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A Message from Tracey Taweel Deputy Minister, Communities, Culture and Heritage

Message from the Honourable Navdeep Message de l’honorable Navdeep On behalf of the Government of Nova Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science Bains, ministre de l’Innovation, Scotia, I am pleased to welcome you to and Economic Development and des Sciences et du Développement the 2017 International Minister Responsible for the Atlantic économique et ministre responsable Festival. Opportunities Agency del’Agence de promotion économique du Canada atlantique Celtic Colours has grown to be one of ’s premier festivals. Year Welcome to the 2017 Celtic Colours Festival international Couleurs after year, the festival continues to International Festival celtiques à l’île du Cap Breton, du 6 bring together thousands of visitors, au 14 octobre 2017 from all over the world, to experience On behalf of the Government of Cape Breton’s vibrant Celtic culture Canada, I am pleased to welcome Au nom du gouvernement du through music, dance, storytelling and you to the 21st annual Celtic Colours Canada, je suis heureux de vous more. The festival, combined with Cape International Festival. souhaiter la bienvenue au 21e Festival Breton’s breathtaking scenic beauty, international Couleurs celtiques. provides Nova Scotians and visitors Celtic Colours is a chorus of Cape alike with a unique cultural experience, Breton traditions – sung, danced, Ce festival est un concert de traditions as well as the opportunity to create fond jigged and reeled through the glorious du Cap Breton qui s’expriment dans memories of Cape Breton Island. leaves of autumn. The festival itself les chansons, les danses, les gigues has become a Cape Breton tradition. et les reels, avec comme toile de fond This year, as we celebrate the 150th 3 les superbes couleurs automnales. Il anniversary of Canada’s Confederation, Food, craft, art and history round constitue en soi une tradition Celtic Colours is also being supported out the cultural components that du Cap Breton. by the Forward 150 Fund which provides proudly showcase Cape Breton’s opportunities for organizations to help hospitality and scenic beauty, while Nourriture, artisanat, art et histoire Nova Scotians celebrate Canada 150. strengthening the local economy sont les volets culturels qui illustrent – to the sprightly tune of nearly fièrement l’hospitalité et la beauté Investing in community and cultural $1.5 million dollars a day in direct naturelle du Cap Breton, tout en organizations, like Celtic Colours, is spending! renforçant l’économie locale, au a vital part of Nova Scotia’s Culture rythme de près de 1,5 million de Action Plan. Launched earlier this The festival’s performers, community dollars par jour en dépenses directes! year, the plan supports government’s hosts, and many volunteers are to mandate to contribute to the be commended for their vision and Il faut féliciter les artistes, les well-being and prosperity of dedication to the promotion of Cape partenaires communautaires et les Nova Scotia’s diverse and creative Breton’s abundant cultural diversity nombreux bénévoles du festival communities through the promotion, and economic well-being. pour leur vision et leur dévouement development, preservation and liés à la promotion de la riche celebration of the province’s culture, Please accept my best wishes for diversité culturelle et du mieux être heritage, identity and languages. the continued success of the Celtic économique du Cap Breton. Colours International Festival. In closing, I would like to thank the Je vous offre mes meilleurs vœux de festival organizers and volunteers for The Honourable Navdeep Bains, succès pour le Festival international their hard work and commitment to p.c., m.p. Couleurs celtiques. this annual event.

Enjoy the festival! L’honorable Navdeep Bains, C.P., député Sincerely,

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a glance at celtic colours 2017 with 10 Artistic Director Dawn Beaton

Pjila’si! Fàilte! Bievenue! Welcome! Here we are for 2017, our 21st year of the festival and Canada’s 150th year of Confederation. It’s an exciting time of year in Cape Breton, where we gather annually in thanks and to celebrate our ancestry and the cultures that have thrived here for generations.

Our roots are strong, allowing that revisiting our Song House project, of the , guitar and every tune culture to branch out and grow, but as bringing together songwriters from around have been a big help and a with any living thing, they need to be across Canada to collaborate on new blessing to fellow musicians and fans encouraged, fostered, and nurtured. songs that will be unveiled during the worldwide. With that in mind, the theme for this Festival. Two powerful pipe groups year’s festival is Roots. from Cape Breton and will I get excited thinking of all the connect here on our stages, playing the wonderful collaborations that are about We are fortunate to know and live music that came over with the original to occur on our stages and in gatherings among the many strong cultures that Scottish settlers. We’ll honour our yet to come. Music is a powerful force populate not only Cape Breton Island, culture bearers and celebrated creators that feeds the soul. I hope our festival, but communities across our great in three very special shows. John and our artists, will inspire that nation. So the vision for this year’s MacDougall was a giant of a composer experience for you. My gracious thanks festival has been to explore these roots, who wrote more than 38,000 tunes. His for being a part of this festival, to our as they extend to the many shores of relatives and friends will come together Cape Bretoners who share their gifts our country and beyond. Could there to play in his honour during John and open their hearts, and to our many be a better way to learn from each other MacDougall’s Tunebook on Wednesday. visitors for traveling the lengths you than to invite everyone to our beautiful That same night, we’ll toast Leon have to experience our island. little island, and share and celebrate our Dubinsky whose songs and music are culture and traditions? synonymous with contemporary Cape Slàinte! Breton culture and artistic expression. Dawn As always, Celtic Colours has something And on Friday, we’ll say thanks to for everyone: singing, dancing, fiddling, one of CBU’s most recent Honourary piping and stories galore. We are Doctors, Dave MacIsaac, whose mastery 2017 FESTIVAL SNAPSHOT FESTIVAL STAFF

