From: David Dalton <dalton@nfld.com>
Newsgroups: can.general, soc.culture.canada, ns.general, hfx.general, alt.canada, scot.general
Subject: Re: Jim Fidler double CD compilation coming soon
Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2025 06:02:38 -0330
Organization: Eternal September
On Dec 7, 2025, David Dalton wrote
(in article<0001HW.2EE55045009406EF70000BA6A38F@news.eternal-september.org>):
> On Oct 4, 2025, David Dalton wrote
> (in article<0001HW.2E90F50202CE11727000021C038F@news.eternal-september.org>):
>
> > Before the Christmas shopping season Jim Fidler will release
> > a double CD entitled Midnight Gypsy Fire which will be a
> > compilation of the best 22 tracks from his three solo Celtic
> > folk recordings Gypsy, Friendly Fire, and Midnight Rover
> > along with three bonus tracks. It has been remastered
> > to improve warmth and make the instruments clearer.
> >
> > When it comes out I will post again with details of how
> > to get it, but it should be available from Jimâs website,
> > https://jimfidler.com/ and from Fredâs Records, the
> > oldest independent record store in Canada, in person
> > or at their website, https://www.fredsrecords.com/ .
> > Jimâs album Gypsy was also available on Iona Records,
> > a division of Lismor Recordings since 1990, but I
> > donât know if they will pick up the new compilation.
> >
> > This year happens to be 50 years that Jim has
> > been in music, 30 years since Gypsy, 25 years
> > since Friendly Fire, and 20 years since Midnight Rover.
> >
> > Jim also has enough new material for at least three
> > more recordings, a Celtic one, a reggae one, and
> > a rock/pop/blues/country/zany one, but I donât know
> > what the release time frame for those is yet, and
> > will post when I find out.
>
> Midnight Gypsy Fire just went for manufacturing
> but wonât be available before Christmas; it will
> come out sometime in the new year, and I will
> follow up here again when it does.
You can preorder the double CD for CAN$25 (US$18.12),
including shipping, at
https://jimfidler.com/product/midnight-gypsy-fire-pre-order-double-cd/
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