Massed Fiddle Tunes 2025

Greetings! Plans are now underway for the 76th edition of The Glengarry Highland Games which will be held on Friday & Saturday August 1st & 2nd. 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 Karen Steven, Scottish fiddle player, teacher, composer and recording artist. Originally from Caithness in the far north of Scotland, Karen now lives in Petawawa ON. She will be accompanied by her partner, Alastair MacDonald on accordion, Ottawa-based Ian Clark on guitar, and John Mitchell on piano. Together they complete the group “Atlantic Firth Scottish Dance Band.”
To read the full bio’s and fiddle schedule, you can visit the Glengarry Highland Games Fiddle Page.

NOTE: All workshop tune sheet music & midi files are now available to download and practice. Karen hopes that we could learn the basic tunes in advance so she can concentrate more on techniques.

Fiddle Workshop Tunes

Tune sheet music & midi files for Karen Steven’s workshop Saturday morning

Download ZIP

Glengarry Massed Fiddlers Sets 2025

  1. Bonnie Dundee, Muckin Of Gordie’s Byre, Pibroch O’ Donald Dhu
  2. Ye Banks & Braes, Skye Boat Song, Loch Garry Breezes
  3. Earl of Mansfield, Barren Rocks of Aden
  4. Flowers Of Edinburgh, Donald Cameron’s Polka, Mrs. MacLeod Of Raasay
  5. Road To The Isles, Donald MacLean’s Farewell To Oban, Sir Reginald MacDonald
  6. El Alamein, Off She Goes, Father O’Flynn
  7. Jessie Smith, Lady Mary Ramsey, Rachel Rae, Jenny Dang The Weaver
  8. Bonawe Highlanders, Angus MacKinnon, The 10 th H.L.I. Crossing The Rhine
  9. The Keel Row, The Marquis Of Huntly’s Highland Fling, The Fairy Dance
  10. My Love Is But A Lassie Yet, Reel Of Stumpie, Lad Of Kyle
  11. Alana MacPhail’s Tribute To The 75th Glengarry Highland Games
  12. In Memory Of Ann McNaughtan
  13. Glengarry’s March, Highland Laddie
  14. Stan Chapman’s Jig, Judique Jig, Rosebush Jig
  15. One Hundred Pipers, My Home, Glengarry My Home

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.

ZIP files of the sheet music and mp3s for all sets can be downloaded below.

Sheet Music
MP3 Files

PRACTICES

Please note the location of the practices.
Sunday June 29th @ 2:00pm GCMHF Williamstown
Thursday July 17th @ 7:00pm GCMHF Williamstown
Monday July 28th @ 7:00pm Arena Hall Maxville

You must attend at least one of the practices to obtain free admission tickets.

For your participation, free admission tickets will be given for Friday & Saturday to those who attend practices. Also, a free fiddle workshop is held for all on the Saturday morning. Doors open early, workshop begins at 9:30am.
NB: Music is available in PDF and midi form above.

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 – 5:00pm Scottish Youth Fiddlers’ Showcase
Arena Hall: 5:00pm – 5:30pm Karen Steven & Atlantic Firth Scottish Dance Band
Arena Hall: 5:30pm – 6:00pm Glengarry Massed Fiddlers
Main Stage: 6:30pm The Glengarry Massed Fiddlers (concert in front of grandstand)

FIDDLE SCHEDULE SATURDAY

Arena Hall: 9:30am – 11:30am Fiddle Workshop & Mini Concert with Karen Steven
1:30pm – 5:00pm Scottish Fiddle Concert

If you have any questions, please contact us at glengarrymassedfiddlers@gmail.com  or reach out to a member of the committee directly.