Glengarry Old Time Fiddlers

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-	The Glengarry Old Time Fiddler organization was formed on March 26, 1966 in Maxville. The purpose was to promote and preserve old time fiddle music and its related arts. Ron Clare was the first president and Fred Leroux is the only playing member who has been there since the beginning.	+	[[Image:GOTF2.jpg|left|thumb|300px| Back row L-R: Yvon Leblanc, Jim Dixon, Dale Miller, [[Rene and Sherrill Trottier|Rene Trottier]], Murray MacQueen, [[Donald Besner]], [[Rene and Sherrill Trottier|Sherrill Trottier]], John Eadie, [[Fred Leroux]], [[Marland Murray]], [[Finlay McDonell]], [[John Paul Vachon]]. Front row L-R: Albert Seguin, Isobel McDonald, June Raymond, Dorothy Burton, [[Cecil McDiarmid]], Ron Clare.]]The Glengarry Old Time Fiddler organization was formed on March 26, 1966 in Maxville. The purpose was to promote and preserve old time fiddle music and its related arts. Ron Clare was the first president and [[Fred Leroux]] is the only playing member that has been there since the very beginning.
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-	The organization had four dances a year - one for each season! The format was a concert followed by a dance at the Community Hall in Maxville. Beer was fifty cents and liquor was eighty-five cents!!	+	The organization used to have four dances a year. Often the evening began with a concert, followed by a dance at the Community Hall in Maxville. The bar was in the basement where beer was fifty cents and liquor was eighty-five cents!
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-	They released their first tape, “The 25th Anniversary Tape” in 1991 and the second “By Request” was made in 1995. By 1998 all tapes had been sold, so the group released a new CD entitled “Memories” - in memory of the late Bev MacQueen.	+	In 1991 the group released [[Image:GOTFmemories.jpg|right|thumb|120px]]their first album, ''25th Anniversary Tape''. It sold out[[Image:GOTF40.jpg|right|thumb|120px]] in no time and a second recording, ''By Request'' was made in 1995. In 1998 the group released a CD entitled ''Memories'', in memory of the late [[Beverly MacQueen|Bev MacQueen]], Gerald Mackie and Alexander (Sandy) McRae. The latest album, ''After Forty Years'', is a celebration of the group’s 40th anniversary in 2006.
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-	Now in their 38th year, the Old Time Fiddlers now wear blue vests, white shirts and Glengarry Highland Games tartan ties or bows and hold their dances at the Bonnie Glen Pavilion. A highlight of the year is their Christmas dinner and dance at which they donate $2000.00 to charities and other worthy causes. There are 20 active members - 18 fiddlers, one bass player and one pianist. Sherrill Trottier has looked after bookings, fiddle practices and music for the past number of years. Practices are twice monthly and the group entertains between 50 and 60 times a year, mostly for seniors from Lachute, Cornwall, St. Regis and many places in between. All members give freely of their time and no one receives any remuneration.	+	A non-profit organization, the group survives on donations, the proceeds from dances and the sale of tapes and CDs. in the last twenty years alone, they have donated over $40,000 to a variety of groups including the Maxville Manor, Children’s Aid, Baldwin House, the Children’s Treatment Centre, the Apple Hill Medical Clinic, the Dunvegan Museum, fiddle contests and teachers promoting fiddle music. A highlight of the year is their Christmas dinner and dance at which they donate $2000.00 to charities and worthy causes.
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		+	At present there are 15 active members: 13 fiddlers, one bass player and one pianist. [[Rene and Sherrill Trottier|Sherrill Trottier]] looks after bookings, fiddle practices and music. Practices are twice monthly and the group entertains between 50 and 60 times a year, mostly for seniors from Lachute, Cornwall, St. Regis and many places in between.
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		+	The Old Time Fiddlers wear blue jackets and [[Glengarry Highland Games]] tartan ties or bows.

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Current revision as of 18:22, 10 August 2007

The Glengarry Old Time Fiddler organization was formed on March 26, 1966 in Maxville. The purpose was to promote and preserve old time fiddle music and its related arts. Ron Clare was the first president and Fred Leroux is the only playing member that has been there since the very beginning.

The organization used to have four dances a year. Often the evening began with a concert, followed by a dance at the Community Hall in Maxville. The bar was in the basement where beer was fifty cents and liquor was eighty-five cents!

In 1991 the group released their first album, 25th Anniversary Tape. It sold out in no time and a second recording, By Request was made in 1995. In 1998 the group released a CD entitled Memories, in memory of the late Bev MacQueen, Gerald Mackie and Alexander (Sandy) McRae. The latest album, After Forty Years, is a celebration of the group’s 40th anniversary in 2006.

A non-profit organization, the group survives on donations, the proceeds from dances and the sale of tapes and CDs. in the last twenty years alone, they have donated over $40,000 to a variety of groups including the Maxville Manor, Children’s Aid, Baldwin House, the Children’s Treatment Centre, the Apple Hill Medical Clinic, the Dunvegan Museum, fiddle contests and teachers promoting fiddle music. A highlight of the year is their Christmas dinner and dance at which they donate $2000.00 to charities and worthy causes.

At present there are 15 active members: 13 fiddlers, one bass player and one pianist. Sherrill Trottier looks after bookings, fiddle practices and music. Practices are twice monthly and the group entertains between 50 and 60 times a year, mostly for seniors from Lachute, Cornwall, St. Regis and many places in between.

The Old Time Fiddlers wear blue jackets and Glengarry Highland Games tartan ties or bows.