Back in the day, this lively pipe march was played often by fiddle and piano players.
Tune of the Month
Mary Dixon’s Waltz
This tune, Mary Dixon’s Waltz, was composed by James (Jim) Dixon, a member of The Glengarry Old Time Fiddlers, in memory of his mother Mary.
Creignish Reel
Tune composer Hugh Allan MacMillan, a member of The Glengarry Strathspey & Reel Society, when traveling in Nova Scotia, often visited friends Floyd and Gerri MacDonald who lived in Creignish, Cape Breton.
The Lochaber Gathering
This tune, The Lochaber Gathering, a march, was recorded by GCM Hall of Fame inductees The Glengarry Strathspey & Reel Society on their album, “A Glengarry Gathering.”
Smiling Ron Caron
Kelli Trottier wrote this tune in memory of a dear friend. Click to read the Millstone News article where you can learn more about the tune and hear Kelli playing it.
Waltz of Glengarry
This song, one of many composed by Anna Margaret MacDonald about her beloved Glengarry, was performed by members of her family at her induction into The Glengarry Celtic Music Hall of Fame in May, 2011.
Macklen’s Reel
Koryne wrote this reel for her nephew Macklen Fraser.
After the Party
This month we’re featuring a pipe tune of J. D. MacLeod’s that appeared in the 2014 Glengarry Highland Games program.
Hunter Allan’s Footsteps & Hunter Allan Morden’s March
Allan MacPhail’s daughter Alana wrote “Hunter Allan’s Footsteps” for her grandson Hunter Allan and as a companion tune to Allan’s “Hunter Allan Morden’s March” posted as Tune of the Month in January, 2017. Alana likes these tunes played together and the accompanying midi file reflects that wish.
In Memory of Connie Kippen Blaney
Ian MacLeod wrote this tune in memory of Connie Kippen-Blaney and he performed it at the Glengarry Hall of Fame induction dinner held May 26, 2017.