Item is an audio recording of an interview with Sr. Margaret Beaton by Ann Terry MacLellan for CJCB, on the Xavier College Children's Gaelic Class. Includes audio of a concert at the Steelworkers' Hall, recorded by Angus John Smith of the BBC:
Brochan Lom
Siream Sios, Siream Suas
Ho ro mo nighean donn bhoidheach
Interview with MacLellan, Ann Terry continues.

Item is a sound recording of Buddy and the Boys.

Item is a sound recording of Winston "Scotty" Fitzgerald.

Item is a sound recording of Winston Scotty Fitzgerald, Joe MacPherson and D.J. MacDermaid.

Collection consists of original and photocopied papers, sheet music, and publications belonging to Winston "Scotty" Fitzgerald. This collection is filed in the rare book cabinet at the Beaton Institute. The following is a numerical list of his musical collection:

1. The Skye Collection of Reels and Strathspeys, compiled by Keith Norman Macdonald. 1887
   1a. New publication of the Skye Coll. By Paul Cranford. Dec 1 1979.
2. The Athole coll. of the Dance music of Scotland, compiled by James Stewart Robertson last edition, 1961, hard cover.
3. The beauties of Niel Gow parts 1-4, plus the Curious Coll. and Niel Gow’s sixth book of reels, new, hard cover (about 1787)
4. Niel Gow and son's first book 2nd edition new hard cover. Sept 21 1801.
5. Captain Simon Fraser Coll 1715-1745 (orig coll), new hard cover.
   5a. 2nd copy of above #5 Capt. Simon Fraser note; this is the new 1982 publication by Paul Cranford.
6. "The minstrelsy of the Scottish highlanders" edited and arranged by Alfred Moffat, new hard cover.
7. The Scottish music worker, by James Scott Skinnerand J. Murdock Henderson. 1950, 16 pages, soft cover.
8. Flowers of Scottish melody xerox copy 51 pages soft cover.
9. The Scottish violinist composed and arranged by j. Scott skinner soft cover 49 pages.
10. The Miller O'Hirn coll. By James Scott SkinnerXerox Copy soft cover 90 pages.
11. The Logie coll. By James Scott Skinnerxerox copy soft cover 130 pages.
12. Kohlers' violin repositiory of Dance music xerox copy soft cover 280 pages.
13. Ringing strings by tom Anderson "traditional Shetland music and Dance". Xerox copy soft cover, 100 pages
14. "Old Irish folk music and songs" by p. W. Joyce, ll.D., m.R.I.A. Dublin, 1909 hard cover
15. Walton's Irish Dance music, part I soft cover, 6 pages by j. M. Crofts, a.D.C.M. Dublin
16. "Harding’s original collection of jigs & reels" new York, 1928 soft cover, 61 pages note (2) copies number of second copy #16a
17. Irish folk Dance music compiled by jerry O’Brien, Roxbury, mass. 1952 soft cover 269 tunes
18. "Jerry O’Brien’s accordion instructor" arranged for accordion, violin, flute, bagpipes & banjo by Jerry O’Brien, 1949 soft cover, 30 pages.
19. "Where the Shannon rises" selected compositions of Ed Reavy, traditional Irish compositions of Edward V. Reavy, soft cover, 81 pages 1971
    19a. Second copy of #19 (xerox copy)
20. "Ceol rince na heireann" (tunes from 1871 1956) collected by Sheain Potts, Ireland. Soft cover, 214 tunes, titles written in Irish Gaelic.
21. Allan's Irish fiddler contains 120 tunes by Mozart Allan, printed in England soft cover, 32 pages. Note there are three of these books #'s 21, 21a, 21b
22. "Allan’s reels, strathspeys and general Dance music" enlarged edition by Mozart Allan, Scotland, soft cover, 47 pages.
23. "One thousand fiddle tunes" by M. M. Cole Publishing Co., Chicago, 1940 soft cover, 120 pages.
24. "Kerr’s second" coll. Of merry melodies for the violin 445 airs, soft cover, 50 pages
25. "Kerr’s third" coll. Of merry melodies for the violin, 446 airs, soft cover, 51 pages.
26. "The cape Breton collection of Scottish melodies" compiled by Gordon F. MacQuarrie and Joseph Beaton, Medford, Mass. 1940 soft cover, 50 pages.
27. "MacEachern's collection of cape Breton Scottish music for violin" vol. I composed by Dan Hughie MacEachern, Queensville, N.S. 1975 soft cover, 44 pages
28. "Mabou music" composed by Joseph Beaton vol. I published by the casket printing co. Ltd., soft cover, 8 tunes
29. Dan R. Macdonald compositions, 28 pages, soft cover, hand written tunes of the late Dan r. Macdonald (in his own writing) note many of these tunes haven't been published.
30. The Scottish Dance album arranged by J. Michael Diack, soft cover, 16 tunes, 15 pages, 1st violin.
