Massed Fiddle Tunes 2023

Greetings! Plans are now underway for this year’s Glengarry Highland Games which will be held on August 4th & 5th. As in past years, the Glengarry Massed Fiddlers will be one of the main highlights in the Friday night tattoo and on Saturday afternoon at the Scottish Fiddle Concert in the air-conditioned Arena Hall. This is your invitation to participate with the Glengarry Massed Fiddlers in these events. Below is the information for the tune set list, practice dates, workshop, guest fiddler & fiddle schedule for the weekend.

Note; Due to some reorganization over the last few years we may have missed some fiddlers. If you know of anyone, would you please forward their name and email address to glengarrymassedfiddlers@gmail.com. Similarly, if you would like to be removed from this mailing list please let us know at the above email address.

Another highlight of the weekend will be the Scottish Youth Fiddlers’ Showcase on Friday afternoon where you can hear some of the great young fiddlers from the area and beyond. If you know of any youth fiddler who might like to take part, please let someone on the Committee know.

GUEST FIDDLER & WORKSHOP

This year we are pleased to announce that our guest fiddler and workshop instructor will be our very own Heather Flipsen from Williamstown. Along with her solo performances, she currently plays with renowned Celtic group The Brigadoons. She has just recorded her first solo CD titled Just Fiddling Around featuring several of her own compositions, which will be available to purchase during the games weekend.

To read Heather’s bio and the full schedule, you can visit the Glengarry Highland Games Fiddle Page.

Glengarry Massed Fiddlers Sets 2023

  1. Bonnie Dundee, Muckin of Gordie’s Byre, Pibroch O’ Donald Dhu
  2. Road to the Isles, Donald Maclean’s Farewell to Oban, Sir Reginald MacDonald
  3. Margaret Ann Robertson, Farewell to Scotland, Rosebud of Allenvale
  4. Flowers of Edinburgh, Donald Cameron’s Polka, Mrs MacLeod of Raasay
  5. Miss Drummond of Perth, Devil in the Kitchen, Muileann Duhb (the Gille Crubach)
  6. Soldier’s Cloak, Connaught Man’s Rambles, Smash The Window
  7. Miller o’Dervil, The Wedding of the Crows, The Bride’s Reel
  8. Pioneers of Glengarry, Creek Road March, Homeward Bound
  9. Wings, Meeting of The Waters
  10. In Memory of Ann McNaughtan
  11. Stan Chapman’s Jig, Judique Jig, Rosebush Jig
  12. Mairi’s Wedding, Scotland The Brave, The Highlander’s Return
  13. Earl of Mansfield, Barren Rocks of Aden, Glengarry Highland Games March
  14. We’re a Hundred Pipers, My Home, Glengarry My Home

Download the sheet music and tune files below.

We will play the first four sets on Friday night. On Saturday, we will play them again along with a selection of our best practiced sets from the remaining list.

PRACTICES:
Please note the location of the practices.

  • Sunday June 25 at 2:00pm Glengarry Celtic Music Hall of Fame, Williamstown
  • Thursday July 20th at 7:00pm Dunvegan Recreation Hall
  • Monday July 31 at 7:00pm Arena Hall, Maxville

For your participation, free admission tickets will be given for Friday & Saturday to those who attend practices. You must attend at least one of the practices to obtain free admission tickets. Also, a free fiddle workshop is held on the Saturday morning.

DRESS:
Friday night Men: White shirt, tartan tie and dark pants or kilt.* Ladies : White blouse and tartan skirt, kilt or dark slacks or skirt.*
*Not mandatory for Saturday, but preferred

FIDDLE SCHEDULE FRIDAY
Arena Hall: 2:00pm – 5:00 pm Scottish Youth Fiddlers’ Showcase
Arena Hall 5:30pm – 6:00 pm Glengarry Massed Fiddlers
Main Stage: 6:30pm The Glengarry Massed Fiddlers (concert in front of grandstand)

FIDDLE SCHEDULE SATURDAY
Arena Hall: 9:30 am – 11:30 am Fiddle Workshop 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm Scottish Fiddle Concert