Carl MacKenzie RIP

https://www.capebretonpost.com/living/fiddler-carl-mackenzie-remembered-as-great-ambassador-for-the-music-265453/#.XAj5ZOoTQwQ.link

I came here to post that up. A wonderful fiddler, part of the extended Barra MacNeil family from Washabuck. RIP.

Wow, this is unbelievably sad. One of my favorite Cape Breton fiddle tracks of all time was recorded by him. RIP.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq02pgDc9gA&t=0s&index=10&list=OLAK5uy_lCGrpeo1MzxGzg-nYcUSC6sTkPFKbr_ZE

play video

There was a time 20 years ago when Carl seemed to be playing wherever I went; always a treat. I’ve spent a lot of long drives with his music too. Lovely player.

We also lost singer and scholar Jim Watson very recently; another sad loss.

Another loss to CB music earlier this year was fiddler Theresa Morrison, which I didn’t realize until recently. Great music. RIP to her as well.