At the recent 50th anniversary celebration for the Cape Breton Fiddlers, 150 fiddlers were on stage playing the Juanita Jig Set. Below is the link to the sheet music so you can try it at home. Do check the CBF website for photos of the big event and for more tunes Sheet Music
Fiddling Events in the Maritimes
Events in PEI: Richard Wood through the Years Kitchen Party July 9-13 at 7:30 pm at Florence Simmons Hall see rwood.ca Queen’s County Fiddlers present evening concerts at the BIS Hall on July 25th and August 15th. Come and enjoy their lively fiddling style! 47th Annual Rollo Bay Fiddle Festival concerts and workshops July 21-23. […]
Tunes for May
Chetticamp Jig Elmer Briand (1922-1992) was a wonderful fiddler player and prolific fiddle composer from Cape Breton. Some fiddlers will want to start the tune in third position, others with larger hands can just reach up to get that high C3 with a long fourth finger…. Sheet Music March of the Cameron Men This march […]
Patti Kusturok Fundraiser
Patti Kusturok Fundraiser Campaign I was very saddened to hear Calvin’s news about Patti Kusturok (see below). She has been a great fiddle teacher and performer for many years. I had the good fortune to meet her when she was here a few years ago on PEI. She is a very helpful and friendly person […]
Sleep, Dearie, Sleep
Sleep, Dearie, Sleep This tune is based on an old Gaelic Air “Caidil mo Ghaoil”, which translates to “Sleep my Love”. It is used as a taps signal call in Highland Regiments, and the Queen requested that her piper Pipe Major Paul Burns play it at Westminister Abbey. It is played quite slowly and the pipes […]
President’s Message
President’s Message May 2022 During the past two years, all five chapters of the PEI Fiddlers have faced many challenges and restrictions. However, we are all starting to come out of the worst phase of the pandemic and practice sessions and jams are starting up again around the island. On May 15, we held a […]
Ukranian Waltzes
Ukrainian Waltzes for you to try Two lovely Ukrainian Waltzes. These love songs are fun to play and have interesting chords. Moonlit Night (Put in pdf and mp3 versions below)Moonlit Night youtube versions:1) A Moonlight Night-the Most Beautiful Ukrainian Song (Feb. 27,2022 with orchestra and singers)2) The Night Is So Moonlit Nadia Violin Mar 8 […]
Ukrainian National Anthem
Ukrainian National Anthem The Ukrainian National Anthem originated in the 1860’s with lyrics by Pavlo Chubynsky and music by the Greek Catholic clergyman, Mykhalio Verbytsky. When the Soviet Republic took over Ukraine in 1922, this anthem was banned. In 1992, after the independence of Ukraine was declared, the anthem was adopted again with minimal changes. There […]
A Heart Undivided
This new slow air from yet another talented MacMaster (nephew of Natalie and grand-nephew of Buddy) was just composed in May of 2021. Another lovely tune to try at home and hopefully share soon with friends….
Missing You by Carol Boyer
Missing You The Covid 19 Waltz by Carol Boyer By Amy Swenson, President In these trying times we are all missing the close contact we used to have with friends and family. Try this tune to soothe a sad heart; sheet music is below. Posted here with […]