It consists entirely of traditional material and also features a young and at the time, little known fiddler by the name of Ashley MacIsaac. Unbeknownst to both, this was to be the beginning of a highly creative professional collaboration. The two talented Maritimers produced the award-winning radio smash Sleepy Maggie shortly afterwards. Mary Jane attributes the survival of the Gaelic language and culture in the Maritimes to its geographic isolation. It's a part of people's lives from a very young age.
People participate by step dancing and learning the fiddle or playing the piano.
They spoke Gaelic and brought their language and culture. For example, you may question the value is in a specific kind of a grass on the prairies, but when it goes, it becomes extinct in the world. The same is true for culture. It lends us diversity in the world. I think that it's quite an issue, obviously, in today's world.