Item is a dissertation titled "The Religious and Ecclesiastical Life of the Northwest Highlands 1750-1843: The Background of the Presbyterian Emigrants to Cape Breton, Nova Scotia," written by Gordon E. MacDermid. The dissertation describes the lives of early Scottish immigrants to Cape Breton.
Celtic Music - Publications
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Item is a book titled "The First Nova Scotian," written by Mark Finnan. The book tells the story of Sir William Alexander, and the colony of Charlesfort, in present-day Annapolis Royal. It contains a chapter titled "A New Scotland," found on pages 91-106, which touches on Celtic music.
Item is a book titled "The Island: New Perspectives on Cape Breton's History 1713-1990," edited by Kenneth Donovan. This book is a collection of articles related to the history of Cape Breton, beginning in 1713. It contains an article written by Stephen Hornsby titled "Scottish Emigration and Settlement in Early Nineteenth-Century Cape Breton," on pages 49-69, which touches on Celtic music.
Item is a thesis titled "A History of the Scottish on Cape Breton Island," written by Thomas Redmond Murphy. The thesis describes the history of the Scottish community of Cape Breton Island, primarily of the counties of Inverness and Victoria.
Item is an essay titled "The Historical and Social Development of Judique, Nova Scotia," written by Janette MacDonald. The essay describes the history and development of Judique, Nova Scotia as a Gaelic community.
Item is a thesis titled "East Bay, Cape Breton: People and Priests," written by John V. MacKenzie. The thesis describes the background and history of East Bay and its early settlers.
Item is a thesis titled "Fiddling to Fortune: The Role of Commercial Recordings Made by Cape Breton Fiddlers in the Fiddle Music Tradition of Cape Breton Island," written by Ian Francis McKinnon. The thesis describes the role of recorded music in the perpetuation of fiddle music of Cape Breton Island.
Item is a thesis titled "A Linguistic Study of the Lake Ainslie Area of Inverness County, Nova Scotia," written by Nora Alice Rowe. The thesis provides an analysis of linguistic particularities in the Lake Ainslie area.
Item is a dissertation titled "The Paradox of the Periphery: Evolution of the Cape Breton Fiddle Tradition, c. 1928-1995," written by Elizabeth A. Doherty. The dissertation describes the evolution of the fiddle tradition in Cape Breton from the early 20th century.
Item is a dissertation titled "Traditional and Non-Traditional Teaching and Learning Practices in Folk Music: An Ethnographic Field Study of Cape Breton Fiddling," written by Virginia Hope Garrison. The dissertation describes different methods of learning and practicing folk music via Cape Breton fiddling. It contains profiles of three Cape Breton fiddlers on pages 136-164, namely Hugh Angus Jobes, Hugh A. "Buddy" MacMaster, and Kyle MacNeil.
Item is a thesis titled "The Barra Settlement at Grand Narrows, Cape Breton: 1804-1904," written by Marian Rothe. The thesis describes the history and cultural development of the Grand Narrows Settlement over a 100-year period. Includes several Gaelic songs and pieces of music.
Item is a thesis titled "Cape Bretoners in Windsor: A Folk Society in an Urban Setting," written by Sheldon MacInnes. The thesis studies rural Cape Bretoners transplanted to Windsor, Ont.
Item is a dissertation titled "Storytelling on the Gabarus-Framboise Coast of Cape Breton: Oral Narrative Repertoire Analysis in a Folk Community," written by Ranald Thurgood. The dissertation analyses the oral culture and repertoire of storytelling on the Gabarus-Framboise coast of Cape Breton Island.
Item is a thesis titled "Urban Kinship in Cape Breton: A Study of the Conjugal Family System," written by John Gordon MacDonald. The thesis describes the nature of kin relations in the urban working-class of Eastern Canada.
Item is a song book, including both English and Gaelic traditional and folk songs, in honour of the 150th anniversary of Sydney, N.S.