Brad Reid
Brad Reid’s boot stomps as his fiddle sounds its Cape Breton heritage. It’s a high-top leather boot he bought touring Russia with Cirque du Soleil, where he played clarinet, sax, and guitar — while skating. Reid thought he’d landed his dream job — good pay, challenging music, travelling the world.
Yet after shows, he searched every town for fiddle sessions for jamming. Despite language, cultural, and stylistic differences, Reid always found a sense of “home” when playing the fiddle — connecting deeply with other musicians, audiences, and his own creativity in ways other instruments didn’t allow. And so Brad Reid decided to tell his own musical stories, built on a foundation of Cape Breton fiddle and a suitcase full of musical influences from across the world.
NEW Scotland is Reid’s latest album, a musical tapas with a foundation of Cape Breton fiddle featuring flavours from across genres and lands — Latin influences with congas, classical and jazz elements, even going into hip hop and more urban territory.
Learn more about the Cape Breton Music Industry Cooperative on our WEBSITE or visit our Facebook page below.
You can find more of the CBMIC VIDEO SERIES HERE
0
Log In or Sign Up to add a comment.- 1
arrow-eseek-eNo items to displayFacebook Comments