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 "Language & Poverty: The Persistence of Scottish Gaelic in Eastern Canada," written by Gilbert Foster. It describes the cultural survival of minority populations in Eastern Canada, namely the survival of Scottish Gaelic. It contains a chapter titled "Angus W. R. MacKenzie, 1891-1967, and the Immigrant Presbyterian Gaeldom in New Scotland, Canada" on pages 80-104, which touches on Celtic music.
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 "What Can Be Said of Those Who Remain Behind? A Historic, Cultural and Situational Perspective on the Poplar Grove Scot," written by Daniel William MacInnes. The thesis describes the perspective of those Scots who remained in rural areas during periods of urban migration.
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 book containing music for the bagpipes.
Item is a Masters thesis written by Heather Sparling for the Graduate Programme in Ethnomusicology at York University.
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 an account of the Gaelic Society of Cape Breton's tour of Scotland in 1974.
Campbell, Peter J. MacKenzieItem 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 reprint of Angus MacKay's 1838 publication "A Collection of Ancient Piobaireachd or Highland Music."