[Our MySpace Site] [CD Releases] [Audio] [Bookings/CD Sales] [Bios] "Sassanak" A derivatiive of the Scottish word "Sassenach". We wanted a word that communicates the fact that we play Scottish music, but also that we are not indeed from Scotland. Since Sassenach can mean any place South of Scotland, we addapted the word and made something entirely new by misspelling the original. Review from Rochester City Newspaper: THIS WEEK'S MUSICAL HIGHLIGHTS Sassanak Lassies SCOTTISH The Sassanak Lassies ain't Scottish. In fact the word "sassanak" (a non-Scottish person) is the Scotch equivalent to "gringo." So those in plaid must be mighty green when they hear this duo. Fiddler Lynn Rubier-Capron and guitarist Toni Elderkin play light-hearted, lilting Scottish melodies with a little added goose only a sassanak could give. The song titles on the group's debut disc, Fast & Dirty, like "Niel Gow's Lament for the Death of His Second Wife" or "Farewell To Whiskey" might lay out a storyline, but the music is beautiful and strong enough to withstand the application of the listener's own dreams and scenarios --- drunk, happy, or sad as they may be. Frankly, this band's music makes me very happy. --- Frank De Blase