Item is a photograph of fiddler Duncan MacQuarrie.
Item is a photograph of Duncan MacQuarrie, Clare MacDonald, and Mary (Beaton) MacDonald playing fiddle and piano. Clare MacDonald is at the piano.
Item is a photograph of the gravestone marking the burial of musician Duncan MacQuarrie. Mr. MacQuarrie is buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery in New Waterford.
Prendergast, PaulItem 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.
Papers include:
1a. Correspondence and papers of the Cameron Family, Creignish, Including draft of a petition to Bishop C.F. Mac Kinnon, Bishop of Arichat [ca. 1854]; Letter from Duncan Cameron to his Brother Angus, 1851; Account Between Donald Mac Donald, Dyer, Mabou and John Cameron, 1854-1868; Trustees, Low Point Parish To Hugh Macmaster About Road Construction, 1857; Royal Gazette Notice Re Estate of Archibald Cameron, 1915.
1b. Miscellaneous Notes and Receipts, 1817-1910.
2a. Correspondence With Sister Margaret Beaton Giving Progress Reports of Work Done Under the Grant, 1972.
2b. Material Collected by Bessie MacEachern: the Grand Narrows Railway Bridge, 1959; Cape Breton Railroads, 1697-1964; Histories of Port Hood, Port Hawkesbury, Mabou and the Parish of Brook Village; Biographies of Rev. Dr. John F. Mac Master, Msgr. Donald Macpherson, Rev. Lauchlin J. MacDonald; Tributes To Rev. Donald Rankin; Folklore, home remedies, Scottish recipes and the working of wool or flax [gaelic].
Item is a photograph of the festival of Cape Breton fiddlers in Glendale.
Item is a report titled "Festivals and Concerts in Cape Breton: The Big Pond Story" written by Anne Hollohan.
Item is a report titled "Paul Wukitsch" written by Sean MacMullin.
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 book containing a collection of Gaelic songs.
Item is a photograph of five outstanding Cape Breton Fiddlers photographed in Detroit, U.S.A on January 31, 1953. The concert was for Rev. Hugh MacDonald. Featured in the photograph are Allen, Bernie, Hugh, Johnnie, Archie and Dan MacDonald. The piano player was Joan MacDonald (not pictured).
Item is a book titled "Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist," written by Margaret Fay Shaw. The book details the folklore and folksong from South Uist. It includes lyrics and music for Gaelic folksongs.
Item is a reprint of the 1955 publication "Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist."
Fonds consists of a submission by the Mabou Gaelic and Historical Society to the preliminary conference on Gaelic, Iona, 04 May 1980. Letter and timetable of the Gaelic conference held at St. Ann's on May 16-18, 1980.
Item is a photograph of a ceremony during the Gaelic mod at the Gaelic College. Former premier of Nova Scotia, Angus L. MacDonald and Father Rankin in attendance on stage.
Colaisde na Gàidhlig / Gaelic College hosting Gaelic Mod. Man at the microphone is Jack MacDonald (Ottawa) and to the left of the Union Jack flag is Red A.D. MacDonald (Board Member of the Gaelic College).
Item is a photograph of Hon. Angus L. MacDonald, Finlay MacDonald and A.W.R. MacKenzie on stage during the opening ceremonies of the Mod at the Gaelic College in St. Ann's.
Item is a photograph of the Gaelic Mod at St. Ann's.
Fonds consists of the constitution, by-laws, newsletters, programs, correspondence, addresses, clippings, questionnaires, and reports.
Gaelic Society of Cape BretonCollection consists of Gaelic songs and music, clippings and a scrapbook. Each file collection is prefaced by an index of the songs.
Fonds consists of Gaelic poetry, songs, hymns and a letter. Creator is unknown.
A. Notebook of handwritten Gaelic songs believed to be the songs of Ewen MacKinnon, otherwise known in Iona as "Bodach a'Bhidse".
B. Gaelic translation of the hymn “The Old Old Story.” Hexatonic scale adapted to regular musical store by unknown person. Original, 2 pages.
