Item is a sound recording by Pipe Major Donald MacLeod.
Item is a scrapbook in two parts (A & B). Scrapbook A contains an article titled "The Music of the Pipes" by George B. Lowe.
Item is a report titled "The Ceilidh Trail School of Celtic Music" written by Caroline Mills.
Item is a report titled "Doug MacPhee: Welcome to my World of Ceilidh" written by Walter Bond.
Item is a report titled "A View of Three Concerts" written by Dan MacDonald.
Item is a report titled "Festivals and Concerts in Cape Breton: The Big Pond Story" written by Anne Hollohan.
Item is a report titled "Keeping his 88's Straight: Doug MacPhee and his Music" written by Dan MacDonald.
Item is a report titled "Cape Breton Scottish Fiddling: "A Pure Form"" written by Kyle MacNeil.
Item is a report titled "The 1994 Big Pond Summer Festival: 30 Years in the Making" written by Kelly Thomas.
Item is a report on Cape Breton concerts and festivals titled "Staying Alive" written by Tristan MacLean. Report includes photographs of various festivals and concerts, including: Highland Village Day, Big Pond Festival, Broad Cove Concert, Gaelic College and the Sydney Boardwalk.
Item is a report titled "Paul Wukitsch" written by Sean MacMullin.
Item is a report titled ""My Love of Music": The Musical Life History of Dr. Winnie Chafe" written by Mary Ferguson. Report also includes a scrapbook of photocopied writings and clippings by Winnie Chafe.
Item 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.
Item is a sound recording of Seumas MacNeill and John MacFadyen.
Item is a recording of the Cape Breton Symphony (Winston "Scotty" Fitzgerald, fiddle ; Wilfred Gillis, fiddle ; John Donald Cameron, fiddle ; Bobby Brown, fiddle, piano, accordion) ; with Tom Szczesniak, bass ; Peter Magadini, drums ; John Allan Cameron, 12-string guitar.
Reel medley. Trip to Windsor ; Mrs. Norman MacKeigan ; Devil's delight (2:42) --
Jig medley. Munster lass ; Light & airy ; Janet Beaton (2:35) --
Slow march, strathspey & reel. Glencoe ; Coromonie's rant ; Marie MacLean's (2:35) --
Hornpipe medley. Oriental ; Jock Tamson's ; Olive branch (2:00) --
Strathspey & reels. Captain Campbell ; Sandy is my darling ; My brother's letter (2:10) --
Reel medley. Flowers of Edinburgh ; Mrs. MacLeod's ; Fairy dance ; Mason's apron (2:27) --
Reel medley. Picnic ; Homeward bound ; Return from India ; Rachel Rae ; Snowplough (2:45) --
Jig medley. Wilfred's fiddle ; Jessie Ann's favourite ; Road to Skye (2:37) --
Strathspey & reels. Dr. Keith of Aberdeen ; Carnie's cantor ; Mary Clare's (2:33) --
Strathspey & reels. Highland whiskey ; Earl of Crawford's ; Judy's (2:18) --
Hornpipe medley. Democratic rage ; Constitution ; President Garfield's (2:13) --
Strathspey & reels. Bonfire ; Red mill ; Walker Street ; Timour the Tartar (3:10).
Item is a sound recording of Tommy Doucet.
item is a sound recording of Bill Lamey.
Item is a reprint of the 1955 publication "Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist."
Item is a book of music containing "Scotch Strathspeys and Reels, Highland Schottisches, Jigs, Hornpipes, Highland Airs and Marches, Country Dances, Waltzes, Polkas, &c. [...] Specially arranged for the Ballroom."
Item is a book of music containing Highland pibrochs, laments, quicksteps, and marches for the pianoforte.
Item is a book of music containing reels and strathspeys for the violin.
Item is a book of music containing 84 pieces of old Scottish music "adapted for Scottish country dances."
Item is a song book of traditional English and Gaelic folk songs.
MacDonald, AlphonseItem is a program from a performance by the Black Watch.
Item is a souvenir program for the 1954 Gathering of the Clans and Fisherman's Regatta in Pugwash, N.S.
Item is an article describing the characteristics particular to Gaelic poetry and music.
Item is a song book, including both English and Gaelic traditional and folk songs, in honour of the 150th anniversary of Sydney, N.S.
Item is a newsletter published by the Gaelic Society of Toronto.
Item is part of a concert program, featuring the biographies and selected works of Dr. Gearóid Stockman and Brian Ó Maoileoin.
