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13th Annual
Gaelic Concert Series
Bu Deònach Leam Tilleach
“I Would Willingly Return”
Tuesday Evenings beginning at 8:00 pm :
July 12th, 19th, 26th, & Aug 2nd and 9th
The title of our
Gaelic Concert Series is derived from a song composed by local Bard
Hugh F. MacKenzie. While working in the lumber camps, he lamented
leaving his home in Christmas Island. "Christmas of 1927 overtook me
in Northern Ontario, eighty miles from civilization. While my
associates amused themselves playing cards, I laid in bed to indulge
in my melancholy alone. My thoughts of home and Cape Breton I tried
to voice in the following verses vowing:"
Bu Deònach Leam
Tilleach
“I Would Willingly Return”
Each
Tuesday evening some of Cape Breton’s finest musicians gather at
the Christmas Island Fire Hall to share the stage with emerging talent
and local tradition bearers in bilingual Gaelic-English concerts. Traditional Tea including oatcakes and tea biscuits is served during
intermission.
Admission $10.00, Children 14 and under $5.00
Download our 2011 brochure
here
July 12th - A’ Ghàidhlig Anns A’ Cheòl (Gaelic in the Music)
Come and help us kick
off this year’s Gaelic concert series with an evening of traditional
fiddling, piano & dancing. Join our Bean an Taighe (Woman of the
house) Gaelic singer Mary Jane Lamond, Shelley Campbell and Carl
MacKenzie (fiddle), Sandy MacDonald (guitar), and Pat Chafe (piano).
The Iona Gaelic Singers and Barry George will sing traditional
Gaelic songs and Anita MacDonald will step dance.
July 19th - Ceòl
Eadar Càirdean (Music among Friends and Relations)
Join us for an
evening of celebrating Gaelic song and music. Fear an Taighe Jeff MacDonald
will welcome Kyle Gillis (fiddle), Dawn
MacDonald-Gillis (piano) and Patrick Gillis (guitar) as they share
the stage with Kyle MacNeil (fiddle), Seamus MacNeil (piano) and
Monica MacNeil (Celtic saxophone).
July
26th- Mòd nam Fidhlearan (The Fiddler’s Court)
Tonight our Fear an Taighe Lewis
MacKinnon CEO of the Office of Gaelic Affairs welcomes the duo of
Kimberley Fraser (fiddle) and Hilda Chaisson (piano). Local
entertainers the Boisdale Trio (fiddle/piano), and Francis will
perform as well as Mike Barron (fiddle)
August 2nd- A’
Moladh Ar n-Òigridh -(Celebrating
Our Youth)
Tonight we are thrilled to present some of our
fine young musicians. Bean an Taighe Anita MacDonald will host the
evening, welcoming Neil MacInnis (pipes), Stuart MacInnis (guitar) Cullen
MacInnis (Gaelic song/step dance) and Allan Cameron (fiddle). Anita
will also perform with Evan Bonaparte (guitar), and Lauren MacDonald
(step dance/song/guitar)
August
9th-Ga Smùideadh! (Drivin’er!)
Young talent graces our stage with
Colin Grant (fiddle), Mabou sisters Dawn and Margie Beaton
(fiddle/step dance), and Adam Young (piano). Bean an Taighe Beth
MacNeil will emcee this evening. Also enjoy some lively step-dancing
to the tunes by Anita MacDonald.
Join us during Celtic Colours
International Music Festival ( to be announced)
Còmhla Cruinn-Gathered Together
Join us during the
Celtic Colours International Music Festival for Còmhla Cruinn.
This is a Traditional Milling Frolic featuring singers and
entertainers from here and abroad.
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