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CA BI T-749 · Item · 1973
Part of Sound and Moving Image Collection

Item is an audio recording of the 1973 Southwest Margaree concert. Recording includes:

Southwest Margaree Gaelic Chorus , Southwest Margaree (N.S.) - O Canada

MacDonnell, George , Inverside - Bagpipe selections

Chisholm, Archie Neil , Margaree Forks (N.S.) - Words of welcome

MacDonald, Mr. And Mrs. Francis , Southwest Margaree (N.S.) - Violin and piano selections

Gillis, Angus R. And chorus , Southwest Margaree (N.S.) - Tha mo run air a' ghille...

Tompkins, Donna , Margaree Forks (N.S.) - Mary Hamilton

MacNeil, Marion and Rosemary , Barra Glen - Bagpipe and drum selections

MacDonald, Mrs. Kay , New Waterford - Mairi Og

MacDonald, Mrs. Kay , New Waterford - Am falbh thu leam a ribhinn og

Kennedy, Donna , Deepdale (N.S.) - Stepdancing

MacGillivray, Mrs. Mae; MacDonald, Francis , Southwest Margaree (N.S.) - Eilean mo Chridhe

Murphy sisters , St. Rose - Bagpipe selections

Doug MacPhee; Doyle, Maybelle Chisholm , New Waterford and Margaree Forks (N.S.) - Piano duet

Currie sisters , Sydney (N.S.) - Highland Fling

MacDougall, John , Kenloch - Violin selections

East Lake Ainslie Gaelic Chorus , Lake Ainslie (N.S.) - An t-eilean dh'an thug mi luaidh...

East Lake Ainslie Gaelic Chorus , Lake Ainslie (N.S.) - S truagh nach d'rugadh dall mi...

Gillis, Wallace , Scotsville - Violin selections

Murphy sisters , St. Rose - Bagpipe selections

Gillis, Miss , Scotsville - Piano selections

Gillis, Angus R. , Southwest Margaree (N.S.) - Och mar tha mi 's mi nam onar...

Southwest Margaree Gaelic Chorus , Southwest Margaree (N.S.) - Morag a Dunbheagan

MacDonald, Mary Catherine "Kay"
Archibald A. MacKenzie fonds
CA BI MG 6.6 · Fonds · 1983

Fonds consists of a selection of songs in Gaelic composed by Archie Alex MacKenzie.

MacKenzie, Archie Alex
Archibald Beaton fonds
CA BI MG 12.31 · Fonds · 1897-1898

Fonds consists of correspondence of Archibald Beaton, Donald MacDonald and Rev. Ronald Beaton in Rome. Letters deal with the opening of the coal mines at Broad Cove in the late 1890s, a description of Rome, and the ordering of a set of bagpipes as a gift. Interspersed there is also bagpipe music, written by Archibald Beaton.

Beaton, Archibald
CA BI 91-1075-23036 · Item · 1991

Item is a photograph of the gravestone marking the burial of piper Archie MacDonald. Mr. MacNeil is buried in Stella Maris Cemetery, Inverness.

Prendergast, Paul
Archie Grant
MG 21.8-T-3034 · Item
Part of D.J. MacDermaid Songs & Stories Collection

Item is a sound recording of Archie Grant.

Cassette notes it as tape #117.

Track List:
Side A
Track A1 - Puirt-a-Beul (Allan MacLean) 05:30
Track A2 - (Archie Grant) 02:57
Track A3 - TBD (Allan MacLean ; Archie Grant ; Allan MacRitchie ; Andrew R. Grinlaw ; Hugh MacKay ; Donald MacIsaac ; Cathie B. MacLean) 03:04
Track A4 - TBD (Allan MacLean ; Archie Grant ; Allan MacRitchie ; Andrew R. Grinlaw ; Hugh MacKay ; Donald MacIsaac ; Cathie B. MacLean) 02:42
Track A5 - TBD (Allan MacLean ; Archie Grant ; Allan MacRitchie ; Andrew R. Grinlaw ; Hugh MacKay ; Donald MacIsaac ; Cathie B. MacLean) 02:13
Track A6 - TBD (Allan MacLean ; Archie Grant ; Allan MacRitchie ; Andrew R. Grinlaw ; Hugh MacKay ; Donald MacIsaac ; Cathie B. MacLean) 02:43
Track A7 - TBD (Allan MacLean ; Archie Grant ; Allan MacRitchie ; Andrew R. Grinlaw ; Hugh MacKay ; Donald MacIsaac ; Cathie B. MacLean) 02:45
Track A8 - TBD (Allan MacLean ; Archie Grant ; Allan MacRitchie ; Andrew R. Grinlaw ; Hugh MacKay ; Donald MacIsaac ; Cathie B. MacLean) 03:16
Track A9 - TBD (Allan MacLean ; Archie Grant ; Allan MacRitchie ; Andrew R. Grinlaw ; Hugh MacKay ; Donald MacIsaac ; Cathie B. MacLean) 02:52
Track A10 - TBD (Allan MacLean ; Archie Grant ; Allan MacRitchie ; Andrew R. Grinlaw ; Hugh MacKay ; Donald MacIsaac ; Cathie B. MacLean) 05:49
Track A11 - TBD (Allan MacLean ; Archie Grant ; Allan MacRitchie ; Andrew R. Grinlaw ; Hugh MacKay ; Donald MacIsaac ; Cathie B. MacLean) 10:09

