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CA BI T-1607 · Item · 26 Feb. 1983
Part of Sound and Moving Image Collection

Item is a sound recording of MacTalla an Eilean, February 26, 1983, broadcast on CBC Radio.

John MacInnis & John MacLeod, Puirt-a-beul
Father Angus Morris, Violin: Traditional jigs in Key of A
Barry Shears, Bagpipe solo: Haste to the Wedding; Duncan MacKillop
John Dan MacNeil, Gaelic Story
Iona Gaelic Singers, "Bu chaomh leam bhi mireah..."
Theresa & Marie MacLellan, Violin & Piano: Lord Alexander Kennedy, march; King George V, Devil in the Kitchen, Miss Drummond of Perth - strathspeys; King George Iv, King;s reel
George MacInnis and Doug MacPhee, Piano duet: Pipe Major George Ross's Farewell to the Black Watch; Yester House; Brenda Stubbert, Kinnon Beaton - reels
Willie John MacAulay, "Mairi Dhonn"
John Morris Rankin & Howie MacDonald, Violin: Irish Reels

Recording is available for research and study purposes only:
T-1607 Side 1: http://beaton.cbu.ca/atom/audio/T-1607-1.mp3
T-1607 Side 2: http://beaton.cbu.ca/atom/audio/T-1607-2.mp3

CBC Radio
CA BI T-1610 · Item · 12 Mar. 1983
Part of Sound and Moving Image Collection

Item is a sound recording of CBC Radio.

Track Listing:
David MacIsaac, Violin: Dunvegan, Sandy MacLean's Alex Dan'd; Angus Chisholm's - jigs
William Marshall, Scotland, "Air muillean 's mi 'nam onar..."
John Dan MacNeil, Sydney, Gaelic Story
Carl MacKenzie, Sydney, Violin: Mr. Mitchie march; The Tarvis Trippers; Highlanders of Bannfshire; New Brig O'Methlick; Miss Erskine of Torry - strathspeys; Tom MacQueston's; Mrs. James Campbell; Don Boys - reels
Barry Shears, Bagpipe solo: Cameron Quickstep march; Arniston Castle - strathspey; Back of the Moon - reel
Iona Gaelic Singers, "Air fail irinn iu..."
John Morris Rankin, Violin: Forest of Garth; Athole Brose; strathspeys; Capt. David Stewart; Trad. & Irish reels
Men of the Deeps, "Cape Breton Coal Miner"
Norman MacLean, Scotland, Rejected Suitor's Medley

Recording is available for research and study purposes only:
T-1610 Side 1: http://beaton.cbu.ca/atom/audio/T-1610-1.mp3
T-1610 Side 2: http://beaton.cbu.ca/atom/audio/T-1610-2.mp3

CBC Radio
CA BI T-1603 · Item · 5 Feb. 1983
Part of Sound and Moving Image Collection

CBC Radio "MacTalla an Eilean" February 5, 1983

A-1 Buddy MacMaster & Carl MacKenzie: Violin: Golden Rod, Down the Tannoch Road, Car Driver, Haste to the Wedding - jigs; Piano accomp., by Doug MacPhee
A-2 Na H-Eilthirich: "Spraidh Leid a'Bhreacan Ur"
A-3 John Dan MacNeil: Gaelic Story; Piano accomp., by George MacInnis
A-4 John Morris Rankin: Violin: Bishop MacDonald, slow strathspey; Glengarry's Dirk
A-5 John Burgess Bagpipe solo: Duchess of Edinburgh; Think Lies the Mist on Yonder Hill; Rose Among the Heather; High Road to Linton
B-1 Ann Draper & Dolena MacLenna: Interview re Mod in Cape Breton
B-2 Donald MacLellan: Violin: Neil Gow's Lament for Abercairney; Christy Campbell; Hills of Cape Mabou; Greig's Pipes; Perthshire Hunt; Piano accomp., by Doug MacPhee

Recording is available for research and study purposes only:
T-1603 Side 1: http://beaton.cbu.ca/atom/audio/T-1603-1.mp3
T-1603 Side 2: http://beaton.cbu.ca/atom/audio/T-1603-2.mp3

CBC Radio
CA BI T-1600 · Item · 15 Jan. 1983
Part of Sound and Moving Image Collection

Item is a sound recording of MacTalla an Eilean on CBC Radio.

Track Listing: "Oran an T-Saighdear"
Piano duet: Ducky Meadows; Devil in the Kitchen; Cailleach Liath Raasay; Effie's Big Coat
Gaelic Story
Violin: Mr. Murry, strathspey; a John Campbell reel; Sandy MacIntyre's Trip to Boston; The Yetts of Muckart
"Mo Ribhinn Chaoimhneil"
Bagpipe solo: Knightswood Ceilidh; Captain Carswell - marches
"Song for the Mira"
"Morag a' Dunbheagan"
Violin & Piano: March, clog, hornpipes

Recording is available for research and study purposes only:
T-1600 Side 1: http://beaton.cbu.ca/atom/audio/T-1600-1.mp3
T-1600 Side 2: http://beaton.cbu.ca/atom/audio/T-1600-2.mp3

CBC Radio
CA BI T-1611 · Item · 19 Mar. 1983
Part of Sound and Moving Image Collection

Item is a sound recording of the weekly radio program, MacTalla an Eilean that aired on March 19, 1983 on CBC Radio.