Item consists of two photocopied pages from the article "Violin Players I Have Met" written by J. J. MacInnis for The Canadian-American Gael, Vol. 1.1 1943-1944 and Vol. 2 May 1948. The article highlights fiddlers from the Cape Breton region.
Item consists of photocopied material relating to the Pan Celtic Internation Council and Festival.
Item consists of various programs and pamphlets for the Celtic Colours International Festival.
Item consists of copies of "The Cape Breton Fiddler" newsletters.
Item consists of material relating to the Cape Breton Fiddlers' Association, including correspondence and sheet music.
Item is a microfilm reel of The Scotia Sun (Port Hawkesbury) from March 15, 1972 to July 11, 1973. Reel includes articles on Cape Breton fiddlers Dan Rory MacDonald (September 27, 1972) and Donnie MacDonald (February 28, 1973).
Cape Breton Fiddlers (From the Scotia Sun):
2 – John Morris Rankin
3 – Theresa MacLellan
4 – Kinnon Beaton
6 – Sandy MacLean
7 – Alex Francis MacKay
8 – John Campbell
9 – Colin J. Boyd
10 – Hugh A. MacDonald
11 – Angus Allan Gillis
12 – Donald Angus Beaton
13 – Carl MacKenzie
14 - Father Angus Morris
15 – John MacDougall
16 – Dan Hughie MacEachern
18 – Don Campbell
19 – Raymond Ellis
20 – John Alex MacLellan
21 – John Donald Cameron
22 – Morgan Gunn MacQuarrie
23 – Cameron Chisholm
24 – Jerry Holland
26 – Angus Chisholm
27 – Arthur Muise
27 – Joe Cormier
File consists of 12 reels of the Cape Breton Highlander newspaper. The Highlander was a small, weekly labour newspaper printed in Sydney, Nova Scotia from 1963 until 1976. Articles relating to Celtic Music subjects have been identified and photocopies previously collated (physical copies available at the Beaton Institute Reference Desk).
22 Jan. 1964. The Life and Times of a musician (Local Talent) Pg. 8, 9.
15 Apr. 1964. Don Messer’s 30th Anniv. Pg. 10.
22 Apr. 1964. NS Fiddlers invited to US Meet. Pg. 9.
27 May 1964. Scottish Program. Pg. 6.
29 July 1964. Pipe Band- Major C.I.N. MacLeod opens G.Bay Highland Meet. Pg. 3.
10 Feb. 1965. Ms. Charles Hardy of Gabarus meets the Clancys. Pg. 9.
21 July 1965. New Waterford received inquiry from George Aucoin regarding his pipe band. Pg.13.
28 July 1965. CB Fiddlers took part in Shelbourne, Ont. and Tatamagouche, NS contests. Pg. 19.
18 Aug. 1965. Dunvegan Girl’s Pipe Band, Balmoral Girl’s Pipe Band. Pg. 14.
20 Apr. 1966. Deanie Munroe- A Champion Piper. Pg. 17.
20 Apr. 1966. Gaelic College Pipe Band goes to Windsor and Truro. Pg. 61.
13 July 1966. Glendale Fiddlers Contest. Pg. 18.
27 July 1966. Ceilidh at Inverness- opens Thursday. Pg. 5.
9 Nov. 1966. Jean Taylor and her Beinn Bhreagh Chorale of 21 girls prepare for Expo ‘67. Pg.9.
19 July 1967. Broad Cove Concert. Pg. 3.
23 Aug. 1967. Johnstown Milling Frolic. Pg. 13.
3 July 1968. Highland Village day will be best ever. Pg. 11.
10 July 1968. St. Mary’s Parish, Frenchvale site of Scotch Concert. Pg. 18.
19 June 1969. Down East Concert in Boston. Pg. 19.
23 July 1969. Scottish Concert feature. Pg. 10.
27 Aug. 1969. “Little Jack” MacDonald dies in Ontario 1887-1969 --Violinist from Creignish. Pg. 6.
19 Nov. 1969. Stornoway Society Milling Frolic-Annual. Pg. 6.
26 Nov. 1969. Jerry Holland, violin player with American background- Angus Chisholm, Bill Loney. Pg. 22.
4 Feb. 1970. Fr. Stanley MacDonald being piped away from St. Mary’s Parish, Big Pond. Pg. 19.
4 Feb. 1970. Song- Peter Smith by Allister MacLean. Pg. 14.
22 July 1970. Broad Cove Concert, grand daddy of concerts. Pg. 23.
29 July 1970. Piping MacDonald brothers of Glenuig coming to Mod. Pg. 10.
14 Oct. 1970. John Allan Cameron to bill with Alexander Brothers at Sydney Academy. Pg.13.
2 Dec. 1970. C.I.N MacLeod to address Gaelic Society in Sydney. Pg. 6.
27 Jan. 1971. Mike Cormier, a musician wails the woes of recorded music verses live an dances. Pg. 18.
- Mar. 1971. A Night with the Bards is the theme of concert to be presented by the Gaelic Society of CB, March 26. Pg. 15.