Side B
Track B1 - TBD (Archie Grant) 03:19
Track B2 - TBD (Allan MacRitchie) 03:27
Track B3 - TBD (Andrew Grinlaw) 03:12
Track B4 - TBD (Hugh MacKay) 03:17
Track B5 - TBD (Donald MacIsaac) 02:50
Track B6 - TBD (Cathie B. MacLean) 02:51
Track B7 - TBD (Allan MacLean ; Archie Grant ; Allan MacRitchie ; Andrew R. Grinlaw ; Hugh MacKay ; Donald MacIsaac ; Cathie B. MacLean) 02:42
Track B8 - TBD (Allan MacLean ; Archie Grant ; Allan MacRitchie ; Andrew R. Grinlaw ; Hugh MacKay ; Donald MacIsaac ; Cathie B. MacLean) 02:22
Track B9 - TBD (Allan MacLean ; Archie Grant ; Allan MacRitchie ; Andrew R. Grinlaw ; Hugh MacKay ; Donald MacIsaac ; Cathie B. MacLean) 02:13
Track B10 - TBD (Allan MacLean ; Archie Grant ; Allan MacRitchie ; Andrew R. Grinlaw ; Hugh MacKay ; Donald MacIsaac ; Cathie B. MacLean) 02:07
Track B11 - TBD (Allan MacLean ; Archie Grant ; Allan MacRitchie ; Andrew R. Grinlaw ; Hugh MacKay ; Donald MacIsaac ; Cathie B. MacLean) 03:02
Track B12 - TBD (Allan MacLean ; Archie Grant ; Allan MacRitchie ; Andrew R. Grinlaw ; Hugh MacKay ; Donald MacIsaac ; Cathie B. MacLean) 01:48
Track B13 - TBD (Allan MacLean ; Archie Grant ; Allan MacRitchie ; Andrew R. Grinlaw ; Hugh MacKay ; Donald MacIsaac ; Cathie B. MacLean) 01:43
Track B14 - TBD (Allan MacLean ; Archie Grant ; Allan MacRitchie ; Andrew R. Grinlaw ; Hugh MacKay ; Donald MacIsaac ; Cathie B. MacLean) 02:37
Track B15 - TBD (Allan MacLean ; Archie Grant ; Allan MacRitchie ; Andrew R. Grinlaw ; Hugh MacKay ; Donald MacIsaac ; Cathie B. MacLean) 05:30

Archie Morrison fonds
CA BI MG 6.34 · Fonds · 1900-1979

This fonds consists of a collection of Gaelic songs, stories, poetry, history and tombstone inscriptions.

Papers are in Gaelic:

  1. Story: “Seann Chuimhneachan air a’ Choire Ghlas” copied from the work by John MacCormick, first appearing in An Gaidheal, Vol.2. Photocopy, 12 pages.
  2. Story: "A’Bhean Iadach" from Am Measg Nam Bodach, 1938.
    "Iain Ciar agus an Robair" from Aig Tigh na Beinne by Katherine Whyte Grant.
    "Eoghan Ruadh aig a ‘Mhod" from The Celtic Garland by Henry Whyte. Photocopies, 20 pages.
  3. Poetry and songs, many by Cape Breton bards. many have been copied from songs appearing in The History of Christmas Island Parish. Also a song composed by Murdoch Morrison of Ferguson's Lake and Gaelic translations of English hymns. Photocopies and originals, 38 pages.
  4. An typed excerpt from the Gaelic translation of the Episcopalian Book of Common Prayer. Photocopy, 1 page.
  5. Description of Islands of Coll, Uist and Mull copied from the book Am Measg nam Bodach, 1938.
  6. Inscriptions on the tombstones of John MacLean, Gaelic bard; Rev. Alexander MacLean Sinclair and Mrs. John Sinclair. Photocopy, 1 page. Presented by Mr. Morrison.
CA BI T-1383 · Item · 1979
Part of Sound and Moving Image Collection

Carl MacKenzie & Doug MacPhee Sydney (N.S.) - New Waterford Violin & Piano: March of the Cameron Men; Lord Roth Strathspey

Archie Neil Chisholm Margaree Forks (N.S.) Talks about "Hidden Treasure"

Josie MacNeil Big Pond (N.S.) Tells a humourous story about a wake

Archie Neil Chisholm Store about a wake an a home-made casket...