Track Listing: The Chieftains
Angus MacLeod
Kinnon Beaton & Betty Lou
Mary Larkin
Arthur Muise & Jerry Holland
George MacInnis and Doug MacPhee
Kathleen MacDonald
John Morris Rankin & Howie MacDonald
High Level Ranters

Recording is available for research and study purposes only:
T-1611 Side 1: http://beaton.cbu.ca/atom/audio/T-1611-1.mp3
T-1611 Side 2: http://beaton.cbu.ca/atom/audio/T-1611-2.mp3

CBC Radio
CA BI T-1593 · Item · 20 Aug. 1982
Part of Sound and Moving Image Collection

Item is a sound recording of Geraldine & John Morris Rankin recorded by CBC radio.

Track Listing: Mr.Murray - strathspey; a John Campbell composition (reel); Sandy MacIntyre's trip to Boston, The Yetts of Muckart, reels
A group of old-tiji jigs in D Major
The Forest of Garth, Compliments to my Wife, Bea, (comp., by J. Campbell), Athole Brose - strathspeys; Captain David Stewart reel, traditional reel, Irish reel
A group of jigs in G. Major, includes the Squirrel in the Tree
The Rose Acres - pastoral; The Maid of Islay, Lucy Campbell - strathspeys; Traditional reel, Pigeon on the Gate, Alex Dan's reel
A march; a traditional strathspey; The Duke of Gordon's Birthday strathspey; The Rights of Man hornpipe; an Irish reel

Recording is available for research and study purposes only: http://beaton.cbu.ca/atom/audio/T-1593.mp3

CBC Radio
CA BI T-2069 · Item · 1982
Part of Sound and Moving Image Collection

Item is an audio recording of interviews with Carl MacKenzie, Charlie MacKenzie, Malcolm MacDonald and Josie Maclean of Washabuck, N.S.

Carl MacKenzie:

His grandfather, Charles "Framer" MacKenzie came from Kintyle, Scotland, first to Margaree, then to Washabuct

Talk about his musical background and family

There is a Washabuct fiddle style

His violin style influenced by Scotty Fitzgerald and Budy MacMaster

Talks about the good old-fashoined home parties

Charlie MacKenzie:

Recites two poems he composed

Talks about his mother washing clothes in the brook years ago

Recites another poem, "Blackbirds", also his own composition

tells of his mother singing Gaelic songs while she worked, spinning etc.

Malcolm MacDonald:

Talks about the old farms, now closed, how hard the pioneers worked

The house ceilidhs; fishing in the area

The store in Washabuct at one time

The Bard MacLean

"Lazy Stick" - a game they played

The browns - tricks people would play on them

Josie MacLean:

The one-room school she attended Formation of the Home & School Association

Joe MacLean :

Talks about Lauchlin MacLean - he arrived from Barra in 1817 - his family

Laughlin MacLean died at the age of 114

Other pioneer familes

Snow storms in previous years

Early mail service - by boat to Baddeck, also by hourse & buggy

CBC Radio
CBC Radio "Fresh Air" 1982
CA BI T-2068 · Item · 1982
Part of Sound and Moving Image Collection

Eddie MacPherson Middle River
Information on the "Yankees Line"
Transportation problems - snow plows, flooding of the river etc.
Birds in the area
Superstitions about birds, storms etc.

Robert Smith
Early industries at Middle River - grist mills, thrashing mills etc.
Lumbering in the 50's
Community life in the area

D.D. MacRae
Began farming in Middle River in 1980
Tells about moving to C.B., from Alberta

Georgina MacRae
Former R.N., worked with r. C.L. MacMillan
Tells about her nursing career in the area - traveling in all sorts of
weather
D.D. MacRae
The foot bridge they had to use to get Charles School, Middle River
The brige was 275 feet long, hung about 15 feet about the water
Lumbering in the area in the 50's
Social life in the area

Neil MacLennan Benacadie
A funny story about "bull beer"

Aggie MacLennan
How she learned to stepdance
Her brother John MacLean - a violinist and stepdancer
Describes a highlan wedding

Neil MacLennan
Gaelic his first language
His first teacher, Jessie MacKenzie
His expericences in the service, World War Two
The purposes of the C.B. Gaelic Society

Dan MacNeil
2 Songs - Copper and Silver (English) Ho Ro, 'S toil leam fhin thu
The old days, going to ceilihs
The old traing boats
Mary doucette Social like in the old days

CBC Radio
CBC Radio, November 21 1982
CA BI T-1606 · Item · 21 Nov. 1982
Part of Sound and Moving Image Collection

Item is a sound recording of CBC Radio.

