In My Hands

In My Hands
Studio album by
Natalie MacMaster
ReleasedSeptember 14, 1999
GenreCeltic
Length61:51
LabelRounder
ProducerGordie Sampson
Natalie MacMaster chronology
A Compilation
(1998) 		In My Hands
(1999) 		My Roots Are Showing
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

In My Hands is an album by Natalie MacMaster.[2] It was released in 1999 on Rounder Records. The album won the 2000 Juno Award for Instrumental Album of the Year.[3]

Critical reception

The Washington Post wrote that "Alison Krauss' satiny soprano perfectly matches MacMaster's fiddle on 'Get Me Through December'."[4]

Track listing

  1. "In My Hands" - 4:23
  2. "Welcome to the Trossachs" - 7:17
  3. "Gramma" - 2:35
  4. "Blue Bonnets Over the Border" - 4:24
  5. "New York Jig" - 4:06
  6. "Flamenco Fling" - 3:44
  7. "Space Ceilidh" - 3:41
  8. "Olympic Reel" - 3:19
  9. "Father MacLeod's Jig" - 2:55
  10. "Get Me Through December" - 6:29
  11. "The Farewell" - 5:25
  12. "Moxham Castle" - 4:17
  13. "Mom's Jig" - 5:15
  14. "Flora MacDonald" - 3:48

Personnel

  • Scott Alexander - bass
  • Art Avalos - percussion, handclaps
  • Margaret Ann (Cameron) Beaton - spoken introduction
  • Marie Berard - violin
  • James Blennerhasset - bass
  • Kevin Breit - electric guitar
  • Joel Chiasson - piano
  • Charlie Cooley - drums
  • Jesse Cook - guitar
  • Al Cross - drums
  • Aaron Davis - piano
  • David Direnzo - percussion
  • Bruce Dixon - bass
  • Phil Dwyer - trombone, saxophone
  • Ray Fean - drum
  • Fujiko Imajishi - violin
  • John Barlow Jarvis - piano
  • Denis Keldie - organ
  • Laoise Kelly - harp
  • Alison Krauss - vocals on track 10
  • Viktor Krauss - bass
  • Howie MacDonald - piano
  • David MacIsaac - guitar
  • Brent Mason - guitar
  • Mark O'Connor - fiddle
  • Douglas Perry - viola
  • Terry Promane - trumpet
  • Matt Rollins - piano
  • Gordie Sampson - keyboards, guitar, bass guitar, percussion
  • Chase Sanborn - trumpet
  • Mary Shannon - mandolin
  • Sharon Shannon - accordion
  • Harry Stinson - drums
  • Rick Tate - trumpet
  • Paul Widner - cello
  • Glenn Worf - bass
  • Natalie MacMaster - vocals, acoustic and electric fiddle

References

  1. ^ In My Hands at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Natalie MacMaster | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  3. ^ "CNN - WorldBeat Interviews - Fiddler MacMaster uses voice for 'In My Hands' - November 8, 1999". www.cnn.com.
  4. ^ "NATALIE MACMASTER 'In My Hands' Rounder". The Washington Post. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
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