31. "Kerr’s modern Dance album" for the violin by James s. Kerr, soft cover, 16 pages quadrilles, schottisches, etc., #j.S.K. 478
32. The Balmoral reel book, collection of the most admired tunes by Bayley & Ferguson, Scotland, soft cover, 37 pages
    32a. Second copy of above.
33. Middleton's selection of strathspeys & reels for the violin by Peter Milne, Edinburgh, soft cover, 38 pages.
    33a. Second copy of above.
34. "Mozart Allan’s collection of Dance music" for the violin for amateur performers. 1st collection, soft cover, 49 pages
35. "Mozart Allan’s collection of Dance music" for the violin & amateur performers, second collection, soft cover, 49 pages
36. "Old Scottish music" collected & adapted for Scottish country Dances by Annie Shand, 1932 soft cover, 49 pages
    36a. Second copy of above.
37. "Unknown name collection of violin tunes” hornpipes, jigs, reels, etc., cover and title of collection is missing, soft cover, 106 pages.
38. "The Braemar collection of highland music for the piano" arranged by Alfred Moffatt, Glasgow. Xerox copy, soft cover, 1916 #b.3016f. 85 pages
39. Very old collection of violin tunes, polkas, jigs, reels etc., soft cover (original cover and title are missing, 48 pages.
40. "Universal violin and piano album" violin part, Mozart Allan, Glasgow, soft cover, 25 pages.
41. "U.S. School of music" home study course for the violin, New York, lessons 1 96 note (several pages missing)
42. Scottish songs, cover and title missing, soft cover, 245 pages.
43. Hand written music, various pages and tunes written for Winston, taken from various collections and some local made compositions, soft cover, approximately 300 pages.
44. "Scottish songs" #2 original cover & title is missing, new soft cover (yellow) 216 pages.
45. Scottish & Irish vol. I various pieces taken from rare violin collections bound together to make up a collection, approximately 100 pages, soft (new) cover.
46. Scottish & Irish vol. II, various pages and loose music from collections, etc., new soft cover, approximately 75 pages.
47. Scottish & Irish vol. III, loose music given to Winston bound in this collection, new soft cover approximately 80 pages.
48. "Don Messer’s way down east" fiddle tunes, January, 1948 soft cover, 32 pages, 98 tunes.
49. Scottish song collection, original cover and title missing. New soft cover, 64 pages.
50. Valley waltzes 75 waltzes for violin, piano, mandolin and flute complied by Roma McMillan published by O.F.C. Publications, Ottawa, 1983. Soft cover, xerox copy, 55 pages.
51. "Song book" modern music original cover and title missing, new soft cover. 286 pages.
52. "Dancla" vol. 219. Schirmer's library of musical classics by George Lehmann, copyright 1928 soft cover, 19 pages.
53. Songs of the world original title & cover missing, new soft cover, 208 pages by amsco music sales co., New York City
54. Clarinet polka, sheet music p.S. No. 181 for piano solo, Vitak Jelsnic co. Chicago.
55. Kerr's collection of the popular tunes of all nations, soft cover by James S. Kerr, Glasgow, 50 pages.
56. Bagpipe collection "The Glendaruel Collection" compiled by Pipe Major W. Norris, Scotland up to date settings, soft cover, 60 pages.
57. Bagpipe collection: the J. Wilson coll. Book I original cover is missing, new soft cover, 48 pages.
58. Bagpipe collection: "The William Ross Coll." December, 1936, original cover missing, new soft cover, 44 pages.
59. Bagpipe collection: "Highland Bagpipe" how to play the highland bagpipe compiled and arranged by P. M. James Robertson, soft cover, 70 pages.
60. Bagpipe collection: "The Edinburgh coll. (part 9) of highland bagpipe music" compiled and arranged by David Glen, Edinburgh, soft cover, 30 pages.
61. Bagpipe collection: "The Edinburgh coll. (part 10) of highland bagpipe music" compiled and arranged by David Glen, soft cover, 30 pages.
62. Bagpipe collection: "The Seaforth highlanders" standard settings of pipe makers, soft green cover, Paterson’s Publications Ltd., London, 136 pages.
63. Bagpipe collection: a made up collection of loose pages from various pipe works, December, 1987. New soft cover, about 60 pages.
64. Bagpipe collection: scots guards vol I standard settings of pipe music, 1954. New red hard cover, 275 pages.