24 Mar. 1971. Children Gaelic Choir directed by Sister Margaret Beaton will be featured at “A Night with the Bard.” Pg. 24.
7 Apr. 1971. Song contributed by Hugh F. MacKenzie. Pg. 8.
21 July 1971. Broad Cove Scotch Concert grand daddy of them all. Pg. 22.
8 Sept. 1971. John “Piper” MacMillan of Reserve, well known piper, golfer, and stock broker died in Scotland.
6 Oct. 1971. Winnie Chafe: her music and her approach to it. Pg. 8.
17 Nov. 1971. Inverness Pipe Band needs support. Pg. 24.
19 Apr. 1972. Stornoway society hold concert in Sydney. PG. 9.
31 May 1972. Kenzie MacNeil of Johnstown, John Edmund of North Syd. and Parker Donovan of Boularderie. Pg.27.
31 May 1972. Loch Lomond still stronghold of Gaelic Church Music, The Gaelic Choir. Pg. 20.
12 July 1972. Bonnie Brae Pipe Band off to Boston. Pg. 6.
19th July 1972. Boularderie Island Community Council to hold Milling Frolic and Ceilidh tonight. Pg. 6.
2 Aug. 1972. Billed as “World’s Biggest Ceilidh” roundups of Gaelic summer classes- Finali(sic) at Centennial Arena.
9 Aug. 1972. C.B. Fiddlers- the Committee for 100 fiddlers.
9 Aug. 1972. Violinmaker Roland Richards exhibits his craft at Gaelic Society ceilidh at Centennial Arena. Pg. 9.
16 Aug. 1972. Definition of the Milling Frolic.
4 Oct. 1972. Some 20 budding violinists are learning the secret to fiddle music. Pg. 3.
8 Nov. 1972. Talents of Talbot, concert presented by locals priests. Pg. 1
31 Jan. 1973. Cameron Chisholm Scottish Fiddler.
14 Feb. 1973. John Allan Cameron, on the road from Nova Scotia. Pg. 17.
23 May 1973. Ceilidh closes Northside Gaelic classes. Pg. 5.
18 July 1973. 100 Fiddlers descend on Glendale. Pg. 1.
25 July 1973. Broad Cove, the grand daddy of Scottish concerts goes on for its 17th year. Pg. 7, 8.
1 Aug. 1973. Highland Village day in Iona. Pg. 17, 18.
8 Aug. 1973. Caidreabh- “highlights of the world’s biggest ceilidh.” Pg. 8.
19 Sept. 1973. Geoffrey Stokes of the Village Voice on Rock Bagpipe. Pg.14.
26 Dec. 1973. Lee Cremo and his band hired by BBC to do concert tour. Pg. 1.
13 Mar. 1974. Piper Dan MacIntyre & Doug MacPhee plan C.B. talent directory for the C.B. Industrial Board of Trade. Pg. 17.
20 Apr. 1974.Community Council sponsored benefit dance for popular C.B fiddler Mike MacLean. PG. 6
4 May 1974. C.B. Fiddlers Buddy MacMaster, Cameron Chisholm, Winnie Chafe, John Campbell. Pg. 1, 4.
15 June 1974. Lee Cremo, off to Nashville to take part in the Grand Masters Fiddle Championship. Pg. 12.
15 June 1974. Inverness Ceilidh. Pg. 7.
27 July 1974. The 18th Annual Broad Cove Concert - Archie Neil Chisholm, Fr. MacEachern. Pg.15.
27 July 1974. Na-L-Oganaich as Scottish Folk Group entertain in C.B. Songs in Gaelic and English. Pg. 11.
3 Aug 1974. Annual concert at St. Mary’s Parish, Frenchvale -Talbot House. Pg. 7.
5 Oct. 1974. Festival Extravaganza ‘74 -producer C.B. Folk Arts Council -MC Bob Morgan. Pg. 5.
22 March 1975. Fiddler Mike MacDougall spends month touring Ireland with singing group the “Bards.” Pg. 11.
9 Apr. 1975. Jim Flynn, ten years ago belonged to the Morticians, a C.B. group. Ten years later he is in Vancouver with “Finnegan” and doing well. Pg. 7.
