Item is a videocassette recording of The Brown Brothers of Washabuck, Cape Breton, produced in December 1987 and edited by Lisa Morrison, Audio/Visual Department, UCCB. Directed by Maxie MacNeil, Hector MacKenzie, and Michael Anthony MacLean.
Introduction
Family History (2:20)
Caledonia Song
Hoodlum Song (3:41)
Grandmother Story (7:32)
Song from the Old Homestead (9:19)
Vince MacLean’s Story (14:41)
Bordon Song (16:55)
Bear Dance (18:17)
Imitations (21:25)
Michael and the Fiddle (22:13)
New Year’s Story (Tody)
Flora’s Story
Home Movie – Michael humming “Duddledum”
No Sir No
Cod Liver Oil
Yon Munroe
Michael Anthony’s Story
Wedding Song
Sister’s Story
Kay MacLean’s Story
Michael Imitating Bagpipes
Dr. and the Bear
Gaelic Song
Hector’s Story
Malcolm MacDonald
Cemetery
Ending Collage
Narrator: Hector MacKenzie
Photographs and home movies in order of appearance:
Dan Brown, Michael Brown, Dan Rory (Murdock) MacNeil
Rory D. MacNeil, Joan MacNeil, Dan Angus MacNeil
Hughie MacLeod, Angus MacDonald
Jackie (Fownes) MacDonald, Michael Brown
Maxie MacNeil, Vince MacLean, Michael A. MacLean, Hector MacKenzie, Flora Canning
Upper Washabuck School located near Angus Ranald MacDonald. (“Big” Liza Campbell – Teacher. Two Browns on extreme right of picture – Michael and Dan.)
Store at Washabuck Bridge with potential local customers and teamsters.
Maxie MacNeil, Hector MacKenzie, Kay MacLean, Annie (Sister) MacLean, Flora Canning, Gordon MacLean (Guitar), Sniffer (dog), Simon MacKenzie
John Dan MacKenzie – store owner at Washabuck Bridge and Eddie MacLean (on right)
Kathleen MacLean, Rita MacDougall
Johnnie Brown, Michael Brown
Square set people:
Leonard MacKenzie, Jeanette MacKenzie, Lawrence MacDougall – Fiddler, Cassie MacKenzie, Florence MacKenzie, Aggie and Neil F. MacLennan, Eugene MacIsaac, Joe (Red Rory) MacLean – Prompter, Michael A. MacLean, Malcolm MacDonald, Michael Brown, Jean MacKenzie, Lexina Fraser
Mary C. MacDonald, Michael Brown, Dan Brown, Lexina Fraser
Dan Brown, Michael Brown, Alex Murphy
Cheryl MacDonald, Wanda MacDonald, Mary Ann MacKenzie, Dan Brown
Michael Brown, Jackie MacDonald, Rosemary MacKinnon, Dan Brown, Mary C. MacKinnon, Andy MacDonald
Wedding party at Highland Hill: Maxie and Joan MacNeil – Bride and groom, Michael (S.R.) MacNeil – Fiddler, Kammie (S.R.) MacNeil – Guitar, Annie Jane MacNeil – Dancer, Patricia MacNeil, Diane MacNeil, Capt. Angus MacNeil, John Rory MacNeil, Lex MacNeil, Dan Malcolm MacKinnon, Peggy (Dan Joe) MacNeil, Unknown female, Dan Brown, Unknown female
Michael Brown, Rose MacKenzie, Lex Fraser, Jean MacKenzie, Kathleen MacDonald, Michael A. MacLean, Duncan MacDonald, Mary C. MacDonald, Front: Michael MacDonald, Michael Brown, Dan Brown
Greg MacNeil (Bear), Arnold MacNeil (Doctor)
Dan Brown, Jean MacKenzie, Michael Brown
Wedding at Upper Washabuck: Dan Alex and Martha MacKinnon, with neighbours and friends
In horse and wagon – Big Neil MacKinnon, Kitty (Charlie Dan Angus) MacNeil