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oral history

Island dance halls & the Huestis Orchestra

Type: Audio non-musical
Contributors: Interviewee: Lowell Huestis, Recordist: Ken Perlman
Abstract:
  • Abstract:Development of modern dance bands in Island dance halls
  • Collection: Bowing Down Home Oral Histories
    oral history

    Farm chores along the Foxley River

    Type: Audio non-musical
    Contributors: Interviewee: Ervin Rafferty, Recordist: Ken Perlman
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:Gathering marsh hay for winter cattle feed; gathering cranberries and winter wood; smelting and eel fishing
  • Collection: Bowing Down Home Oral Histories
    oral history transcript

    Transcript of Fiddling's future on PEI

    Type: Text
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:

    File: cheveriecharles06-oh-future_M.mp3


    Speakers:

    CC – Fr. Charles Cheverie

    KP – Curator Ken Perlman


    CC: I think it's going to flourish. There's enough interest in younger players that they will develop. Again, you're going to get all kinds of players that will play at it as

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    Collection: Bowing Down Home Oral History Transcripts
    oral history

    Accompanies dancing with comb & paper

    Type: Audio non-musical
    Contributors: Interviewee: Trudy Crozier Corbett, Recordist: Ken Perlman
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:Children danced in schools during recess to jigging or comb and paper
  • Collection: Bowing Down Home Oral Histories
    oral history

    Duke and the bear

    Type: Audio non-musical
    Contributors: Interviewee: Lowell Huestis, Recordist: Ken Perlman
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:Duke Nielson and the bear
  • Collection: Bowing Down Home Oral Histories
    oral history

    Joe Pete's central role

    Type: Audio non-musical
    Contributors: Interviewee: Kevin Chaisson, Recordist: Ken Perlman
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:On Joe Pete Chaisson and why the Chaisson family became so active in revival
  • Collection: Bowing Down Home Oral Histories
    oral history transcript

    Transcript of Founding of the PEI Fiddlers' Society

    Type: Text
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:

    File: macdonaldfaber-oh-foundingfiddlerssociety_M.mp3


    Speakers:

    FM – Rev. Faber MacDonald


    FM I simply got the inspiration or the idea one day that it might be a good idea to bring the fiddlers together, to bring together as many fiddlers as we could find that we knew played at

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    Collection: Bowing Down Home Oral History Transcripts
    oral history transcript

    Transcript of House parties around Garfield

    Type: Text
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:

    File: macleandanny-oh-houseparties_M.mp3


    Speakers:

    DM – Danny MacLean

    KP – Curator Ken Perlman


    KP: How often would they be having house parties in the Eldon area when you were growing up?


    DM: Well there was pretty near always a party somewhere pretty near

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    Collection: Bowing Down Home Oral History Transcripts
    oral history transcript

    Transcript of Morrissey plays tune from Jay's show

    Type: Text
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:

    File: morrisseyjohnny-oh-lemjay_bonaparte_M.mp3


    Speakers:

    JM – Johnny Morrissey


    JM There was an old fellow from Mt. Stewart, Lem Jay, did you hear tell of him? And every New Years he'd go into Charlottetown – When radios came out first, it was a long time ago, he'd go into

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    Collection: Bowing Down Home Oral History Transcripts
    oral history transcript

    Transcript of Decline of local square dances

    Type: Text
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:

    File: macinnisbillysenior06-oh-declinesqdances_M.mp3


    Speakers:

    BM – Billy MacInnis Sr.

    KP – Curator Ken Perlman



    BM:A lot of them dances was just a fiddle and a piano: not even vocalists, and you could in them days put 100 to 150 people in a hall just with a fiddle

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    Collection: Bowing Down Home Oral History Transcripts
    oral history transcript

    Transcript of Music parties at home

    Type: Text
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:

    File: doucettepat06-oh-musichome_M.mp3


    Speaker:

    PD – Pat Doucette

    KP – Curator Ken Perlman


    KP: Were you born on a farm?

    PD: No, a little fishing village. Dad used run the Post Office; he worked the lumber woods. We had guitars in the house, and one of my brothers he

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    Collection: Bowing Down Home Oral History Transcripts
    oral history

    Beairsto, the fiddling barber

    Type: Audio non-musical
    Contributors: Interviewee: Ivan Day, Recordist: Ken Perlman
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:Jimmy Beairsto the fiddling barber
  • Collection: Bowing Down Home Oral Histories
    oral history

    Pressures from the clergy

    Type: Audio non-musical
    Contributors: Interviewee: Angus McPhee, Recordist: Ken Perlman, Interviewee: Roland Jay
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:Roland Jay and Angus McPhee describe how the local priest made them play for a dance, "It was a gift from God"
  • Collection: Bowing Down Home Oral Histories
    oral history

    Morrissey, Johnny - Interview #2

    Type: Audio non-musical
    Contributors: Interviewee: Johnny Morrissey, Recordist: Fr. Charles Cheverie
    Date Recorded: 1987-11-20
    Collection: Father Charles Cheverie Collection
    oral history

    Dances around St. Peters Lake

    Type: Audio non-musical
    Contributors: Interviewee: Francis MacDonald, Recordist: Ken Perlman
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:House parties at his house quite often; then in the 1950s they had dances in the schoolhouses: socials and cards then a dance after; also had church picnics
  • Collection: Bowing Down Home Oral Histories

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