Sad News Jerry Holland)

[H. MacDougall]

Sad news indeed.  I saw Jerry Holland at the ICONS festival in Canton, 
Massachusetts last September.  At one particular peformance during that 
weekend, the audience demanded three encores.  I've never been so moved by a 
performance before or since.  He was so very humble in receiving three 
standing ovations.  Even though his encores were cutting into the time for 
the next performers, those that followed him were standing and cheering with 
everyone else.  The admiration not only from fans but from fellow musicians 
was truly amazing to see and it just showed how much he was admired by 
everyone.   Godspeed Jerry.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan MacDonald" <dmacdona at syd.eastlink.ca>
To: <cbmusic at locals.ca>
Sent: Friday, July 17, 2009 5:39 PM
Subject: Re: Sad News Jerry Holland)


>I would have met Jerry for the first time at about the same time as 
>Marcellin did (likely on that particular trip to Cape Breton).  He played 
>in the outdoor concert that was held in Creignish at that time.  The parish 
>priest in Creignish, Fr. Donald Rankin was a BIG music fan and was quite 
>impressed with Jerry's playing.  Jerry family were friends with two of Fr. 
>Rankin's sisters who were living in the Boston area, and they arranged for 
>him to play.  He was impressive then, and he continued to be impressive in 
>his playing right up to the end.
>
> Rest in peace.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Marcellin Chiasson" <marcellinchiasson at yahoo.ca>
> To: <cbmusic at locals.ca>
> Sent: Friday, July 17, 2009 5:05 PM
> Subject: Sad News Jerry Holland)
>
>
> Let me add my names to those who offer their condolences to Jerry 
> Holland's family who passed away at age 54 last Night. My first 
> recollection of Jerry was when he arrived at an afternoon party at the 
> home of Gabe Arsenault in Belle Cote who was home on vacation from 
> Waltham, Massachusetts. Jerry, also, was home on vacation from 
> Massachusetts and he and Gabe were good buddies in Mass.. Gabe was pretty 
> proud to show us his American friend. Being the only guitar player there, 
> I was pleased to chord for Jerry but that turned into awe when I saw him 
> stepdancing to his own fiddle playing without missing a note or a 
> step.That would have been in the mid '60's and Jerry would have been 
> around12-13 at the time. Later, as time moved on and Jerry moved to what 
> he called HOME (being Cape Breton) as an adult, he did put on some weight. 
> Often at concerts when he would be playing the fiddle, someone would yell 
> out " Give us a step too", Jerry would say with a smile
> after he had finished "Oh, I used to do that 50 pounds ago".
> R.I.P.
> Marcellin Chiasson
>
>
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