Item is a sound recording of Alick Gillis and his Inverness Serenaders.

Item is a sound recording of The Furey's and David Arthur.

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 an audio recording of a conert held at the West Bay Road Parish Hall. Performers include: Alec Francis Mac Kay, Theresa Mac Lellan, Henry Mac Kinnon, Lionel Owen, Debbie and Viola mac Donald, Mrs. Bessie Mac Eachern, Ron Reilly, Donnie Mac Donald, Elliot Mac Donald, The Best Family

Side A: Introduction by M.C. Violin selections performed by Alec Francis Mac Kay with Theresa Mac Lellan, piano, later joined by stepdancer Henry Mac Kinnon. Lionel Owen performs a number of piano pieces. Viola and Debbie Mac Donald sing "Farewell to Nova Scotia" and "Dan O' Hara" Mrs. Bessie Mac Eachern sings "I Know My Love" in Gaelic. Theresa Mac Lellan and Ron Reilly perform piano and fiddle selections. [Sound is distorted on final third of Side A of tape]. Side B: The Best Family perform "Loch Lomond" and Bonny Lassie". Ross Mac Donald sings a Gaelic song. Donnie Mac Donald, violin, and Theresa Mac Lellan, piano, play Scottish music for stepdancer Eliot Mac Donald. Bessie Mac Eachern sings a song in Gaelic, followed by Viola and Debbie Mac Donald singing the English version. [Sound distortion on this part of tape from overlapping channels]. Lionel Owen plays honky-tonk piano numbers. [Remaining tape has sound distortion to its conclusion].

Item is a sound recording of John Gracie and Jennifer Whalen; a promotion for Nova Scotia by the Department of Tourism.

Item is a sound recording of John Allan Cameron.

Item is a sound recording of the Watertown Mass at the Gaelic Club.

Track List:
Track A1 - Violin Selections (Various Artists) 10:44
Track A2 - Bagpipe Selections (Various Artists) 20:39
Track A3 - TBD (Various Artists) 02:09
Track A4 - An Ribhinn Og (Various Artists) 02:10
Track A5 - TBD (Various Artists) 02:32

item is a sound recording of Donald MacLellan.

Item a sound recording of The Glasgow Orpheus Choir, conducted by Sir High Roberton.

Item is an audio recording of violin selections by Sandy MacLean, with piano accompaniment by Mary (MacLean) MacKinnon.

