Jane Errington

A Gentlewoman in Upper Canada: The Journals, Letters, and Art of Anne Langton (review)

country. This argument closely resembles that made by French Canada’s pre-eminent folklorist, Marius Barbeau, who argued that folksongs found in Quebec closely resemble the music of ‘medieval’ France – a cachet of nationalist respect, but also an undoubted exaggeration. Yet Shears makes a strong case for the deep historic roots and cultural significance of the Nova Scotian bagpipe tradition. The included cd is a welcome sample of its various sounds and styles. daniel robert laxer University of Toronto