Archie Neil Chisholm Story about a man who was henpecked...

Carl MacKenzie & Doug MacPhee Violin & Piano: Lor Roth & Tullochgorum

Archie Neil Chisholm Talks about the many talens of Cape Bretoners

John Allan Cameron Mabou (N.S.) "Rise & Follow Charlie

Josie MacNeil & Archie Neil Chisholm Tell several funny stories

Carl MacKenzie & Doug MacPhee Violin & Piano: Tullochgorum (cont.)

Archie Neil Chisholm Discusses how seriously people took their politics...

CBI Radio
CA BI T-1385 · Item · 1979
Part of Sound and Moving Image Collection

Winnie Chafe Glace Bay (N.S.) Violin Selections - slow air

Sons of Skye Big Pond (N.S.) "The Boatman"

(?) Joe Story about the cow that always got up alone..

Archie Neil Chisholm Margaree Forks (N.S.) "The first man up on Day of Judgement"

Sons of Skye Big Pond (N.S.) Fidle selections & mouth music

Archie Neil Chisholm Margaree Forks (N.S.) Story of a headless man...

Winnie Chafe Glace Bay (N.S.) Violin Selections

CBI Radio
CA BI T-1386 · Item · 1979
Part of Sound and Moving Image Collection

Carl MacKenzie Sydney (N.S.) Violin Selections - slow air

Dennie Cox Meat Cove "Take me back to the Bay boys"

Archie Neil Chisholm Margaree Forks (N.S.) Story about r. Chisholm

Josie MacNeil Big Pond (N.S.) Story about "Between two drunk policemen"

Denis & Lori Cox "Come a ro..."

Archie Neil Chisholm Story about a dog with a pedigree

Archie Neil Chisholm Story - "There'll be very little judging done the first day..."

Carl MacKenzie Sydney (N.S.) Violin Selections

CA BI T-1387 · Item · 1979
Part of Sound and Moving Image Collection

Theresa & Marie MacLellan Cleveland (N.S.), C.B. Violin & Piano selections

Ronnie MacEachern Sydney (N.S.) "I'm in Sydney (N.S.) and it's the middle of winter"

Josie MacNeil Big Pond (N.S.) Cape Breton nicknames

Josie MacNeil Discussion on ethnic groups

Theresa & Marie MacLellan Cleveland (N.S.) Violin & Piano - strathspeys & reels

Ronnie MacEachern "Erin'a Green Shore"

Theresa & Marie MacLellan Violin & Piano - Jigs

CA BI T-1384 · Item · 1979
Part of Sound and Moving Image Collection

Buddy MacMaster Judique (N.S.) Violin Selections

Josie MacNeil Big Pond (N.S.) Humourous Cape Breton stories

Archie Neil Chisholm Margaree Forks (N.S.) Story of children blowing up the outhouse

Buddy MacMaster Violin Selections

Donnie Campbell Sydney (N.S.) "Silver Darlings"

Archie Neil Chisholm Margaree Forks (N.S.) Story about the arrival of twins

Buddy MacMaster Judique (N.S.) Violin Selections - jigs

Donnie Campbell Sydney (N.S.) "Willie's Gang tae Melville Castle

CA BI T-1380 · Item · 1979
Part of Sound and Moving Image Collection

Buddy MacMaster & Doug MacPhee Judique (N.S.) & New Waterford Violin and Piano:Golden Rod Jig

Joe Neil MacNeil Middle Cape (N.S.) Explains the true meaning of a "Ceilidh"

Joe Neil MacNeil Middle Cape (N.S.) Talks about the musical instrumentals, tells a funny story

Buddy MacMaster & Doug MacPhee Golden Rod & Tea Gardens jigs

Archie Neil Chisholm Tells why the pioneers came to Cape Breton

Marjorie Campbell Sydney (N.S.) "A Gypsy lad came to my door..."

