Silver by Hanneke Cassel

Silver, Cassel’s third solo release, ventures further into the contemporary world of Scottish and Cape Breton music. Produced by Laura Risk and Hanneke Cassel, Silver features several new compositions, performed by Hanneke, cello phenom Rushad Eggleston, Nashville fiddle star Casey Driessen, Nightingale guitarist Keith Murphy, pianist Dave Wiesler, and many more. Since her last recording, Some Melodious Sonnet (2004), Hanneke has done extensive touring…both in the United States and to countries all over the world. Influences from China to New Zealand, along with grooves and musical innovations from the hip Boston bluegrass/Americana scene, fuse together to create a uniquely American approach to Celtic music in Hanneke’s playing. She creates sounds on the cutting edge of the acoustic tradition, while retaining the integrity and soul of traditional Scottish music.

Guest musicians:
Rushad Eggleston, Keith Murphy, Casey Driessen, Jeremy Kittel, Ryan McKasson, Ariel Friedman, Corey DiMario, Christopher Lewis, Aoife O’Donovan, Jake Armerding, Dave Wiesler, and Chinese musicians, Zhao Lei and Ren Ren.

Track Listing:
1. The Curse Reversed
The Night We Reversed the Curse (Cassel)/ Mrs. Stewart of Garth/ The Union Street
Session (Paul Cranford)
2. Ron Burgundy Tribute
The Glass Case of Emotion (Cassel) / Sweet Grandmother’s Spatula (Cassel)
3. Leaving JP (Cassel)
4. Tennessee Quick Cash (Cassel)
5. Disconnect (Jeremy Kittel) / Waiting for the Dawn (Cassel)
6. Jasmine Flower (traditional/ Chang Hongyi)
7. Miss Drummond of Perth’s Favorite Scotch Measure
8. The SHISSF Kangaroo
Miss Gordon Fochabers/ The SHISSF Kangaroo (Cassel)/ The Raivlin Reel (Barbara
McOwen)/ Spinnaker (Dave Wiesler)
9. Tha mi tinn leis a’Ghaol (I am sick with love)
10. Silver (Cassel)
11. The Cypress (Cassel) / Le Jig a Ti-Toine (Cassel)

Hanneke Cassel has helped redefine what it means to be a modern fiddler. A driving force in the American Scottish fiddle scene, the Oregon native has established herself as a prolific performer, composer, and producer -- gracing stages across North America, Europe, New Zealand, Australia, and China. She blends the spirit of Scottish traditional music with her own brand of originality.

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