16 Apr. 1975. Fiddler Mike MacDougall in Ireland by Gerald O’ Grady. Pg. 10.
21 May 1975. John Allan Cameron, “The Unique Sounds of Cape Breton.” Pg. 4.
21 May 1975. College of CB children choir and director Mae Cameron score well at Music Festival. Pg. 4.
28 May 1975. Gordie Meighan is a C.B.’er who is one member of “Sunny Day” band, that tours the Canadian bases. Pg. 3.
2 July 1975. A group of C.B. entertainers head for Codroy Valley, NFLD. Pg. 4.
9 July 1975. The number at Glendale Fiddling Contest could reach 200. Pg. 6.
9 July 1975. Rita MacNeil of Big Pond singer and songwriter returns to C.B. Pg. 1.
16 July 1975. Colin J. Boyd, pioneer of recording Scottish violin music dies in Antigonish. Pg. 13.
23 July 1975. Broad Cove, Inverness- 18 years of Scottish entertainment, and famous native sons. Pg. 13.
26 Nov. 1975. Judique on the floor- annual meeting - Leona MacDonald. Pg. 1.
10 Dec. 1975. 5 MacDonald Fiddlers shown at 1953 Concert. Pg. 8.
7 Jan. 1976. Two well known Cape Bretoners- Wild Archie MacLellan and Archie Walker entertain seniors at Alexandra St. Sydney. Pg. 1.
11 Feb. 1976. Fiddlers Workshop set for Mabou fiddlers Festival Committee. Pg.15.
24 Mar. 1976. “Cape Breton Do” a pilot program of 45 mins. Violin, Scottish music -Doug MacPhee, Winnie Chafe & Carl MacKenzie. Pg. 6.
24 Mar. 1976. Champion Stornoway dancers are to be featured in concert -32 awards in competition. Pg. 6.
14 July 1976. Iona Pipe Band places at Highland Games. Pg. 4.
28 July 1976. American Bicentennial festival in Washington D.C. was attended by Fiddler Mike MacDougall and Doug MacPhee along with other C.B. performers. Pg. 2.
4 Aug. 1976. Concert Broad Cove the granddaddy of them all, Stories and pictures. Pg. 3.
18 Aug. 1976. Springs of Heather Pipe Band score third at New Glasgow competition. Pg. 6.
29 Sept. 1976. Dan R. MacDonald, the king of Scottish fiddlers, died at age 65.
1 Dec. 1976. A former pipe major Farquhar MacIntosh who once instructed at St. Anne’s becomes “Susan” MacIntosh. Pg. 3.
17 Sept. 1975. A mini-tattoo featuring the RCR band, MacDougall and Sprig ‘O Heather in Sydney. Pg. 5.
Item is a book of music containing reels, jigs, hornpipes, clogs, and strathspeys for the fiddle.
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 dissertation titled "Storytelling on the Gabarus-Framboise Coast of Cape Breton: Oral Narrative Repertoire Analysis in a Folk Community," written by Ranald Thurgood. The dissertation analyses the oral culture and repertoire of storytelling on the Gabarus-Framboise coast of Cape Breton Island.
Item is a thesis titled "Cape Bretoners in Windsor: A Folk Society in an Urban Setting," written by Sheldon MacInnes. The thesis studies rural Cape Bretoners transplanted to Windsor, Ont.
Item is a thesis titled "The Barra Settlement at Grand Narrows, Cape Breton: 1804-1904," written by Marian Rothe. The thesis describes the history and cultural development of the Grand Narrows Settlement over a 100-year period. Includes several Gaelic songs and pieces of music.
Item is a book titled "The Scottish Tradition in Canada," edited by W. Stanford Reid. The book contains a collection of essays tracing the history of Scottish settlers in Canada and their historic roots. There is an essay on pages 232-247 titled "The Gaelic Tradition in Canadian Culture," written by George S. Emmerson, which touches on Celtic music.
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 sound recording featuring several individuals from New Waterford, including Dr. Dan Nathanson, Mrs. Rose Schwartz, James P. MacNeil, and Margaret MacPhee.