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MISSION STATEMENT To promote, celebrate and develop Cape Breton’s living Celtic culture and hospitality by producing an international festival during the fall colours that builds relationships across Cape Breton Island and beyond.

FUTURE FESTIVALS 2018 October 5-13 2019 October 11-19 2017 festival 2020 October 9-17 Snapshot MEMBERS OF THE BOARD Bob MacEachern Chair Bill Vokey Vice Chair John MacNeil Treasurer Celia O’Shea Secretary Greg Silver A MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE A MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR OF Pauline Davis DIRECTOR, MIKE MACSWEEN THE BOARD, BOB MACEACHERN Paula Davis Glen Campbell I’m pleased to Welcome to Celtic Graham Hudson 11 welcome you for Colours and beautiful Gerardette Brown the first time as Cape Breton Island! George Paul Executive Director Our success over the Napoleon Chiasson of Celtic Colours and past two decades HONOURARY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD grateful to follow in is measured by the Hon. Allan J. MacEachen the footsteps of amount of enjoyment Sam MacPhee Joella Foulds, whose guidance has we see on your faces at each show. It been extraordinary. doesn’t work without you and it wouldn’t FESTIVAL FOUNDERS be nearly as much fun. Joella Foulds Our success is attributable to the Max MacDonald

partnerships we have forged with Our dedicated staff and hundreds of FESTIVAL STAFF communities and volunteers Island-wide, volunteers are excited to unveil the Dawn Beaton Artistic Director who host and organize our events and treasures of this years’ program. We hope Mike MacSween Executive Director welcome visitors. Sincere thanks goes you’re excited too. Jason Jardine Marketing Director out to all of them for their important Mora Purcell Office Manager David Douglas Sales Manager contributions. We are forever indebted to the Dave Mahalik Communications Officer communities across Cape Breton who Linda Murray Venue Liason Our dedicated Board of Directors, whose proudly roll out the welcome mat to Yvette Rogers Outreach Coordinator leadership throughout the year, along ensure you experience the uniqueness of Shauna Walters Production Coordinator with support from all levels of government, this wonderful place. Your appreciation Rhoda MacCormick Volunteer Coordinator allow us to present this Festival at the and enthusiasm makes us even more Kate Hartigan Box Office Supervisor highest level possible. Our list of corporate grateful. So, thank you. Dale Fahey Box Office Staff Blair Brown & Lee Price Transportation Coordination partners continues to grow, and add value Declan O’Doherty Chief Manager to the work we do. I am blessed with the Our Board, staff, volunteers and partners Dave Hillier Technical Director passion of our festival staff, who make all are pleased you came. Get on your feet! Shauna MacDonald Festival Club Manager of this look so easy! Kelly Peck Festival Club Stage Manager FMAV Technical Production Finally, my thanks to you, our fans and Bob MacEachern Vibe Creative Group Branding & Graphic Design audience. We draw inspiration from your Marcato Digital Solutions Database Design Chair NovaStream Video and Live Stream Production dedication to this Festival year after year. Causeway Digital Website Development I look forward to seeing you all in October! Cape Breton Music Industry Cooperative Presenters and Media Program Mike MacSween Executive Director FESTIVAL INFORMATION The Project

As Canada celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2017, Celtic Colours is exploring the theme of Roots.

To celebrate and acknowledge our roots and this special anniversary for our country, and to leave a lasting legacy for our future, the Festival has embarked upon “The Maple Project”. We rely upon our beautiful fall foliage to create a backdrop for the Celtic Colours experience, so we have a responsibility to ensure these colours shine in future years. Working with the Strathlorne Nursery in Inverness, the Festival will plant a maple tree for every concert ticket sold this year. Last year, we sold about 22,000 tickets, so if we can reach this number again in 2017 we will plant in the range of 22,000 maple trees throughout Cape Breton, starting in 2018.

