"Long Night" by Rawlins Cross of Newfoundland is a tear jerker if you know that it was written shortly after the news of the death of Emile Benoit, a famous Newfoundland fiddler, was received and one of the lads said, "This is going to a be long night." The wailing pipes and fantastic mandolin, combined with one of the strongest voices I have ever heard, that of Joey Kitson of Prince Edward Island, are simply amazing.

It's on "Reel and Roll", so some of the true folkies may not cotton to it's rock 'n roll flavour, but the use of traditional instruments - pipes, mandolin, accordian(s), bodhran - is worth a listen. That one song is worth the price of admission, but it's not the only great tune on the album. If you didn't know the story behind "Long Night" and you have "Reel and Roll", go have another listen.