Joe Neil MacNeil Middle Cape (N.S.) Tells another funny story

Archie Neil Chisholm Tells a story of a fore-runner

Buddy MacMaster & Doug MacPhee Violin and Piano: The Glencoe March

Marjorie Campbell English Song

Buddy MacMaster & Doug MacPhee Violin and Piano: Moonlight Clog

CA BI T-1381 · Item · 1979
Part of Sound and Moving Image Collection

Theresa & Marie MacLellan Cleveland (N.S.) Violin & Piano: Strathspeys & Reels

Josie MacNeil Big Pond (N.S.) Story of a woman frozen in ice

Archie Neil Chisholm Margaree Forks (N.S.) Story of Reincarnation

Theresa & Marie MacLellan Cleveland (N.S.) Violin & Piano: Strathspeys & Reels

Buddy MacDonald North Shore Song about the hardworking Atlantic Fishermen

Josie MacNeil Big Pond (N.S.) Story of someone using a toilet seat for a picture frame

Archie Neil Chisholm Story of a long distance call

Theresa & Marie MacLellan Violin & Pianos: Margaree Valley Waltz; Blue Bonnets Over the Borer

Buddy MacDonald North Shore "Ho ro my nut-brown Maiden"

CA BI T-1382 · Item · 1979
Part of Sound and Moving Image Collection

Winnie Chafe & Doug MacPhee Glace Bay (N.S.) - New Waterford Violin & Piano: Silver Wells- Pastora

Archie Neil Chisholm Magaree Forks Discusses Cape Breton Wit

Joe Neil MacNeil Middle Cape (N.S.) Tells several stories of witty Caper Bretoners

Archie Neil Chisholm Margaree Forks (N.S.) Tells several funny stories about people with ready wit
Winnie Chafe & Doug MacPhee Violin & Piano: Blair Drummond

Ann Boozan Glace Bay (N.S.) Bagpipe Selections

Archie Neil Chisholm A story about the devil...

Ann Boozan Bagpipe Selections

Archie Neil Chisholm Discusses life on the farm year ago - the hard work involve

Winnie Chafe & Doug MacPhee Violin & Piano: Bonnie Lass O' Bonnacord

Bagpipe Music
CA BI R M 145 B34 · Item · n.d.
Bagpipes
CA BI R ML 980 B3 1973 · Item · 1973
Baird Bho Eirinn 1975
PAM 152 · Item · 1975

Item is part of a concert program, featuring the biographies and selected works of Dr. Gearóid Stockman and Brian Ó Maoileoin.

Barry Fraser fonds
CA BI MG 6.55 · Fonds · 1979

Fonds consists of Gaelic songs collected and arranged by Mr. Fraser.

Chi Mi Bhuam composed by Alexander "Ridge" MacDonald
Am Bhraighidh composed by Malcolm H. Gillis

Mr. Fraser also provides the names of the individuals from whom he recorded the melodies transcribed.

Fraser, Barry
Big Pond Scottish Concert
CA BI T-583 · Item · 1972
Part of Sound and Moving Image Collection

Item is an audio recording of the 1970 Big Pond Scottish Concert.

Recording summary:
Opening remarks and welcome - MacIsaac, John Lorne, M.C., Big Pond Concert, 1970 - Conversation
Brief speech - MacEachern, Hon. Allan J. Pres. Privy Council
Bagpipe selections - MacKinnon, Peter - Scottish marches
Violin selections - LeBlanc, Paddy - Scottish tunes - Piano Accompaniment by Marie MacLellan
Gaelic songs - Gillis, Lauchie - Love song, hunting song, love song - Mr. Gillis is assisted by Grand Mira Gaelic chorus
Violin selections - MacInnis, Dan Joe - Medley of Scottish tunes - Piano Accompaniment by Marie MacLellan
Bagpipe selections - MacDonald, Angus and Allan - Medley of Scottish tunes - Two boys from Scotland, 14 and 17 years old
Mo Dhachhaidh - Gaelic singers - Song in praise of home
Violin selections - MacLellan, Theresa - Medley of strathspeys and reels - Piano accompaniment by Marie MacLellan
Gaelic songs - Gaelic singers - Love songs - Ho ro mo nighean donn bhoidheach, Am falbh thu leam a' ribhinn og
Violin selections - Chafe, Winnie - Scottish airs - Piano accompaniment by Doug MacPhee
Hebridean Lament - Hutchinson, Rosemary - Love song

Big Pond Scottish Concert
CA BI T-792 · Item · 1973
Part of Sound and Moving Image Collection

MacEachern, Allan J., Pres. Of Privy Council - Ho ro 's toigh leam fhein thu...

