In My Hands

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In My Hands
In My Hands.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 14, 1999
Genre Celtic
Length61:51
Label Rounder
Producer Gordie Sampson
Natalie MacMaster chronology
A Compilation
(1998)
In My Hands
(1999)
My Roots Are Showing
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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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]

Contents

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

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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.