Orangedale Railway Station Museum
Region: Bras d’Or Lake
Community: Orangedale
Award-winning museum in one of Cape Breton’s oldest ICR railway stations, dating from 1886: railway artifacts, stationmaster quarters, wai...
Local archives, with material dating back to 1800s; [email protected] site (public access to Internet and e-mail); kitchen ceilidhs; Gaelic resource centre (children’s Gaelic workshops in summer, other workshops); weaving demonstrations; genealogy research. Ceilidh Days first weekend of July; Celtic Colours venue in October.
Region: Bras d’Or Lake
Community: Orangedale
Award-winning museum in one of Cape Breton’s oldest ICR railway stations, dating from 1886: railway artifacts, stationmaster quarters, wai...
Region: Canada’s Musical Coast
Community: Troy
Length: 22 km (13.75 mi) – Canso Canal to Chisholm’s Brook, Long Point (linear) Cell Service: Yes Dogs Permitted: On Leash Trail Surface...
Region: Bras d’Or Lake
Community: River Denys
Length: 9 km (5.6 mi) return Hiking Time: 2+hrs Type of Trail: compacted earth Uses (no snow): walking, biking, horseback riding, ATVs Uses ...
Region: Bras d’Or Lake
Community: Dundee
4 km (2.5 mi) west of Dundee Golf Course. Boat launch. Sandy beach. ...
Community: Port Hastings
Length: 7.5 km (4.7 mi) return Hiking Time: 2+hr Type of Trail: crushed stone, natural surface, rock Uses (no snow): walking, ATVs Uses (sno...
Community: Judique
Come on out for fresh-cooked Roti, organic sausages, fair trade coffee, quality baked goods and all sorts of locally made crafts. ...
Enjoy snowmobiling across the Cabot Trail or near the Bras d'Or Lake. Meet up with old friends or meet new ones along the Great Trail. Pull up next to restaurants with delicious homemade food and sleep in accommodations you hand select.
Hannah Krebs works as a ban-chleasaiche | Gaelic Cultural Animator at Baile na Gàidheal | Highland Village Museum. Gaelic language, music, and square dances are some of her favourite things about Cape Breton.
Shannon MacMullin is a Gàidhlig learner, singer and storyteller; a community educator, and the Cultural Experiences Co-ordinator at Baile nan Gàidheal | Highland Village. She loves dancing, making beauty in the world & bringing people together.
The Gaels celebrated their culture not in huge buildings or sculptures but in their songs. Their songs told the stories of the people, the land, good times and bad, love's lost and yearned for.
There’s nothing better than watching two musicians who just love playing music together.
As a songwriter, I’ve often described my creative process as though I have tuned into an invisible radio frequency.
It is well-established that dance tradition is an important, if not defining, influence on Cape Breton's traditional music.
Heather Rankin is a singer, songwriter, actor and member of the 6X Juno Award winning band The Rankin Family. As a solo artist she has released two albums, A Fine Line (ECMA/Juno Nom.) and Imagine (ECMA Nom.).
The annual Guitar Summit concert serves as an obvious showcase for these world-class pickers, but this wealth of talent inevitably shines through in concerts throughout each Festival.
Before they were committed to memory and passed down and around through the ages, the traditional songs of today were once brand new.