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Post by Joe on Jul 15, 2006 18:23:25 GMT -5
Hi all,
Let's have some fun with a poll question. The Cottars have really grown musically over the last six years. Time to find out which album is the most popular among our members!
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Post by Ginny on Jul 16, 2006 20:30:09 GMT -5
I wanted to vote again, but the silly thing only lets me vote once  ...I'm joking. I just felt like posting something  Cheers, Ginny |
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Post by Joe on Jul 16, 2006 20:54:47 GMT -5
Thanks for voting...looks like "On Fire" is our favourite! These polls are fun...create one of your own if you like! :)Joe  |
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Post by afanoffiona on Jul 16, 2006 21:57:53 GMT -5
Hey Joe,
Wow, it was hard because I wish I could have voted for all of them. I just thought that On Fire was a much better rounded recording. It has virtuosity, slow beautiful sections, as well as an a cappella piece. It displays the strengths of the Cottars best.
God Bless,
afanoffiona
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Post by Joe on Jul 17, 2006 11:43:15 GMT -5
In a few days we'll be able to vote on our favourite song from "On Fire" |
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Post by roger on Jul 21, 2006 12:56:57 GMT -5
Thanks to Joe for not closing the poll before I found it! Considering the current score is 0, 4, 0, I guess it doesn't take a lot to work out which one I voted for! So much for the secret ballot! LOL My preference for 'On Fire' and my tendency towards pyromania is purely coincidental! I chose it because it was the first of the three that I heard and it impressed me enormously. For any subsequent album to impress me quite as much would take some doing. They are all good though. It's just that 'On Fire' is gooder!  Roger |
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Post by Joe on Jul 23, 2006 21:51:50 GMT -5
Thanks to all who voted on this poll! There is still time if YOU haven't voted yet !
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Post by kim on Aug 6, 2006 21:48:22 GMT -5
I had to buck the trend and go with "Made In Cape Breton" for sentimental reasons |
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Post by elizarose on Sept 4, 2006 23:03:09 GMT -5
wow it looks as if for once I am going with the rest of the group and voting for On Fire! all right!
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Post by mott on Sept 17, 2006 10:59:50 GMT -5
OK I'm ready to vote on this. Sorry it took so long but I only got the "On Fire" CD a couple of weeks ago, and wanted to be fair and have all 3 CDs before voting. I voted for "On Fire" as my favorite. I do love "Made In Cape Breton", and I think "The Briar And The Rose" is one the greatest pieces of recorded music I've ever heard. "Forerunner" is not quite as good, but is still a wonderful CD featuring several fine tunes. But "On Fire" is great from beinginning to end; every cut is a gem. I love the fact that The Cottars are so diverse in their music. From O'Carolan to Dougie MacLean, from bouncy jigs to somber ballads, there seems to be something here for everyone. And it's all beautifully played and sung. Plus whoever arranged this music (Allister?) did a masterful job. I also like the liner notes on the CD. My knowledge of Canadian music begins and ends with Neil Young and Joni Mitchell and the like. But I get quite an education looking up people on the internet like Wade Hemsworth and Catherine McKinnon. But the deciding factor in voting for "On Fire", is the fact that they included a song written by my Chicago gal Liz Carroll! Seriously though, this CD is outstanding in so many ways, their choices of music, their versatility, and above all their talent. It's a must-have CD. Rich |
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Post by garthmoe on Oct 13, 2006 20:39:23 GMT -5
I had to vote for "On Fire". It was the album for which I wrote a poem after Roseanne had told me what the title was going to be about 3 months before its release. Here's the poem:
THE COTTARS
Treasures from Cape Breton Island
Heart and music intertwine;
Energizing all around them,
Captivating like fine wine.
On the stage they weave their magic,
Two young ladies, two young men;
Thrilling all who hear them playing;
Awe-inspiring is their ken.
Raised to carry forth tradition;
Stirring souls in every glen.
Blending music, song and dancing;
Adding spark to age-old lore;
New stars rising, new stars shining;
Drawing from the Gaelic core.
On the keyboards there is Ciarán;
Nearby, Jimmy's hot guitar;
Fiona sings with heartfelt joy,
Inspired by Muses from afar;
Roseanne fiddles, Roseanne dances.
Each of them a rising star.
© 2004 by Garth Reid All rights reserved.
If you read down the first letter of each line you will see the acrostic message.
Garth
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Post by faerie on Oct 13, 2006 21:18:40 GMT -5
Wow, awesome poem there, very cool with the extra little message there. I had to change the trend as well by voting for forerunner, mostly because I have more favourite songs on that one then on the rest. Also i thought that that cd deserved at least one vote |
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Post by Ginny on Oct 13, 2006 21:25:18 GMT -5
neat little poem!
Cheers,
Ginny
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Post by Joe on Oct 13, 2006 22:07:57 GMT -5
Wow...what a great first post! Wonderful poem; each line is so true. Cheers; Joe |
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Post by mott on Oct 14, 2006 16:05:10 GMT -5
I agree, very nice poem, a lot of thought put into it.
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...I'm joking. I just felt like posting something 
