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CA BI T-94 · Item · 1972
Part of Sound and Moving Image Collection

Item is an audio recording of a ceilidh at the home of Joseph Lawrence MacDonald featuring Gaelic songs. The recording features Sam Lamey, Finlay MacDonald, Joseph Lawrence MacDonald, Hugh F. MacKenzie, and Catherine O'Handley. The recording was created in Boisdale, with violin selections by Sam Lamey and piano accomp, by. John W. Morrison.

Finlay Cameron Eilean mo run...

Finlay Cameron Tha mi'n diugh gu tinn...

Finlay Cameron Eilean mo Chridhe

Finlay Cameron Mo nighean dubh...

Finlay Cameron Teannaibh dluth 's togaibh fonn...

Finlay Cameron Am falbh thu leam, a' ribhinn og'

Hugh F. MacKenzie Next 3 songs by Hugh F. MacKenzie

Hugh F. MacKenzie The Papal Bull...

Hugh F. MacKenzie Tha sinne bronach...

Archie J. MacKenzie Oran Teagasg nan Sgoil

Mrs. Catherine O'Handley Deoch slainte cabar feidh...by Mrs. Catherine O'Handley

Ceilidh in Boisdale
CA BI T-567 · Item · 1968
Part of Sound and Moving Image Collection

Item is an audio recording of a ceilidh in Boisdale.

Recording summary:

Gaol an t-Seoladair - MacLean, Mrs. Rod - Love song

Chi mi bhuam, fada bhuam - MacLean, Mrs. Rod - Lament - Composed by Alasdair a' Ridge, After he moved to Antigonish from Mabou in his old age

an Loch Mhor - Nicholson, Rod - Rear Beaver Cove - breaking the Sabbath

Gille Calum - Campbell, Michael - Cantaireachd - Composed by Hugh MacKenzie

Oran an Telephone - Barra Glen - MacKenzie, Hugh - Humorous - C.B. - Composed by Hugh MacKenzie

Oran a' Bhocain - MacKenzie, Hugh - Humorous - C.B.

Oran na Mohacks - MacKenzie, Hugh - Humorous - C.B.

Stop your Tickling, Jock - Nicholson, Rod - Humorous - C.B. - Gaelic translation

Lament for his old home - Nicholson, Rod - Lament - C.B. - Composed by Archie Gillis after leaving his old home at Rear Beaver Cove

Song composed in Scotland - MacKenzie, Archie - Love song

O gur toigh leam, e gur toigh leam - MacDonald, Joseph L. - Song in praise of Gaelic - Composed by Malcolm MacNeil (Calum Iain a' Mhuillear)

Old MacDonald had a farm - MacKenzie, Hugh - Humorous - Gaelic translation by Hugh MacKenzie

Oran a' bhata - MacKenzie, Hugh - Humorous - Composed by Hugh MacKenzie when his father made a cane

CA BI T-95 · Item · 1968
Part of Sound and Moving Image Collection

Finlay Cameron Boisdale (N.S.), Christmas Island (N.S.), Halifax (N.S.) S toigh leam ho ro hu bhith'sa chul a fuireach...

Finlay Cameron - An te ruadh

Finlay Cameron Story - If she only had horns and a tail...

Finlay Cameron Tha mi'n diugh gu tinn...

Joseph L. MacDonald Hinn hainn hogadan...

Joseph L. MacDonald Ho hi ri ill rathill o...

Finlay Cameron Fleasgaich ur, leannain thu...

Finlay Cameron Tha mi sgith o'n timseo 'n de...

[Finlay Cameron?] Eilean mo Chridhe

Joe Lawrence MacDonald O hi ri ill o robha...

Hugh MacKenzie O Mhairead mhin mholach...

Hugh MacKenzie Oran na Mohawks

Hugh MacKenzie Graf Zeppelin song

Archie MacKenzie An tulach boidheach

Archie MacKenzie An samhradh air tighinn a's ur oirnn

Hugh MacKenzie Orana' mhathain

Archie MacKenzie Nighean an Taillear

Hugh MacKenzie S toigh leam cruinneag dhonn nam bo...

