2014 Inductees Have Been Chosen
We're pleased to announce our 2014 inductees: [twocol_one]Living: Kathy Fraser Collins - pianist, composer Donaldson MacLeod - promoter, fiddler Carol Kennedy Zadorozny - pianist, fiddler, composer[/twocol_one] [twocol_one_last]Deceased: John Roy MacDonell - piper...
The Lawson Gathering
We've got another tune from Rev. Bruce Ross for February. He has had several tunes posted so far... "Twisting River" (Aug 2009), "Memories of Father John D. MacPhail" (Apr 2010) and "Madelyn and Ethan's Favourite" (May 2012). [button...
Archival Tune: Little Jack MacDonald
What better way to start the Archival Tune of the Month series than with a "Little" Jack MacDonald recording? This one was recorded on August 9th, 1957 at the home of Walter MacCuaig with Viola MacCuaig (of Dalhousie) providing accompaniment on the piano. "Little"...
Archival Tune of the Month
We're pleased to introduce our newest feature, the Archival Tune of the Month. Keltie Robertson has been hard at work digitizing music stored on reel to reel tapes at the Hall. We will be sharing these wonderful tunes on our blog on the 15th of every month.
Chris’ Fancy
Our first tune of 2014 was written by Allan MacPhail for his wife Christena.
For Jeannie
Jeannie McIntosh has been a friend and acquaintance of the composer, Duncan B. McDonald, since their school days. This month's tune was transcribed from a recording he made July 6, 1956, with Mary Frances MacPhee. Hear the recording below! [ezcol_1half] Hear the 1956...
Christmas Ceilidh
December 8th from 2 to 4pm Come celebrate the holiday season with us! We're pleased to be hosting an afternoon ceilidh at the hall in Williamstown on Sunday, December 8th. Everyone is welcome to bring their instruments and join in. We'll have plenty of loaves and...
Riverside Waltz
To learn more about the composer, Don Pettigrew, check out the July 2011 Tune of The Month and also visit our wiki for his bio. [button...
Trip to Lennoxville – Reel
This tune by Koryne was presented as a strathspey in August's Tune of The Month offering; we present it again, played as a reel. [button...
Trip to Lennoxville
September's tune is a strathspey by Koryne Fraser. Koryne conducted the April 2013 edition of the Glengarry Strathspey & Reel Society fiddle workshop and introduced her tune at that time. Also see our Tune of the Month for Dec 2009 for another of Koryne's fine...