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Six Strings North of the Border is available as a boxed set of 3 cds; also available as separate albums:

arrowSix Strings North of the Border Vol 1
BCD128


arrowSix Strings North of the Border Vol 2
BCD142


arrowSix Strings North of the Border Vol 3
BCD173

Six Strings North of the Border, The Collection (3-CD BOX SET)
Various Artists
BCD180

Six Strings North of the Border - The CollectionSix Strings North of the Border will clearly be a "must have" for anyone who is a guitar music aficionado.

Available as individual albums or in this beautiful collection of all three volumes, the box set comes in a stunning package, designed by Juno Award winning designer Michael Wrycraft. Six Strings North of The Border makes a wonderful gift for yourself, or for that special person on your gift list.




Six Strings North of the Border Vol 1
Various Artists
VOL 1 CD BCD128

Six Strings North of the Border Vol 1From contemporary guitar wizardry to the more traditional stylings of celtic, blues, folk, and jazz musicians, Canada is fortunate to be home to some of the best acoustic guitar music being made today. Now Borealis is proud to present a new CD featuring some of the best of that music. Six Strings North of the Border showcases the incredible range and quality of Canada’s acoustic guitarists. Producer Bill Garrett has lovingly assembled fifteen cuts that range in style from celtic to bluegrass to ragtime to swing to modern guitar pyrotechnics and everything in between.

  1. Gordie Sampson The Black Jigs (2:52)
  2. Eve Goldberg Watermelon Sorbet (3:18)
  3. Bruce Cockburn Foxglove (1:26)
  4. Jason Fowler Shi Big, Shi Mhor (2:34)
  5. Ken Hamm & Doug Cox
  6. Dave Macon Rag/Strawberry Creek (2:53)
  7. Rick Whitelaw Bottom Dollar (2:07)
  8. Jean Hewson Scotty MacMillan's G Minor Jig (2:56)
  9. Thomas Handy Trio Spring (10:09)
  10. Stephen Fearing Martin's (3:08)
  11. Don Ross 3 Hands (2:40)
  12. Rick Fielding Hesitation Rag (2:14)
  13. David Essig Berkley Springs (4:09)
  14. J.P. Cormier The Mathematician/Sleepy Maggie (2:47)
  15. Bob Evans That Infernal Optimist (3:14)
  16. Dave Clarke Katherine (3:03)

 

Six Strings North of the Border Vol 2
Various Artists
VOL 2 CD BCD142
Six Strings North of the Border Vol 2Six Strings North of the Border Volume 2. picks up where Vol. 1. left off with 16 more great acoustic guitar pieces that range from jigs to ballads, ragtime to blues and contemplative moods to blazing swing.

Guitarists Marc Atkinson, Colin Linden, Alex Houghton, Terry Tufts, Zubot and Dawson, Dave MacIsaac, Michael Jerome Browne, Bob MacLean, Marty Posen, Kristin Sweetland David Rogers, Jon Park Wheeler, James Cohen, D'Arcy Wickham, Craig Brown and Art Turner play with the kind of skill and conviction that only comes from the finest musicians. A must have for aficionados of great guitar music.


  1. Terry Tufts Dorval's Descent (3:07)
  2. Marc Atkinson Trio Frederic's Closet (3:44)
  3. Art Turner Invitation To Circumstance (5:36)
  4. Zubot & Dawson Wedding Song (3:39)
  5. Alex Houghton Dear Peace (3:31)
  6. David Rogers Dallas Rag (2:38)
  7. Jon Park Wheeler Reverie (2:11)
  8. Dave MacIsaac The Green Mountain Boys (2:11)
  9. D'Arcy Wickham New England Rag (2:10)
  10. Colin Linden In The Deep Field (2:55)
  11. James Cohen The Wind (3:35)
  12. Martin Posen Django Townshend (1:58)
  13. Craig Brown Steeplechase Lane (2:23)
  14. Kristin Sweetland Hermetica (2:15)
  15. Michael Jerome Browne Guitar Mama (2:43)
  16. Bob MacLean Rose of Allendale (4:38)

Six Strings North of the Border Vol 3
Various Artists
VOL 3 CD BCD173
Six Strings North of the Border Vol 3Six Strings North of The Border Volume Three picks up where Volume Two left off with 15 more great acoustic guitar pieces that range from jigs to ballads, ragtime to blues, and blazing swing to contemplative moods.

A must-have for aficionados of great guitar music! 15 artists play with the kind of skill & conviction that only comes from the finest musicians.


  1. October Browne Waterford Girls (3:13)
  2. Andy Sheppard Dragonfly Helicopter (3:18)
  3. David Gillis Mr. Skippy Pants (2:13)
  4. Kevin Breit & Harry Manx Curly Ray and his Brother (1:54)
  5. Alpha YaYa Diallo Cette vie (3:31)
  6. Mose Scarlett w/ Margaret Stowe Blue Skies / Somewhere Over The Rainbow (4:35)
  7. Rick Taylor Ocean Avenue (4:41)
  8. Joël Fafard Voodoo Hoodoo (2:54)
  9. Olivier Demers Du haut du balcon (1:55)
  10. Paul Mills (Curly Boy Stubbs) Stubbs Stomp (2:24)
  11. Amos Garrett Always Got Your Hands On That Guitar (3:29)
  12. Bill Garrett Birds Hill (3:40)
  13. Grit Laskin Paddy Fahey's / The Road To Lisdoonvarna / Comb Your Hair And Curl It (2:55)
  14. Rick Bockner Kootnay Jig (2:07)
  15. Ken Whiteley Summer Sunday Night (3:14)

 

 

 

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