Glengarry Strathspey and Reel Society celebrates 30th anniversary with the release of a 30th anniversary CD

The new CD's title, "Tapadh Leat", means "Thank you", in Gaelic.

A strathspey is a dance tune in 4/4 time, similar to a hornpipe but slower and more stately, and containing many snaps. A Scotch snap is a short note before a dotted one. An example of a strathspey would be the song, "The Bonnie Banks O’ Loch Lomond.

A reel is a dance and a type of tune. The reel is one of four traditional Scottish dances. The other three are the jig, the strathspey and the waltz.

Click on the audio control below to hear track 8 with two traditional tunes from the Glengarry Strathspey and Reel Society’s new CD. 

First you will hear a tune called "Glengarry's Dirk" followed by "Captain Campbell's Strathspey".