Hugh MacKenzie Faill irinn illrinn uill irinn o

CA BI T-3 · Item · 1964
Part of Sound and Moving Image Collection

Brief biographical sketch of Hugh MacKenzie and his contributions to Cape-Bretoniana and Mr. MacKenzie is interviewed by Cathleen MacKinnon
Hugh MacKenzie: Early history of Christmas Island (N.S.), MacNeils vs. Mi'kmaq, Scottish Immigrants to C.B. Brought only bare essentials with them, Funiture and Clothing in the early days
Early method for making dye
Recipe for making soap
Faill iu faillin ho ro eile - Milling song
Recipe for making tea. Early settlers made tea from herbs and roots
Medical care - sick and elderly were cared for by relative and neighbors
His prayers were answered ... Anecdote
Difficulty getting food...
Mi'kmaw with scalping knife...
Dat's me father
Schools scholars in the days...
Asthma and sore throat cure
Superstitious practises
Meeting the red haired woman means bad luck for the rest of the day
The black cat superstition...
Discussion on second-sight
I feel a heavy weight on my back...
Second-sight story
Stop here a minute...something is going to happen right here
I saw my brother's funeral...
Hallowe'en customs/B. New Year with rhymes
Reiteach - matchmaking
Brief sketch of MacKenzie family...
The ship "Harmony"
The Scottish pioneers were ingenious
Oran and amadan bhoidheach...Song-lament tells of a man who mistakenly shoots his sweetheart
MacNeil Boating Songs (Kishmul Castle)
Gu bheil angille dubh-dhonn
Oran an t-saighdear - Soldier laments his second induction into the army
Tha mi fo lean dubh 's mi m'onair composed by Bard William Ross
Song lament
Tha mo glean air au Chieetan
Tha mise fo mhulad 's an am...
Mary's Dream
O nach till thu ruinn a rithis...Jacobite song
Soraidh leibh 's oidhche mhath liebh
Thanks Hugh MacKenzie

CA BI T-259 · Item · 1971
Part of Sound and Moving Image Collection

Item is an audio recording of stories by Hugh MacKenzie. Mr. MacKenzie died before he completed this tape.

Catriona's grief and tears - Hector's moccasins placed under her pillow
Poor widow's pigs
Credit Union at Christmas Island (N.S.) - Why doesn't the Credit Union get the water for you The Finance Company - An annual picnic was held in aid of the school - terrible rain on the day of the picnic. "Young wethers and brochsters"
Picnic at Beaver Cove
Letter from Minnesota
Letter to his Mother in law MacKinnon, the "last immigrant" to Christmas Island nicknamed New Neil - story of his letter to a Mi'kmaw man
Story of the teacher - "Peter thought she was mocking him"
Tigh Ian Caimbeul - Song ridiculing man
Ian Fhionnlagh (John Finlay) - story about the quagmire - "Michael Big Bird"
Rhyme neither English nor Gaelic - Aonghus Ian Phadraig went for molasses and began to drink it. His whiskers became covered with the molasses then froze so he looked like a swordfish. Molasses on his whiskers...
Carcass of pet lamb - will you buy the corp of Peatan - Mr. MacKenzie died before he completed this tape

Beaton Institute
CA BI T-35 · Item · 1966
Part of Sound and Moving Image Collection

Item is available for streaming: T-35 Side 1 [http://beaton.cbu.ca/AtoM/audio/T-35_s1.mp3] and T-35 Side 2 [http://beaton.cbu.ca/AtoM/audio/T-35_s2.mp3].

Hugh MacKenzie

Introduces Mr. Hugh MacKenzie of Sydney (N.S.).

"O Chruinneag…."

Sad love song

Why did you compose this sad song? What is the story?

The sad story is told

"Ho ro 'sno hu o…"

"Tha mise fo mhulad…"

"A ru o ro hu o gur tu mo nighean donn bhoidheach"

"Air faillin rinn hui ho ro…Huillirinn o tho"

"Dh' fhalbh mo run…"

"I have heard many sgeulachdan from my father."

That was a good story about the bear and J. Cameron…

The wedding…

"Cape Breton By The Sea"

"Clan MacNeil boating song" or Kishmul's Galley

"If that is the devil I'll drive him out quick."

A brief sketch of Mr. MacKenzie's life

"The Song of Old Age"

"You take the long road…"

"Dat's me fader!"

"Driod - Fhortain Ruairidh"