C1. Song "Chuir Mi Cul ri Iollaraidh" (with English translation) [n.d.] Original, 2 pages. Presented by Mr. & Mrs. John MacKenzie, Mira Gut.
C2. Song: “Bheir a Nall am Botal Dhu” [sic] (local composition) Original, 2 pages. Presented by John Allan MacNeil, Grand Narrows.
C3a. "Mi'm Shuidhe M'Onar" by Scottish bard Sorley Cameron. The name “Neil MacDonald” is penciled on the manuscript but not definite that he is the author. Original, 8 pages.
C3b Humourous song [untitled] also written in Cape Breton. Signed by Neil Macdonald but he was not the author. Also 2 fiddle tunes with musical notation, one stating that it is from Bill Lamey. Original, 5 pages.
C4. Song (untitled) likely of Cape Breton origin. Typescript, 1 page.
D. Letter written in Gaelic from Crows Nest to a friend in Inverness County, 1915. Original, 1 page. Presented by John Neil Beaton, Port Hood, 1984.
Fiddlers performing on-stage at the inaugural 1973 Glendale Fiddle Festival.
Gallant, MarcFonds consists of 1) Scottish music, handwritten, some composed by Mr. MacQuarrie; 2) Fragments of letters about music; and 3) a newspaper clipping by the Cape Breton Post of Mr. MacQuarrie’s death.
MacQuarrie, Gordon F.
Item is a photograph of the MacNeil and MacKinnon familes of Christmas Island, Pipers Cove, and Grand Narrows. Fiddler Neil MacKinnon is identified as being present in the photograph.
Item is a photograph of fiddler Howie MacDonald.
Item is a photograph of fiddler Buddy MacMaster.
Fonds consists of papers that include:
b. Two copies of the history of the first settlers in Iona including MacKenzie's version of the story of their first encounter with the Mi'Kmaq ; a story in English and set in Christmas Island. Many cultural practices are discussed ; a speech addressed to The Nova Scotia and Canadian Associations of Social workers ; two songs in English.
MacKenzie, Hugh Francis
Item is a photograph of the gravestone marking the burials of Hughie MacDonald and his wife Mary Beaton MacDonald in St. Agnes Cemetery in New Waterford.
Prendergast, PaulFonds consists of a collection of documents relating to the Conference, held in Sydney on October 15,16, and 17, 1987.
Collection consists of seventeen, ¾” tape (U-matic) videocassette reproductions and textual records created for the Inverness County Dance Project by Barbara LeBlanc and Laura Sadowsky for the Canadian Museum of Civilization, now the Canadian Museum of History, Musée canadien de l’histoire.
While working on their M.A. (History) at Laval University (QC), LeBlanc and Sadowsky completed the Inverness County Dance Project. For years they pursued independent research in the Acadian areas of Inverness County and Waltham, Mass. During June to August 1986, in collaboration with the Beaton Institute and the Canadian Museum of History (formerly the Museum of Man), LeBlanc and Sadowsky researched dance traditions of Acadian, Irish, Mi'kmaq, and Scottish groups in Inverness County. These collected sound recordings, textual transcripts, and moving images were recorded across Cape Breton Island.
Canadian Museum of HistoryItem is a report titled "Inverness County Dance Project" written by Barbara LeBlanc and Laura Sadowsky and presented to the Centre for Canadian Folk Culture Studies, Canadian Museum of Civilization on September 15, 1986. Attached are two copies of content lists of video cassettes sent to Elizabeth Beaton-Planetta by the Canadian Museum of Civilization in reference to Inverness County dance traditions.
Fonds consists of Gaelic hymn music composed by Isobel T. MacDonald of South Uist, Scotland The hymns are all compositions of Fr. Allan MacDonald, Eriskay.
Item is a photograph of one of the four MacDonald fiddlers born in Judique.
Fonds consists of papers including stories, songs, newspaper clippings and a scrapbook. Papers include: