Inverness Serenaders: MacLeod, Herbie ("announcer"); Gillis, Alec (fiddle); Aucoin, Alcid; MacKinnon, Charlie; Chisholm, Angus; Maillet, Betty (piano). House Party: Maillet, Betty (piano); Gillis, Alec (fiddle); Chisholm, Angus (fiddle); Muise, Mary (piano); Muise, Johnny (clappers). Inverness Serenaders - 1930-1931 Decca Records recordings (spoken introduction by Herbie MacLeod); 1956 House party before "Aunt Liz" (Betty Maillet) left Boston for Digby. Present were: Johnny Muise; Mary Muise; Janine (Muise) Randall; Betty Mailet; Alec Gillis; Angus Chisholm; Anne (Cameron) Fredette; Florence (Cameron) Doucette, circa 1930, circa 1956

File — Box: 1, Folder: 150-151

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection of recordings includes impromptu music sessions that took place in the Muise home in Boston. The recordings document a segment of traditional Cape Breton and Irish music making from circa 1956 through circa 2000. Many of the recordings were made by Johnny and Mary Muise at their home in Dorchester and, later, Roslindale. The collection also includes other recordings from unknown sources. The instrumentation includes fiddle, piano, banjo, and "clappers," as well as singing. Performers include Mary "Gacie" Edmonds Muise on piano, Ron Gonnella on fiddle, Eddie Irwin on piano, Jimmy Kelly on banjo, Sally Kelly on piano, Bill Lamey on fiddle, Betty "Aunt Liz" Maillet on piano, Johnny Muise on "clappers," Johnny Wilmot on fiddle, Janine Randall on piano, and many others.

Dates

Creation: circa 1930, circa 1956

Creator

From the Collection: Muise, Johnny (Person)

Access Note

Open reels are not an access format; however, all open reel tapes have been reformatted to CDs. The source open reel tapes (boxes 5-6) are restricted.