Beòlach is a Canadian traditional

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group specialising in the

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and pipe music of their native

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, as well as

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and

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(amongst other influences). They have recorded and play both traditional and more modern tunes.Dan MacDonald
"Beòlach releases long-awaited CD"
'' Halifax Chronicle-Herald'', January 10, 2020. Beòlach, formed in 1998 by fiddlers Wendy MacIsaac (cousin of fiddler Ashley MacIsaac) and Màiri Rankin (of Rankin Family fame), pianist and

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Mac Morin,

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Patrick Gillis and piper Ryan MacNeil, played their first live set at the '' Celtic Colours'' Festival, in Nova Scotia, that year. The group is perhaps most noted for their 2020 album ''All Hands'', which was nominated for Traditional Folk Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2021,Holly Gordon
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, March 9, 2021. and won two Canadian Folk Music Awards—for Traditional Album of the Year and Instrumental Group of the Year—at the 16th Canadian Folk Music Awards. The band initially released the albums ''Beòlach'' in 2001 and ''Variations'' in 2004, touring extensively to support the albums, before going on-hiatus as the individual members pursued other projects. Beòlach began performing as a group again in the late 2010s. Matt MacIsaac replaced Ryan MacNeil on pipes at that time; while Gillis has not rejoined the band as a full-time member, he has joined the group on stage at several concert and festival appearances, and provided some guitar accompaniment as a session musician for the recording of ''All Hands''. In addition to their Juno and CFMA nominations, the group received four East Coast Music Award nominations in 2021: Best Instrumental Album, Roots Traditional Album, Group Recording and Fans’ Choice Entertainer of the Year.Elizabeth Patterson
"Cape Breton group Beòlach earns four ECMA nominations thanks to latest album"
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* Canadian folk music groups Canadian instrumental musical groups Musical groups from Nova Scotia Musical groups established in 1998 Canadian Folk Music Award winners {{Canada-band-stub