  [HALIFAX] Nova Scotian sisters Cassie & Maggie MacDonald announce the release of their latest album, “The Willow Collection” and Maritime album tour dates. Cassie & Maggie are lighting up the world with their unique blend of traditional and contemporary Celtic Roots music. No wonder Live Ireland Radio awarded them their prestigious “Female Singer of the Year” award in 2016. The band has been awarded numerous awards, including Live Ireland Radio’s 2015 “New Group of the Year;” Chicago Irish-American Newspaper’s “Female Vocal Album of the Year;” the Independent Music Awards "World Song of the Year" nomination; as well as recipients of multiple Canadian Folk Music, East Coast Music, and Music Nova Scotia Award nominations. Cassie and Maggie are ready to embark on a Maritime album launch tour, which kicks off at The Old Triangle in Halifax on March 3. The Willow Collection was produced by Cassie and Maggie MacDonald with Dave Gunning and Alex Meade. "Be it their foot percussion accompanying driving Nova Scotian sets, or their perfect blend of sibling harmonies, added to a stunning interplay with various instruments, a musical evening spent with Cassie and Maggie is a great night, altogether... Their new album, The Willow Collection "showcases not only their musical ability, but the depth and variety of their musicianship" (LiveIreland.com). PRESS: “Nova Scotian sisters Cassie & Maggie are among the top musical acts in demand on the Irish/American/Canadian scene” (Irish Music Magazine) “If Cassie and Maggie's reason for titling this album The Willow Collection was to attach the aura of human emotion to the music, they did right, the songs ranging from heartbreakingly beautiful and soft to loud and boisterous” - FRANK GUTCH JR. (No Depression) CASSIE AND MAGGIE MARITIME TOUR March 3 @ 8:00pm - Album Launch Concert, Old Triangle (Upstairs), Halifax, NS March 4 @ 7:30pm Album Launch Concert, Celtic Music Interpretive Centre, Judique, Cape Breton (NS) March 5 @ 3:00pm Album Launch Concert, St. James United Church, Antigonish, NS March 10 @ 7:30pm Album Launch Concert, Old Triangle (Upstairs), Charlottetown, PEI March 11 @ 8:00pm Album Launch Concert, Empress Theatre, Moncton, NB March 12 @ 7:00pm Album Launch Concert, West Dublin Hall, LaHave, NS TRACK LISTING (Time/Songwriter/composers) 1. Hangman: 4:05 (Trad. arr Cassie and Maggie. Instrumental-Cassie MacDonald) 2. Seileach (Shal-lock): 3:17 (Lyrics- Lewis MacKinnon. Melody- Paul Cranford, C. MacDonald) 3. Let no man steal your thyme: 4:15 (Trad. arr, Cassie and Maggie) 4. Strip the Willow set: 4:35 (Hanneke Cassell, Mark Stewart, Peter Tickell) 5. Blue Willow: 3:03 (trad) 6. Willow Lullaby: 3:11 (Cassie and Maggie, Kevin Evens) 7. The Salley Gardens set: 4:57 (Trad, Allan MacDonald) 8. Nobleman's Wedding: 4:52 (trad, David Foley) 9. Down in the Willow Garden: 4:57 (trad) 10. The Willow hits: 3:59 (Jonny Cash, trad, A. Block, D, Hecht) 11. Turn me gentle when I'm dying: 2:00 (trad) Album produced by Cassie and Maggie MacDonald with Dave Gunning (Wee House of Music co.) and Alex Meade (Mustache Music) CASSIE AND MAGGIE MACDONALD SOCIALS www.facebook.com/cassieandmaggie www.instagram.com/cassieandmaggie www.twitter.com/cassieandmaggie www.cassieandmaggie.com
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