Tara’s Jig
2009
Sep
Allan MacPhail wrote this tune for his granddaughter Tara.
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Twisting River
2009
Aug
Reverend Bruce Ross was born in Glengarry and currently resides in Delta, Ontario. He is a gifted fiddler and a member of the Glengarry Strathspey and Reel Society. He has composed several tunes.
Taliban Rocket Man
2009
Jul
Colin Clansey has been Pipe Major of the Glengarry Pipe Band (Gr.2) since the fall of 2001. Warrant Officer Clansey was assigned to Headquarters, KAF, Joint Task Force Afghanistan from April 2008 until February 2009. He wrote “Taliban Rocket Man” in response to the 72 ill-aimed (thankfully) rockets that the Taliban lobbed into KAF during […]
Grace Macdonell
2009
Jun
With her twin, Cosie, Grace was the youngest of seven children of Angus J.A. and Elinor MacDonald. Born in 1912, she attended school in Alexandria and later at Iona Academy in St. Raphael’s. In 1920, Grace began dancing lessons from Miss Carrie Biggers and soon became proficient enough to compete and win medals for the […]
Agnes MacDonald
2009
Jun
As a performer, a teacher and an accompanist, Agnes MacDonald earned a reputation as a supporter of the Celtic music tradition of Glengarry. “When Agnes was of tender school age, her aptitude for music was noted by the Sisters of the Holy Cross teachers.”* Her parents purchased a piano and encouraged her in her musical […]
The Lochiel Strings
2009
Jun
In 1980 Paul Louis Lacombe, Stanley Robinson and I, Jean Marie Lacombe, all from Glen Robertson, Ontario met together regularly to play violin music. At this time we would drive down to Bob’s Hotel in Dalhousie Station, Quebec to hear Viola MacCuaig, well known pianist accompanying Little Jack MacDonald, renowned violinist of Cape Breton, […]