The Red Shoe’s jam-packed entertainment schedule boasts some of the very best talent the East Coast has to offer. With live music served up every day of the week, you’re sure to find something that will get your toes tapping and your heart singing. Sunday’s ceilidh features renowned Cape Breton fiddler, dancer, piano player, and composer Howie MacDonald.
Showtime: 4-7pm
$10
Next Date: Feb 28, 2025
Region: Canada’s Musical Coast
Community: Creignish
Jim Ralph is an award-winning multi-instrumentalist and educator who, for the past 30 years, has performed nationally and internationally wi...
Next Date: Feb 14, 2025
Region: Canada’s Musical Coast
Community: Creignish
Eastbound—a husband and wife duo made up of Krista and Jay Luddington—were brought together through their love of music. With their beau...
Next Date: Jan 31, 2025
Region: Canada’s Musical Coast
Community: Creignish
Stephen Poirier was born in Inverness and grew up in a very musical family. Influenced by his grandfather, all his uncles and cousins play a...
Next Date: Jan 24, 2025
Region: Canada’s Musical Coast
Community: Creignish
Creignish Recreation Center is a full-service community hall that hosts a variety of events in beautiful Creignish. Friday nights are for li...
Next Date: Jan 31, 2025
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Baddeck
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Next Date: Jan 24, 2025
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Baddeck
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