Town and Tundra

Adam Ruzzo

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A folk and folk-rock tribute to Canada's Arctic regions. Most of the songs are inspired by personal experiences on expeditions I have been a part of from Greenland all the Read more

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A folk and folk-rock tribute to Canada's Arctic regions. Most of the songs are inspired by personal experiences on expeditions I have been a part of from Greenland all the way to Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, and all the places in between. The last two songs are my "Barroom Ballads", to use the term coined by poet Robert Service. They are inspired by my month long stay playing guitar at the Yukon's most infamous and favourite historical relic of a hotel - The '98.

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    High Arctic High 4:41
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    Untamed 3:46
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    Ancient Song and Dance 3:42
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    The Miles Ahead 3:16
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    Manasie 4:35
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    Myth and Legend 4:58
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    Ice Floats Free 3:38
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    Klondike Kat 3:47
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    Yukon Winter's Night 3:08
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Celtic Music for Classical Guitar

Adam Ruzzo

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This album pays tribute to a very small piece of the rich traditional Celtic folk repertoire. It's Mostly mellow in atmosphere with a couple driving reels and jigs scattered throughout. A particular highlight are the five Read more

This album pays tribute to a very small piece of the rich traditional Celtic folk repertoire. It's Mostly mellow in atmosphere with a couple driving reels and jigs scattered throughout. A particular highlight are the five Turlough O'Carolan pieces which I arranged, paying tribute to this ancient harpist's massive contribution to the identity of celtic melodies. Overall this album serves to be a historically accurate tribute, aiming to transport the listener to a simpler era. The only piece that is not from the ancient past is one my late first guitar teacher (Fraser Lee) wrote, simply called "A Celtic Song".

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    Sí Bheag, Sí Mhór (Little Fairy, Big Fairy) 2:51
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    Carolan’s Welcome 2:02
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    Captain O'Kane 2:51
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    Eleanor Plunkett 2:19
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    Miss MacMurray 1:27
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    The Bucks of Oranmore 2:38
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    Mairi Bhan Og (Mary, Young and Fair) 2:50
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    A Celtic Song 2:49
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    Llynn Onn (The Ash Grove) 2:32
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    Loch Leven Castle 1:02
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The Waters That Bind

Adam Ruzzo

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This is a wide-ranging folk album featuring your classic ballads and traditional music-inspired tunes alongside songs with edgier instrumental pairings of electric guitar, drum kit and bouzouki. Each track springs from Read more

This is a wide-ranging folk album featuring your classic ballads and traditional music-inspired tunes alongside songs with edgier instrumental pairings of electric guitar, drum kit and bouzouki. Each track springs from waterways around Canada in the form of stories, inspiration or tradition. The waters around the country have been both a binding and trail blazing force over the centuries and these influences can still be felt today while tracing their paths. This album was born from exactly that - road tripping from Lake Superior to Glace Bay, Cape Breton Island, drawing inspiration from the waters and the communities living alongside it.

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    Sparkling Waters 3:20
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    Northern Mystery 4:23
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    The Old Canoe 3:55
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    Farewell Acadia 3:58
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    C'est L'aviron 3:46
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    Little Boats Sway 3:43
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    Faded Feathers 5:23
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    Half Lit 2:30
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Algonquin Park Sketches

Adam Ruzzo

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My First Album EVER!

An instrumental album inspired by the wilderness of Algonquin Park in Ontario.

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    Heading North 3:14
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    Path Of The Paddle 6:11
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    Western Upland Sketches I. Upland Air 2:27
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    Western Upland Sketches Ii. Clear Water Reflections 3:40
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    Western Upland Sketches Iii. Fire Pit Contemplation 3:18
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    Passing Storm 5:56
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    Solitude At Burntroot 4:25
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    Canopy Cathedral 5:24
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    Goodnight To Burnt Island 4:20
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The Land, The Sea, The People

Adam Ruzzo

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A Folk Album - down to earth musical tribute to the people and places that exist WELL off the beaten path in Canada!

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    Under The Northern Sky 4:00
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    Chilcotin Dream 4:12
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    Prairie Souls 4:26
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    The Griffon 5:01
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    All I've Ever Known 4:33
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    Time To Leave The Homestead 3:52
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    Valley Summer's Night 3:13
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    Acadiana 2:41
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    St. Mary's Bay 3:18
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    Far From Shore 4:44
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    Tickle Cove 3:17
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    Buried In Old St. John's 3:06
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    O'reilly's Set 3:27
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    Pad's Song 4:19
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    The Wealth Of Labrador 3:12
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Huron Carol

Adam Ruzzo

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Three versions of Canada's oldest Christmas Carol - in English, French and a mixture of English/French and Wendat. Joined by Ian Tamblyn on hammered dulcimer on this one!!

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Three versions of Canada's oldest Christmas Carol - in English, French and a mixture of English/French and Wendat. Joined by Ian Tamblyn on hammered dulcimer on this one!!

This song was first crafted somewhere around 1640 AD by a Jesuit name Jean De Brebeuf, on the shores of Lake Huron, Ontario. He used the music of an old French traditional song "Une Jeune Purcelle" and came up with the text in Wendat (the native language) so that the Huron people could understand the words. in 1649 he and some other Huron captives were killed by the Iroquois, but his song has survived all this time and has been sung the world over every year. The haunting carol and story truly capture the lore, mystery and messiness of the origins of Canada. If you can stomach all of that... :) it is simply just a gorgeous song for this time of the year!

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    Noël Huron 5:01
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