Track Listing: Violin: Jigs: Maid on the Green; Irish Jig; Leona Beaton's; Margaret Chisholm
Duke of Fife's Welcome to Deeside: Miss Lyall; Devil in the Kitchen; The Grey-Haired Lady; 2 traditional reels
Irish Reels
Jigs: The New Fiddle; Tipsy Tailor; Miss Ghee
Slow Air: Silver Wells; John Roy Stweart strathspey: Pottiner's, Archie Menzie's reels; Fisher's Hornpipe; Miss Gordon of Knock Reel
Slow Air: Comorsoras; Calum Breugach strathspey; Bagpipe strathspey; Traditional strathspey; Reels: Miss Wallace, Red Shoes, bagpipe reel, Brenda Stubbert's reel
Strathspeys: Bishop MacDonald, Glengarry Dirk; 2 reels in C
Slow March: Johnny Cope; The Way to Mull River, Annie is My Darling reels
Jigs
Jigs: The Irishman's Heart to the Ladies, High Road to Dublin, Walking The Floor, Hills of Glenorchy
MacKinnon's Brook, traditional strathspep; Brenda Stubbert, Alex Dan's reels
Jigs; reels, Flowers of Edinbourgh, Miss MacLeod's, Old King's
March; Duke of Gordon's Birthday, strathspey; reels: West Mabou, Stacks of Barley, Irish reel
Jigs
Strathspeys & reels
Donald Campbell's strathspey; reels: Brenda Stubbert, Donald Angus Beaton
Jigs: Tippety Jean, Down the Tannoch Road, Hills of Glenorchy, 2 jigs in A Major
Neil Gow's Lament; Am Bodach Luideach Odhar, Lady Mary Ramsay strathspeys: Reels: Sleepy Maggie, Kay Gerrior's
The Farewell, march; May Belle Chisholm, strathspey; reels: Johnny Wilmot, The Hawk, Finlay Cameron, 2 reels in E minor
O'er the Moor Among the Heather, slow strathspey; Athole Brose, Glenora Falls strathspeys; Reels: The Randy Wife of Greenlaw, Juy's, Jenny Dang the Weaver, Muillean Dubh
Strathspeys: Hoch Hey, Johnny Lad, King George IV; reels: King's High Road to Linton

Recording is available for research and study purposes only:
T-1606 Side 1: http://beaton.cbu.ca/atom/audio/T-1606-1.mp3
T-1606 Side 2: http://beaton.cbu.ca/atom/audio/T-1606-2.mp3

CBC Radio
CBC Radio, 1981 - Apr. 11
CA BI T-2045 · Item · 1981
Part of Sound and Moving Image Collection

Christine MacKeigan Mira Discusses her normal college reunion
Her school days in Mira
First teaching job at the age of 19
The 1929 earthquake
Retired from teaching in 1944
Mary Ann MacDonald Mira The saw mill & how it operated
"Amazing Grace"
Roddy Monroe Mira Song composed locally
Gaelic prayer meetings, Rev. Bean
Helen MacDonald Mira History of the Mira area
The old French trail
Describes farms & who owned them
Ernie Weisner Fishing and hunting in Mira
Social life in Mira
Sports
Life in Mira when he was a boy
John Ewen MacKenzie Broughton Mine - History
Originally called Milton
Two hotels at Broughton
Description of school & church there in the early days

CBC Radio
CA BI T-1305 · Item · 1978
Part of Sound and Moving Image Collection

Item is a sound recording of violin and piano selections performed by Buddy MacMaster, with piano accompaniment by John Morris Rankin, and recorded by CBI Radio.

A-1 Loch na Gar; Fir Tree; Trad., strathspey; Athole Brose; Mrs. Muir MacKenzie; Randy Wife of Greenlaw
A-2 Jigs: The Golden Rod; Haste to the Wedding; 2 Traditional
A-3 Slow air; Mrs. Ferguson of Reath; South West Bridge; Paddy on the Turnpike
A-4 Jigs: Chéticamp & 2 other jigs
A-5 A group of old-time jigs
A-6 Reels: tom Rae, Sandy MacIntyre's Trip to Boston; Ann MacQuarries; Mrs. MacLeod of Raasay; High Road to Linton

Recording is available for research and study purposes only:
T-1305 Side 1: http://beaton.cbu.ca/atom/audio/T-1305-1.mp3
T-1305 Side 2: http://beaton.cbu.ca/atom/audio/T-1305-2.mp3

CBC Radio
CA BI T-1598 · Item
Part of Sound and Moving Image Collection

Item is a sound recording of MacTalla an Eilean on CBC Radio.

Track Listing: Piano duet: Bill Lamey's Father MacGregor's, Biddy from Sligo - jigs
Violin: Duke of Fife's Welcome to Deeside; Miss Lyall; Devil in the Kitchen; The Grey-Haired Lay
Pap of Glencoe; Maggie Cameron; John MacDonald's reel
"Leanabh an Aigh"
Gaelic Gospel reading
"Christ Child's Lullaby"
Violin: Clogs & Hornpipes
"Laoidh Nollaig"
3 traditional reels

Recording is available for research and study purposes only:
T-1598 Side 1: http://beaton.cbu.ca/atom/audio/T-1598-1.mp3
T-1598 Side 2: http://beaton.cbu.ca/atom/audio/T-1598-2.mp3

CBC Radio