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Archival Tune of the Month: Angus Chisolm

2014 Nov

For November’s archival tune, we return to the fiddle. This month features Angus Chisolm playing in Mabou in June 1952. Born in Margaree Forks, Cape Breton in 1908, Chisolm was one of the first fiddlers from the island to record albums. He played in the Cape Breton Symphony along with Wilfrid Gillis, Jerry Holland, Winston […]

Archival Tune: Annual Scotch Concert

2014 Aug

This month the Archival Tunes are taken from an Annual Scotch Concert (the year and location are unspecified). The Concert featured performers such as the Alexandria School pupils singing, Donald MacLellan on the fiddle, Catherine-Olive Defreitas on the piano, “Little” Jack MacDonald on the fiddle, Mrs. MacCuaig on the piano, the Roy Sisters singing, Miss […]

Archival Tune: Highland Games Documentary

2014 Jul

Since the Glengarry Highland Games are in only a few weeks (already!), this month the Archival Tune will be a short audio documentary on the Games. It features explanations of the highland dancing and piping competitions as well as the sporting events. It is not known what year this documentary was produced. This recording was […]