Forwards (2023)
Amelia’s sophomore album is named Forwards, meaning the movement of moving forward as the journey continues, representing her transition from rural Nova Scotia to urban university life, and features tunes and sets she learned growing up as a memory of her roots.
The new album features a mixture of traditional and modern fiddle and vocal tunes, including Amelia’s original introduction for “Silver Temptation” she wrote at ten years old that’s become a staple in her home county. Accompaniment from Kimberly and Skip Holmes, Troy MacGillivray, Sandra DeCoste, Ray Stewart, and Dave Gunning.
“From just outside Pictou, the site of the first Scottish settlement in Nova Scotia, Amelia Parker has wowed audiences worldwide with her fiddling”
Check out this review for Forwards from Alex Monaghan on FolkWorld
Stream/Buy
Physical copies are available through Amelia by sending a Facebook message or email to arrange payment/shipping. You can also find copies of the album at Mingo Music (Truro), John’s Country Canteen (Central West River), Scotia Accounting (Stellarton), Gram’s Place (Stellarton), Museum of Industry (Stellarton), Ship Hector Store (Pictou), and McCulloch House Museum (Pictou).
Intertwined and Forwards are also available to buy digitally on Apple Music and Amazon, and can be streamed on several services including Apple, Spotify, and Amazon.
Live performance of “Fleur’s Farewell,” featured on Forwards
Intertwined (2019)
Intertwined brings you a mixture of fiddle styles. Recorded at the Wee House of Music in Pictou County, it features Amelia’s fiddle playing along with accompaniment from Kimberly and Skip Holmes, Julie Johnstone, Bruce Pettipas, Ray Stewart, and Dave Gunning.
Recorded when Amelia was only thirteen, the album features a mix of Scottish, Old Time, Celtic, Americana, and Québécois tunes that showcase a variety of traditional fiddle styles and techniques she’s learned from top fiddlers, including US, Canadian, and Scottish champions.
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