Tutorial 90! Killiecrankie.

I’ve always loved this tune, and I finally learned it properly so I can teach it to you! Last weekend, at our Chaisson Family Reunion, we had lots of tunes… My cousin, JJ started playing this when I was sitting at the piano (I could not figure out the chords so I had a good…

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Tutorial 34! Memories of Father Angus MacDonnell

Heyo everyone! So, I’m sure most of you have heard (and probably know) this famous Cape Breton march (written by the late Mike MacDougall), but after hearing it a few times over the last few weeks, I thought I had to get a tutorial on the go for it! It’s a great tune for beginners…

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Tutorial 21! The Last March

Hallo everyone and Happy Friday! I’ve got a march for you! Not just any march, my favourite march, probably. Written by John Morris Rankin, I’ve been hearing this tune a lot in the last number of years by players all over the place (Andrea Beaton and Mairi Rankin come to mind) and it’s just a…

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