Resources List
About Us
Beaton Institute Digital Archives
Baile nan Gàidheal | Highland Village
Birthplace of Country Music Museum - Speaker Sessions with Toni Doman-Vandyke
Beinn Mhàbu
Cape Breton Gaelic Folklore Collection
Cainnt is Ceathramhan - Language and Lyrics
Celtic Music Interpretive Centre
Comhairle na Gàidhlig - Gaelic Council of Nova Scotia
Colaisde na Gàidhlig / The Gaelic College
DuoLingo - Learn Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic Affairs - Government of Nova Scotia
Mabou School of Cape Breton School Step Dance
Thank Yous & Credits
Interviewees
Andrea Beaton
Betty Lou Beaton
Kinnon Beaton
Margie Beaton
Mairi Britton
Stan Chapman
Derrick Cameron
Melody Cameron
Shelly Campbell
Mary Beth Carty
Allan Dewar
Robert Deveaux
Kimberley Fraser
Glenn Graham
Mary Jane Lamond
Peter LaBlanc
Carmen MacArthur
Emily MacDonald
Howie MacDonald
Taya MacDonald
Rodney MacDonald
Vincent MacDonald
Joanne MacIntyre
Kenneth MacKenzie
Minnie MacMaster
Boyd MacNeil
Lucy MacNeil
Ryan MacNeil
Bradley Murphy
Mac Morin
Màiri Rankin
Adam Young
This project and archival work would not exist without the countless generous people of Cape Breton island who graciously welcomed me into their homes and into their community, taking the time to speak with me and sharing songs and stories of their homeplace. To all of the folks who made time to teach me a dance step, take me up a mountain, walk along the beach, invited me into their homes, pull my vehicle out of the snow, helped me hitch a ride to the dance, and share stories and so much music along the way, I am incredibly thankful.
Music / Featured Tunes / Audio
Episode #1
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Mo Mhathair (My Mother), (slow air), Kenneth MacKenzie
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Callum Crubach (strathspey), Kenneth MacKenzie
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Trippers Jig, Kenneth MacKenzie
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Captain Carswell (march), Kenneth MacKenzie
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Hamish The Carpenter (reel), Kenneth MacKenzie
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Dance step sounds, Mairi Britton
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Chinky Pin, The Kessinger Brothers – Courtesy of the Archives of Appalachia
Episode #2
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Fiddle tune example by Rodney MacDonald
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Piano accompaniment example by Mac Morin
Episode #3
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Air Fàill Irinn Iù - Bradley Murphy, BEUL
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Cuir A-Nall - Bradley Murphy, BEUL
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Watch the Weather - Adam Young, Yearbook
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Eleanor - Adam Young, Yearbook
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Twirly - Adam Young, Yearbook
Episode #4
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Gaelic singing example by Mary Jane Lamond
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Milling frolic audio clips from milling frolic in Sky Glenn, May 2024
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Audio from students at a Gaelic language immersion class at The Gaelic College, May 2024
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Audio from Mabou School of Cape Breton Step Dance class, July 2024
Episode #5
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Memories of Donald Angus Beaton (Donald Angus Beaton’s jig) Betty Lou and Kinnon Beaton
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Faded Love, Howie MacDonald
Please note that not all tune names are identified in each episode due to the nature of field recordings. Additional archival audio examples in each episode have been sourced from The Beaton Institute Archives. Field recordings featured in each episode includes audio from various tunes from sessions, square dances and gatherings throughout 2024.
Organizational + Institutional Thanks
Special Thanks
Jane Arnold | The Beaton Institute and Archives
Ryan C. Bernard | Education and Outreach Archivist-Archives of Appalachia
Laiken Blankenship
Ashton Brown, audio mixing
Bailey George
Dr. Katherine Hall | Virginia Tech
Dr. Chris McDonald | Cape Breton University
Dr. Rene Rodgers | Museum Director, Birthplace of Country Music Museum
Mike Stephenson, Classic Recording Studio, audio mixing
KT Vandyke