Item is an audio recording of violin selections by Sandy MacIntyre.

Recording summary:
Violin selections:
Anderson's Blight
Crossing to Ireland, Cooly's Reel
Georgie Leadbeater trad. C.B. Jig
The Bee's Wing Hornpipe; Lady Montgomery
Stirling Castle strathspey; Merry Boys o' Greenland
Earl of Crawford
Neil Gow's Lament for his Second Wife

Item is an audio recording of violin selections performed by Mary MacDonald, with piano accompaniment by Margaret MacPhee.

Recording Summary:

• Highlander's Farewell to Ireland
• King George IV
• Old Kings Reel
• Carlisle Lasses
• Traditional strathspey
• The Haggis Reel
• Mrs. Fleming of Moness
• Mrs. Hamilton of Wishaw
• Traditional reel
• The Cumberland, or Miss Gibson Reel
• Trip to Mabou Ridge March

Item is an audio recording of violin selections by Mary (Hughie) MacDonald - Strathspeys, reels, marches, jigs - with piano accompaniment by Margaret MacPhee.

Item is an audio recording of violin selections performed by Mary MacDonald. High bass strathspeys, piano accompaniment by Margaret MacPhee.

Recording summary:
Miss Drummond of Perth; Mason's Apron; trad. reel.
Maggie Cameron; The Devil in the Kitchen; 2 trad.
reels
The Braes of Marr; Charlie Stewart; Trad. reel
2 Trad. reels
Bundle and Go
Strathspeys & reels (trad.)
The Drover Lads (jig)
Tullochgorum (trad. setting); Lord MacDonald's Reel;
Miss Johnson's Reel
Strath. & reel (trad.)
Miss Lyall; King's Reel
Lady Ann Hope; Trad. strath.
Johnny Pringle strath.
The Breas of Marr; Charlie Stewart; trad. reel
Christie Campbell; Anthony Murray; trad. reel (high
bass)
Strath. & reel - high bass
Greig's Pipes - reel
Miss Drummond of Perth; Mason's Apron
Sleepy Maggie; Muillean Dubh
The Laird of Drumblair
West Mabou Reel
Johnny Gilbraith
Reel of Tulloch
The Ewe with the Crooked Horn; Col. MacBain Reel
Delvin Side; Bog an Lochan; Flora MacDonald's Reel;
Miss Lyall; King George V; Old King's Reel

Item is an audio recording of violin selections by John Campbell, includes strathspeys, reels, marches, and jigs. Piano accompaniment by Maybelle Doyle. The home recording was by Maybelle Chisholm Doyle (McQueen).

Item is an audio recording of violin selections - Jigs, marches, waltz, strathspeys, reels - by Duncan MacQuarrie, with piano accompaniment by Margaret MacPhee. This music was taped in New Waterford on Mr. MacQuarrie's ninetieth birthday, Sept. 1, 1974.

Item is an audio recording of violin selections by Dan R. MacDonald, recorded in his home by Bessie MacEachern:
Jigs: Miss MacDonald's Irish Jig; Trip to Toronto (Ont.) (Donald A. Beaton)
Glencoe March; River side strath.; Walker's cove reel (all 3 by Dan R. MacDonald)
Jigs: Miss Mary Beaton; Cleveland: Creignish jigs; (composed by Dan R.)
Hector and the Hero; Sandy Cameron strath.; Master Andrew Grant reel
Lord Lovat's Lament; Marquis of Huntley's Snuff Mill; Miss Grant's reel
Robert Cormack; Peter Laing's Strath.
Mr. J.A. Wilkens; Dr. Keith Aberdeen; Carnie's Cantor
Marnock's Strath.; King George IV; King's Reel; Perthshire Hunt

This audio recording is available for research and study purposes: T-381 [http://beaton.cbu.ca/AtoM/audio/T-381-Side1.mp3 and http://beaton.cbu.ca/AtoM/audio/T-381-Side2.mp3]

Item is an audio recording of violin selections by Dan Joe MacInnis and Sandy MacInnis, includes slow airs, marches, strathspeys, reels, jigs. Piano accompaniment by Maybelle Doyle.

