Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy - Colour Theory

COLOUR THEORY: (Nat’s comments)

Colour Theory is a track consisting of two reels; one (Leila’s Birthday) from friend and fellow fiddler Hanneke Cassel, and the other (Colour Theory) from our daughter, Mary Frances. It did take us some sorting through many reels, new and old, to come up with this combination. It also went through many treatments, all of which were quite good, but didn’t have what we knew these melodies deserved. With a little more thinking, the mention of another instrument, winds perhaps…pipes? Whistle? Flute?
I have been a huge fan of Brian Finnegan and his various ensembles for many years. He is just the coolest! Although we’ve never met, Brian was enthusiastic and trusting of our big picture! So with a bare scratch track, he sent us some absolutely beautiful flute and whistle performances. The combination was magic!