Violins by Don Roy

 

The Music Of Don Roy

Don Roy currently has three CD's available, Too Many Tunes, Thanks For The Lift and Headed For A Hoedown. Too MAny Tunes is Don's latest CD release.

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Music On CD

 

Too Many Tunes (2008)

Cindy Roy: Piano, Pump Organ, Feet
Jay Young: Bass
Alphy Martin: Piano
carolyn Mix: Fiddle
Rhonda Bullock: Fiddle
Larry Burkett: Guitar, banjo
Anne Marie Chandler: Accordions
Lucien Mathieu: Fiddle
Ben Guillmette: Fiddle
Don Roy: Fiddles, Guitar, Mandolin, Snare, Banjo

This CD is a tribute to the 'Too Many Tunes' that are my current favorites from far and wide.

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Tracks

  1. Le Rossignol
  2. Pino's Set
  3. Kate & Jim's Waltz
  4. L'Anneau D'or
  5. Ruins of Killmallock/King's Favourite
  6. Scottish Hornpipes
  7. Black & White Rag/Boo Baby's Lullaby
  8. The Pickle Dog Set
  9. W. Scott Marshall
  10. Carnaval Set
  11. Cottage Waltz
  12. Steeplechase/Moving Cloud/Old Molly Hare
  13. Muise's March/Clive Tillotson's Birthday/Juniper Jig
  14. Glen's Going Home
  15. Reel du Pendu (Hangman's Reel)

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Thanks For The Lift (2000)

Cindy Roy: Piano, feet, vocals
Jay Young: Bass, vocals
Louis Mathieu: Lead vocal on Mémère's Kitchen, guitar on Mémère's Kitchen, Harold's Polka
Stu McConnell: Accordion
Kevin McElroy: Banjo, Bodhran
Adele Carey: Harp
Don Roy: Fiddles, guitar, viola, mandolin, banjo on Humours of Westport and Bill Darrah's

This recording is a tribute to my uncle Lucien Mathieu, my mentors and my friends. These are the musicians to create the "lift" in the music. It's the spirit in the music that makes you want to dance.

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Tracks

  1. Pepere's / Fisherman's reel / Joe Mathieu's
  2. Murray River (G. Townsend) / Time to Eat (Don Roy) / Bill Darrah's
  3. Le 24 Juin (P. Bruneau)
  4. Harvest Home / Poppy Leaf / Tom Ginley's / Cindy vs. Sadie (Don Roy)
  5. Le Reel des Philosophes / Reel de Mount Royal / Le Reel de mon Voisin / Le Crepuscule (all P. Cormier)
  6. Ashton Rose Waltz (L. Browne)
  7. Le Tourment (J.P. Loyer) / Dowd's Favorite / Humors of Westport
  8. Crooked Reel / The Oak Tree
  9. Ancestors Reel (M. Merssevier)
  10. Waltz Clogs 3:53
  11. Harold's Polka (H. Carter)
  12. Frenchy's / Fraser Valley / Cindy Roy (Don Roy)
  13. Princess of Wales (B. Guest)
  14. Crooked Jig / Le Voyageur / Crooked Reel
  15. Pigeon on the Gate / The Mothers are Up (Don Roy)
  16. Mémère's Kitchen (S. McConnell) / Maple Sugar (W. Allen)
  17. Grand Lake Reel (G. Robichaud) / Caribou Reel (A. De Jarlis) / The Cuckoo

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Headed For A Hoedown (1994)

Don Roy: Fiddle, guitar, mandolin
Cindy Roy: Piano, foot-tapping
Jay Young: Bass
Steve Davis: Banjo
Harry King: Piano (Fisherman's Dream)

Arrangements by: Don Roy, Cindy Roy and Harry King

Thanks to Ed Boucher, Steve (for making the trip and putting it together on such short notice), Cousin Lou (for the use of his mandolin) and Bill Darrah (for the use of his fiddle).

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Tracks

  1. The White Post / Shoemaker's Reel
  2. Absent Minded Man / Tobin's Favorite / Trip to the Cottage
  3. Rimouski
  4. Saratoga Hornpipe / Cuillere's Tune
  5. Marion's Waltz
  6. Reavy's / Pigeon on the Gate
  7. Tom and Jerry
  8. High Level Hornpipe / Captain Keeler's
  9. First Century Reel / McDonald Reel
  10. Galway / Fourth Brig / Dick Sands
  11. B & B Rag / April's Reel
  12. Blue Jean Waltz
  13. Bonnie Isabell Robertson / Hunter's House
  14. Fisherman's Dream / Hinchy's Delight / MacMurrough
  15. La Galope de la Malbaie / Danse Carree Pointu

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Sample Tracks

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From Thanks For The Lift:


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#3. Le 24 Juin

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#6. Reels: Philosophes/Mt. Royal/mon Voisin/Le Crepuscule

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#10. Waltz Clogs

 

From Headed For A Hoedown:


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#3. Rimouski

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#11. B & B Rag / April's Reel

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#15. La Galope de la Malbaie/Danse Carree Pointu


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Kennedy Center Performance 2004

Don Roy Trio and Florence Martin, featuring Don Roy, perform Acadian music at the Kennedy Center. Link to Article

 

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