Item is an audio recording of violin selections by Cameron Chisholm on the violin, includes strathspeys, reels, jigs, and slow airs. Piano accompaniment by Maybelle Doyle. The home recording was by Maybelle Chisholm Doyle (McQueen).

Item is an audio recording of violin selections performed by Billy MacPhee.

Recording summary:
Violin selections - Skye Gathering; Hoch, Miss Wedderburn reel
Violin selections - Cameron's Got His Wife Again:
Homeward Bound reel
Violin selections - Road to the Isles
Violin selections - Charlie Hunter's Jig; Trad. Jig
Violin selections - Inverness Jig; Baddeck Gathering
Violin selections - King George IV; King's Reel
Violin selections - Duke of Gordon's Birthday; The
Mabou Reel; Lord MacDonald; Trad. Reel
Violin selections - Jig

Item is an audio recording of violin selections by Archie Neil Chisholm, with piano accompaniment by Mae Cameron.

Item is an audio recording of violin selections by Angus Chisholm on the violin, includes slow airs, jigs, strathspeys, and reels. Piano accompaniment by Mary Jessie MacDonald. The home recording was by Maybelle Chisholm Doyle (McQueen).

Item is an audio recording of a number of fiddlers and Gaelic singers. Features:

MacKay, Alex Francis - Violin Selections
MacKay, Alex Francis - Violin Selections
MacKay, Alex Francis - Violin Selections
MacKay, Alex Francis - Violin Selections
MacKay, Alex Francis - Violin Selections
MacKay, Alex Francis - Violin Selections
Chisholm, Angus - Violin Selections
Chisholm, Angus - Violin Selections
MacEachern, Dan H. - Violin Selections
MacEachern, Dan H. - Violin Selections
MacEachern, Dan H. - Violin Selections
MacEachern, Dan H. - Violin Selections
MacMillan, Rev. Allan - Cailin mo Run-sa
MacEachern, Rev. John H. - Chi Mi Bhuam
Williams, John
Williams, John - Bithibh Aotrom 's Togaibh Fonn

Item is an audio recording of songs and tunes by Alex Francis MacKay, Angus Chisholm, Dan Hughie MacEachern, Fr. Allan MacMillan, Rev. John H. MacEachern, and John Williams. The tape was recorded by Elizabeth MacEachern.

Recording summary:

MacKay, Alex Francis, Violin selections, Slow air
MacKay, Alex Francis , Duke of Gordon's Strathspey
MacKay, Alex Francis , Reels, including Lord MacDonald, West Mabou reel
MacKay, Alex Francis, March, strathspeys, reels, King George IV and Miss Lyall's strathspeys, King's reel
MacKay, Alex Francis, Strathspeys and reels, Captain Campbell Strathspey, Muillean Dubh
MacKay, Alex Francis, Strathspeys, Clach na Cudain, Lady Mary Ramsay
Chisholm, Angus, Violin selections, incl. Tulloch Gorm
Chisholm, Angus, Mocking Bird Accompanied by John Allan Cameron, guitar
MacEachern, Dan H., Traditional jigs
MacEachern, Dan H., Marches, Captain Campbell and Colonel Stockwell's Marches
MacEachern, Dan H., Strathspey and reels, MacBeth's Strathspey and Archie Brown's reel
MacEachern, Dan H., Strathspeys, Christy Campbell, Miller of Drone
MacMillan, Rev. Allan, Song: Cailin mo ruin-sa, Love song
MacEachern, Rev. John H., Gaelic song composed for Bishop Malcolm MacEachern
Williams, John, Song, Title unknown, learned from his mother
Williams, John, Glendale, Bithibh aotrom 's togaibh fonn, Milling song

Item is an audio recording of violin selections by John Campbell, with piano accompaniment by Mary Doyle.

