Elwyn Bender’s Reel
Elwyn Bender is Connor MacLeod's grandfather and is one of his strongest musical supporters. Connor ranks among Ian MacLeod's top fiddlers and has played with The MacLeod Fiddlers throughout Ontario, Quebec, the Maritimes, USA and Scotland. [button...
Archival Tune of the Month: Duncan W. McDonald
This month’s tune was recorded on September 2, 1957, at the home of Dorothy Dale. It features Duncan W. McDonald on the fiddle and Dorothy Dale on the piano. Duncan "Picket" McDonald was born in Glen Sanfield on January 8, 1906. He played the bagpipes in the 1st...
Mary (Duncie) MacDonald’s March
Another fine tune by Ian MacLeod this month. Mary is a school teacher, and wife of Duncan Dougie MacDonald from MacCrimmon. ...
Archival Tune: Annual Scotch Concert
This month the Archival Tunes are taken from an Annual Scotch Concert (the year and location are unspecified). The Concert featured performers such as the Alexandria School pupils singing, Donald MacLellan on the fiddle, Catherine-Olive Defreitas on the piano,...
The Future of Fiddling in Glengarry
Written by Ann MacPhee Published in the 2014 Glengarry Highland Games Program Anyone who has attended the Friday afternoon Youth Fiddlers' Showcase at the Glengarry Highland Games can't help but realize that the future of Scottish fiddling is alive and well in...
Helen MacLeod’s Waltz
Ian MacLeod titled this lovely waltz after his mother, Helen. [button...
Archival Tune: Highland Games Documentary
Since the Glengarry Highland Games are in only a few weeks (already!), this month the Archival Tune will be a short audio documentary on the Games. It features explanations of the highland dancing and piping competitions as well as the sporting events. It is not known...
For Jackie
"For Jackie" was written by Ashley MacLeod in memory of Inductee, Jackie Smith. [button...
Archival Tune: Rev. John MacPhail
This month we return to the fiddle as the Tune of the Month features Rev. John MacPhail. A native of St. Andrew’s, his first fiddle teacher was his father, Roderick. His passion for music led him to form several groups, namely a band composed of his family members...
Induction Dinner 2014
Our Eleventh induction dinner took place on Friday, May 23rd at the Bonnie Glen. We were proud to induct Kathy Fraser Collins, John Roy MacDonell, Donaldson MacLeod, Gerald McGillis and Carol Kennedy Zadorozny. The diversity of our Inductees is apparent again this...