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Thread #61822   Message #995947
Posted By: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca
03-Aug-03 - 11:55 AM
Thread Name: Young Folkies Are Out There
Subject: RE: Young Folkies Are Out There
Anyone ever see those Wrigley Sisters from the Orkneys? They're about 28 and have been releasing recordings for over 10 years together.

Does that class well enough as young?

In Maritimes, we have people like Andrea Beaton and Cynthia MacLeod, who are either just out of their teens or still in them. Many young fiddlers are showcased in shows in the region. There are lots of young singers as well, both in Gaelic, French and English. We're so lucky in our region. I'm sure everyone has up and coming young talent whereever they live. It's a matter of searching them out.

I remember last year at Celtic Colours, two young performers, singers, harpist and celloist, were over from Scotland. They were skipping out on the first few weeks of their third year at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. I think they were 19 and 21.