Item is an audio recording of violin selections by Mary MacDonald and Duncan MacQuarrie, with piano accompaniment by Margaret MacPhee.

Item is an audio recording of violin selections by Angus Chisholm.

Recording summary:
Chisholm, Angus - Jigs, strathspeys, reels, etc. - Piano accompaniment by Doug MacPhee
Violin selections - Chisholm, Angus - Jigs, strathspeys, reels, etc. - Piano accompaniment by Doug MacPhee
Violin selections - Fest. Of Fiddlers, 1973 - Jigs, strathspeys, reels, etc. - Piano accompaniment by Maybelle Doyle

Item is an audio recording of violin selections by Arthur Muise, with piano accompaniment by Joey Beaton.

Item is an audio recording of violin selections by Joe Cormier, with piano accompaniment by Maybelle Doyle.

Item is an audio recording of John Morris Rankin from Mabou. He was 11 years old at the time of the recording and had been playing the violin for 3 years. He was in grade 6 at the time. Accompaniment provided by his sister, Darlene.

Recording summary:
Violin Music: "King George"
Violin Music
Violin Music
Violin Music
Violin Music: "Believe Me of All Those Endearing Young Charms"
John Morris Rankin (Violin Music)
Violin Music: This tune was written by John Morris Rankin.
Violin Music
Violin Music
Violin Music

Item is a recording of scottish Music taped at the home of Allan Gillis in Margaree.

Item is an audio recording of "Memories of Father Charlie" - played by Cameron Chisholm. Tune composed by Cameron Chisholm in memory of the late Father C.W. MacDonald.

Item is an audio recording of an interview with Jim Peters. In the interview he describes several violins he made, as well as several rifles and skates and skis. Peters and his sister talk about their childhood and pioneer days at Mira Road.

Item is an audio recording of violin and piano selections by Donald Angus and Elizabeth Beaton.

Item is a sound recording or Archie Grant.

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 sound recording of the unveiling of Pioneer Cairn at Framboise.

Cassette notes it as tape #111.

Track List: Side A
Track A1 - Piping, piper is Sally MacPherson of Sydney (Neil MacDonald M.C.) 03:39
Track A2 - Rev. MacLean opening Prayer
Track A3 - Choir sings Psalm 23 in English - The Lord is my Shephard (Neil MacDonald M.C.)
Track A4 - MC introduces Rev. Dr. J.D. Nelson MacDonald who addresses the attendants in Gàidhlig and reads part of the hymn, Dhe Bhetel. (Neil MacDonald M.C.)
Track A5 - Dhe Bhetel tune: Martyrdom. Hymn precented by choir led by Seumas MacFhionghain. (Neil MacDonald M.C.)
Track A6 - MC thanks all members involved with the Pioneer Cairn project (Neil MacDonald M.C.)
Track A7 - An t-Seann t-Seann Sgeul. Singer: Dan Willie Strachan. (Neil MacDonald M.C.)
Track A8 - Rev. Dr. Nelson MacDonald reads Joshua, Chapter 4 in Gaelic. Reading from the 34th Psalm. (Neil MacDonald M.C.)
Track A9 - Precenting, Psalm. Tune: Martyrdom. (Neil MacDonald M.C.)
Track A10 - Rev. Dr. Nelson MacDonald speaks to attendants in Gàidhlig and English (Neil MacDonald M.C.)

Side B
Track B1 - Rev. Dr. Nelson MacDonald speaks to attendants in Gàidhlig, choir sings 51st Psalm Dèan Tròcair Orm a Dhia nan Dràs (Neil MacDonald M.C.) 22:25
Track B2 - Rev. Dr. Nelson MacDonald says a prayer (Neil MacDonald M.C.) 01:33
Track B3 - Piping

Item is a sound recording of Dan R. MacDonald and Colin R MacInnis.