Eastbound at Whit's Public House
Next Date: Oct 6, 2024
Region: Canada’s Musical Coast
Community: Inverness
Eastbound—a husband and wife duo made up of Krista and Jay Luddington—were brought together through their love of music. With their beau...
Sunday Ceilidh at the Shoe with Kinnon & Betty Lou Beaton
Kinnon Beaton comes from a long line of fiddlers from the Mabou area. His playing, like that of his late father Donald Angus, is rich in the Mabou Coal Mines flavour. Beaton is very much in demand at dances and concerts from Cape Breton to Boston and every place in between. Beaton is a prolific composer as his fiddle tunes can be found on numerous Cape Breton fiddle recordings including his own. Betty Beaton started playing dances with her brother, Buddy MacMaster, when she was 14 years old and has been accompanying fiddlers for dancers ever since. An internationally acclaimed piano player, Betty is in demand as a teacher and has taught in Cape Breton, the U.S. and Scotland. She has played on numerous recordings including the Smithsonian Folkways recording “The Beaton Family of Mabou: Cape Breton Fiddle and Piano Music.”
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Blueberry Jam Harvest Series: Big Country / Elyse Aeryn
Next Date: Oct 11, 2024
Region: Canada’s Musical Coast
Community: Mabou
Blueberry Jam organizers are breaking a few traditions with this opening night lineup for the Harvest Series. Usually they never invite a ba...
Baddeck Gathering Céilidh: Kevin LeVesconte & Neil McDaniel
Next Date: Oct 18, 2024
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Baddeck
The name “The Baddeck Gathering” Céilidh came from a popular fiddle tune of the same name that was recorded by many Cape Breton musicia...
William Hess Exhibition at Inverness County Centre for the Arts
Next Date: Oct 8, 2024
Region: Canada’s Musical Coast
Community: Inverness
From September 15-October 27, the ICCA is very proud to present an exhibition of the work of singular painter William Hess. Hess, who emigra...
Evening Ceilidh at Glenora Inn and Distillery
Next Date: Oct 6, 2024
Region: Canada’s Musical Coast
Community: Glenville
The Washback Pub offers a wide selection of Glenora’s single malt whisky. Sit and compare all of our favourites! Come and attend a tra...
Baddeck Gathering Ceilidhs: Melody and Derrick Cameron
Next Date: Oct 10, 2024
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Baddeck
The name “The Baddeck Gathering” Ceilidh came from a popular fiddle tune of the same name that was recorded by many Cape Breton ...
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