MacInnis, Donald, M.P. -Violin selections

MacKenzie, John Archy, M.L.A. - Stepdancing

Munro, Deanie - Lizzie Lindsay

Gillis, Lauchie - Violin selections

Gillis, Lauchie - My Cape Breton Home

MacDougall, Mike - Accordian Selections

Morris, Father Eugene - The Three Marys

Snow, Ted - Violin selections

MacLellan, Teresa - Stepdancing

Hibbs, Harry - Stepdancing

Hibbs, Harry - Illean beag horan o ro...

Hibbs, Harry - s e mo run an t-saighdear og...

MacInnis, Dan Joe - Puirt-a-Beul

LeBlanc, Kathy - Puirt-a-Beul

Knight, Margaret Bennett - Violin selections

Knight, Margaret Bennett - Violin selections

Knight, Margaret Bennett - Violin selections

Chafe, Winnie - Violin selections

Chafe, Winnie - Violin selections

MacDougall, Mike - Violin selections

MacDonald, Mary Catherine "Kay"
Boisdale Gaelic Concert
CA BI T-716 · Item · 1973
Part of Sound and Moving Image Collection

Iona Pipe Band, Iona - Bagpipe selections

MacDougall, Mike, Ingonish - Violin selections

MacDonald, Mrs. Kay, New Waterford - Chi mi bhuam, fada bhuam...

MacDonald, Mrs. Kay, New Waterford - Horo iu agus ho ro eile...

Boisdale Dancers, Boisdale (N.S.) - Stepdancing

Boisdale Junior Gaelic Singers, Boisdale (N.S.) - Am falbh thu leam a' ribhinn og...

MacMillan, Rev. Allan, Lakevale - An cluinn thu mi , mo nighean donn

MacMillan, Rev. Allan, Lakevale - Far an robh mi'n raoir...

Prosper, Wilfred, Eskasoni - Violin selections

MacDonald, Rev. Bernie, MacIntyre, Mr. Sydney (N.S.) - Lizzie Lindsay

MacDonald, Rev. Bernie, MacIntyre, Mr. - Will ye go, laddie go...

Lamey, Ronnie, North Sydney (N.S.) - Violin selections

MacKay, Alex F. Queensville - Violin selections

MacQueen, Marjorie - Dark Island

MacDonald, Joseph L. Boisdale (N.S.) - O mo ruin-sa, 's thu air m'aire...

Dougall, Mike Ingonish - Violin selections

MacDonald, Mary Catherine "Kay"
Boisdale Scottish Concert
CA BI T-716 · Item · 1 July 1973
Part of Sound and Moving Image Collection

Item is an audio recording of an outdoor Scottish concert recorded live in Boisdale by Kay MacDonald

Bagpipe selections - Iona Pipe Band - Marches
Violin selections - MacDougall, Mike - March, strathspeys, reels - Piano accompaniment by Janet Cameron
Chi mi bhuam, fada bhuam... - MacDonald, Mrs. Kay - Lament - Piano accompaniment by Janet Cameron
Horo iu agus ho ro eile... - MacDonald, Mrs. Kay - Love song
Stepdancing - Boisdale Dancers - Strathspey and reel - Music by Mike MacDougall and Janet Cameron
Am falbh thu leam a' ribhinn og... - Boisdale Junior Gaelic Singers - Love song - Piano accompaniment by Janet Cameron
An cluinn thu mi , mo nighean donn - MacMillan, Rev. Allan - Love song - Piano accompaniment by Janet Cameron
Far an robh mi'n raoir... - MacMillan, Rev. Allan - Love song - Piano accompaniment by Janet Cameron
Violin selections - Prosper, Wilfred - Slow air, strathspeys and reels - Piano accompaniment by Janet Cameron
Lizzie Lindsay - MacDonald, Rev. Bernie, MacIntyre, Mr. - Ballad - Guitar accompaniment by Mrs. Mary Gillis
Will ye go, laddie go... - MacDonald, Rev. Bernie, MacIntyre, Mr. - Love song - Piano accompaniment by Mrs. Mary Gillis
Violin selections - Lamey, Ronnie - Slow air, march, reels
Violin selections - MacKay, Alex F. - March, strathspeys, reels
Dark Island - MacQueen, Marjorie - Lament
O mo ruin-sa, 's thu air m'aire... - MacDonald, Joseph L. - Love song
Violin selections - Dougall, Mike - Strathspeys and reels - Piano accompaniment by Janet Cameron

MacDonald, Mary Catherine "Kay"
Brian MacDonald
Item · 1979

Item is a photograph of fiddler Brian MacDonald.