3rd Annual Music for Malcolm
The third annual Music for Malcolm in memory of Malcolm Dewar will take place on April 4th, 2015 at the Metcalfe Centre in Maxville from 1-5pm. Featuring performances by Troy MacGillivray, Andrea E. Beaton, Kyle Felhaver, Patric Hamelin, and Cheryl A. Cooper to name a...
2015 Inductees Selected
We are pleased to announce the 2015 inductees into The Glengarry Celtic Music Hall of Fame. From the approximately forty nominees reviewed by the Selection Committee, the following five names were recommended to the Executive for approval. The Executive unanimously...
Lori & Traci’s Reel
Inductee Kelli Trottier composed this reel for her sisters. [button...
Ceilidh in Dunvegan January 30th
Glengarry Pioneer Museum is hosting a fundraising Soiree/Ceili/Ceilidh on Friday, January 30 at 7 p.m. Monies from this event will assist the Museum in organizing a day-long Celtic Fair, planned for Sunday July 19, 2015 at the Museum.
Melanie’s Jig
Evelyn Cumming composed this tune for Melanie MacPhee. Melanie is the wife of Evelyn's fiddle teacher, David MacPhee. [button...
Archival Tune of the Month: Excerpt of the 1957 Christmas Mass in Alexandria
Since Christmas is in 10 days, here are some excerpts of a choir singing at the 1957 Christmas in Alexandria. The songs are O Holy Night and Silent Night. This post also concludes the Archival Tune of the Month series. All 12 posts are still available on here...
Gerry Timlin’s Reel
Another tune by Ian MacLeod. The MacLeod Fiddlers were frequent guests of Gerry Timlin and often performed at his Shanachie Irish Pub on their annual trips to Philadelphia. [button...
CD Recording Project
For many years now, fiddle fans from near and far have been requesting the music of The Glengarry Massed Fiddlers. With an idea initiated by Ann MacPhee, the organizing committee of The Glengarry Massed Fiddlers is now in the early stages of planning a CD recording...
Archival Tune of the Month: Angus Chisolm
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...
Tune for Nara
Andrew Munro composed this bagpipe tune for his girlfriend (now wife) one rainy day in Montreal. It was transcribed by Allan Walker. [button...