ Reply ]
This was tolerable as long as this doesn't become "all Lord of the Dance all the time".
Posted 19 years ago by physicsgenius    [ Reply ]
Your Kidding me, La Bottine...i can't beleive you know them, they rock?! Le Folkore a son meilleur! Unfortunatly we don't hear much of them outside the Hollidays RichardPrins wrote:
8) As it's a reel, it sounds a bit like La Bottine Souriante too...
Posted 19 years ago by MmeAllumette    [ Reply ]
Ah, a diversion. Nice.
Posted 19 years ago by lester    [ Reply ]
bajafisher wrote:
sounds like Cinco de St. Patrick's day!! But I like it.
Ditto. and if I may add, not that it's relevant, it looks like she has nice legs (if those are hers on the album cover). :D
Posted 19 years ago by rainfairy    [ Reply ]
Great tune from a fantastic CD. If you ever get the chance to see Natalie perform live, do so. She puts on a great show, and her band is made up of top notch musicians as well.
Posted 19 years ago by goldstar_vw    [ Reply ]
TOTALLY breaking me out of the funk caused by an abnormally frigid, wet Chicago day. :daisy.gif: Thanks RP!
Posted 19 years ago by cupcakegirrrl    [ Reply ]
mrmojorisin wrote:
Reminds me of Ashley McIsaac (sp?)
She is his cousin. And much hotter. Ms. MacMaster... may I be your MacSlave?
Posted 19 years ago by drover    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of Ashley McIsaac (sp?)
Posted 19 years ago by mrmojorisin    [ Reply ]
Ah... the start of a new hour. Tune-out time.
Posted 19 years ago by PJay    [ Reply ]
I don't know why...but I like this :?:
Posted 19 years ago by g1lgam3sh    [ Reply ]
Thanks Bill and Rebecca. And submitting listeners. Never stop playing cuts like this.
Posted 19 years ago by scottc    [ Reply ]
8) As it's a reel, it sounds a bit like La Bottine Souriante too...
Posted 19 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
sounds like Cinco de St. Patrick's day!! But I like it.
Posted 19 years ago by bajafisher    [ Reply ]
Brilliant song, brilliant choice, brilliant station.
Posted 20 years ago by timandjuliet    [ Reply ]
And...who's playing the guitar bits?
Posted 20 years ago by bev    [ Reply ]
woolf wrote:
Dang, the only other band I've ever heard of that approaches this kind of multiculti ethnic variety -- Billboard called it "world-wise, unclassifiable music" -- is Brave Combo. Heard them once live, years ago, in Somerville, MA. They hail from Denton, TX. (click here)
You're right, Brave Combo is great and as Billboard said, they are unclassifiable. Do you own any BC CDs? You should upload some and see if Bill will play 'em! (I see that there is ONE BC song at RP.)
Posted 20 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
Bill you are fabulous - I mentioned her yesterday in a post and here she is! Just saw her in concert three weeks ago, the energy she has is infectious and hot! What a treat!
Posted 20 years ago by marycrichards    [ Reply ]
This is great! I now have a hankering for Sharon Shannon!
Posted 20 years ago by MrKite    [ Reply ]
I agree with everyone else. This is amazing! What a wonderful blend of stylesâ€"not easy to pull off I would imagine. 3 thumbs up!
Posted 20 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
awesome, so glad I was ripping when this came on :-D
Posted 20 years ago by BoFiS    [ Reply ]
This is incredible!!!!! Mixing East coast fiddle with Spanish beats and you get: CHAIR DANCING!!!! wooo hooo (plus Natalie is CANADIAN!!!)
Posted 20 years ago by Drunkenlilacwine    [ Reply ]
Dang, the only other band I've ever heard of that approaches this kind of multiculti ethnic variety -- Billboard called it "world-wise, unclassifiable music" -- is Brave Combo. Heard them once live, years ago, in Somerville, MA. They hail from Denton, TX. (click here)
Posted 20 years ago by woolf    [ Reply ]
I LOVE Natalie! I saw her on Austin City Limits once ( I think that was the program- could have been something else)... anyway, she was amazing!! I went out and bought one of her cd's (My Roots Are Showing). Very cool :)
Posted 20 years ago by MsJudi    [ Reply ]
Damn, this is great!!! :-({|= :whip:
Posted 20 years ago by Pipes    [ Reply ]
brighthue wrote:
An example of real musicianship... and RP dares to play it! If you want Eminem, go elsewhere.
Spot on!
Posted 20 years ago by Monkeysdad    [ Reply ]
This is wonderful. Fiddle playing can get wearing, but the mix of traditional styles and flemenco, completely with the backup horns and hand drums. Delish!
Posted 20 years ago by shayde    [ Reply ]
An example of real musicianship... and RP dares to play it! If you want Eminem, go elsewhere.
Posted 20 years ago by brighthue    [ Reply ]
Now this is just delightful. I would love to hear this more often. Could I, please?
Posted 20 years ago by closedanger    [ Reply ]
Yeah, let's have a little more of that Scotch-Cape Breton-Spanish thing, OK?
Posted 20 years ago by Patrick    [ Reply ]
play it again PLAY IT AGAIN! :D
Posted 21 years ago by roadshow    [ Reply ]
This one should go into heavier rotation, this is \"the goods\"
Posted 21 years ago by Monkeysdad    [ Reply ]
this song is a great example of why radio paradise kicks it so hard. where else do you get this variety?
Posted 21 years ago by 9-volt    [ Reply ]