What was initially seen as a debacle at the hands of Mother Nature 12 years ago has turned out to be a serendipitous moment of melodic beauty that still reverberates to this very day.
At the 2014 Folk Alliance International conference in Kansas City, Missouri, fiddler Rose Baldino and her band, Burning Bridget Cleary, were to take the stage. But, due to a spell of bad weather, Baldino’s bandmates were unable to make their flights to travel to the gathering for the showcase.
In a last-ditch effort to turn life’s lemons into lemonade, Baldino scrambled and tapped the talents of fellow fiddler Brian Buchanan — of acclaimed Canadian Celtic/rock act Enter the Haggis — who was also at the gathering. Baldino handed Buchanan a guitar, and the duo hit the ground running.
