Although they often played together at home, they seldom played out as a family; rather, each made his own contribution to Glengarry music.
Johnny was the oldest son of Kenneth and Mary Belle MacQueen and he was married to the former Catherine (Katie) Marion Stewart from Stewart’s Glen. They and their four boys, Angus, Billie, Murray and Beverly, played for many events in the surrounding area for a good many years. Johnny was a well known fiddler and one of his tunes was called Dumont’s tune which he learned from the previous owner of the farm. However, it is more commonly known as Johnny MacQueen’s tune and was transcribed by Malcolm Dewar from a tape of Johnny MacQueen recorded in 1957.
Johnny died in 1962 and Katie passed away on April 26, 1986; the remaining sons, Billy, Beverly, Angus and Murray carried on the family tradition. There are few other families who have contributed as much to Glengarry culture as have the MacQueens.