Music man
Langille’s fourth CD includes covers of Maritime favourites, East Coast inspired originals
Greg Langille’s passion for music has resulted in the release of a new album containing songs inspired by Maritime culture.
A Bible Hill musician has released a new album full of East Coast classics and original songs inspired by Maritime culture.
‘A Tall Ship’s Tale’ was recorded and released by musician Greg Langille, and represents the culture of the East through songs that will take listeners back to the kitchen parties of the past.
“We originally were asked to make one for the tall ships coming into Nova Scotia, but it was a little late when they told us about it,” said Langille.
“We made the CD anyways, but there aren’t too many tall ships around right now,” he laughed.
The album features a collection of original tunes written by both Langille and Don McMillan, a musician friend of his, and also covers of a handful of music that is popular within the Maritime bluegrass and folk scene.
“It was mostly for the tall ships coming into Nova Scotia, but it is more so an album for everybody from the East Coast,” said Langille.
“There are a lot of well-known east coast songs on the album that we cover. We have the good old ‘Song for the Mira’ by Allister MacGillivray on there, Dolly Parton’s ‘Coat of Many Colours’, and ‘Donald, Where’s Your Troosers’, which is quite popular in Newfoundland. I’d say it is about 80 per cent of Maritime stuff.”
‘A Tall Ship’s Tale’ was recorded entirely in Langille’s home studio, and features himself performing all of the instruments and Pictou singer Nicole MacCallum performing the lead vocals.
It is their third album together, following past albums ‘Chasing Rainbows’ and ‘First Journey.’
Langille’s love for music sparked when he was a kid.
Growing up in a family of musicians, he spent most of his
childhood surrounded by music and travelling to kitchen parties and gatherings with his family.
Eventually, he picked up a guitar and started performing at these parties, kicking off his lifelong affection of music and performing.
“As a kid, I learned the only way you got to go to these cool parties with all the good food was to play music,” he said.
“They took me one time, and from then I practiced until I got so good they couldn’t play without me. That’s basically what I have
done since then, and I’ve had a lot of fun along the way.”
Music quickly became the focus of Langille’s life, engraining itself into almost everything he did, including tuning pianos, teaching music, repairing instruments and recording and engineering albums for other artists at his home studio and at Terry’s Tunes.
“I just love the music. It is my go to thing when all else fails, I just take out my guitar and I’m good,” he said.
“I guess the passion was there all along, and I have no reason to stop.”