Working with our community partners around the Island, we will see that these maple trees are spread throughout our Island. Stay tuned for more details on the impact of this project next year!

CELTIC COLOURS INTERNATIONAL CELTIC COLOURS COMMUNITY share their musical, dance and FESTIVAL PRESENTERS AND INITIATIVES storytelling talents through participatory MEDIA PROGRAM workshops. This program is delivered Celtic Colours recognizes the importance through current after-school program The Celtic Colours Presenters and Media of keeping traditions alive. Beyond providers, reaching a broad audience of Program is designed to showcase the nine-day festival, time and effort youth aged 5-15. Cape Breton artists and the Celtic is placed on creating opportunities to Colours International Festival to targeted present traditional cultures, from here Over the next year Celtic Colours will also festival buyers, directors and select and elsewhere, to the community coordinate a series of workshops and media. Since the Festival’s inception, at large. presentations for elders living in long- national and international music term care facilities across Cape Breton industry delegates and media have Since 2014, TD Bank Group has provided Island. The Cultural Connections project gathered at Celtic Colours for support for the Celtic Colours in the will offer a balance of presentations, networking, access to concerts, and Schools program. This performance- from a performance-based format to Cape Breton artists. Resulting media based presentation, featuring artists more participatory workshops that coverage has assisted in the promotion from the Celtic Colours lineup, is encourage the audience to share of the Festival, local artists and Cape delivered to students and teachers across songs and stories, or take part in Breton Island. This development Cape Breton Island each spring and fall. milling frolics. of industry relationships has seen Over the years this program has been continued success in facilitating the presented to thousands of students in This pilot project, supported by the export of Cape Breton musicians to both rural and urban communities. Province of Nova Scotia, aims to national and international stages. deliver cultural activities and provide This program is coordinated by the Additional support has been provided engagement opportunities to our elder Cape Breton Music Industry Cooperative. by TD Bank Group community in an effort to enlighten, this year to include a entertain and allow for the sharing of For more information series of After School knowledge and experiences. please contact Sessions where [email protected] professional artists and culture bearers FESTIVAL INFORMATION

COMMUNITY CULTURAL EXPERIENCES FESTIVAL DRIVE’ERS If you’re looking for a way to enhance your Celtic Colours experience, or The Festival Volunteer Drive’ers become more immersed in the culture, consider making daily Cultural Experiences Association is an incorporated not-for- an essential part of your plans. profit society under the Registry of Joint Stock by the Province of Nova Scotia. The Learning Opportunities Have some dinner before your Formed in August 2004, the association’s Series will entertain and enlighten show, spend an afternoon membership is made up of individuals who you with a variety of Workshops, enjoying lunch, or grab some volunteer as Drivers with the Celtic Colours Presentations, Demonstrations and breakfast to start your travels. The International Festival. Drivers further Lectures on music, dance, art, craft, and Community Meals offer an op- their volunteer time by selling performing community heritage. portunity to break bread together artists’ and Celtic Colours CDs at venues and share a home-cooked meal. during the Festival. Proceeds from these At Participatory Events you are sales are directed to the Association and welcome as a spectator or as part Looking for Local Food? sustain its sponsorship programs. of the program, as Community Square This symbol indicates Dances, Sessions, Milling Frolics and local products that have been grown THE FRANK "BIG SAMPIE" AWARD grants Kitchen Rackets give you the opportu- and harvested in Nova Scotia. a young, up-and-coming artist, in the nity to immerse yourself in the action. Celtic Arts, six days of recording studio Farmers Markets give you an time. Between 2006 and 2016 more than Cape Breton Island’s spectacular opportunity to meet and $26,000 has been awarded. scenery is magical, so we’ve added support local producers. Pick up some a series of Outdoor Events. Guided locally grown food, honey, and THE JOHN ALLAN CAMERON BURSARY Walks, Hikes, and Boat Tours put you handmade goods. is available to Cape Breton students of in the fresh air. Colaisde Na Gàidhlig / . Forty-seven students have been awarded IN ASSOCIATION WITH All Cultural Experiences The Visual Art Series offers a are hosted by community more than $29,000 since its creation in wide variety of fine art and groups, galleries, guilds, 2006. heritage craft events. Exhibitions, museums and non-profit Demonstrations and Workshops organizations from all In addition to the above official 13 celebrate the creative spirit that thrives over Cape Breton Island, sponsorship programs, the Association on Cape Breton Island. in association with also awarded several individuals and Celtic Colours. groups travel bursaries to attend dance competitions, performances, and a student exchange group to Scotland. Members of Brìgh, Mabou Hall, • photo by Steve Wadden CONCERTS & INFORMATION

NIGHTLY SHOWS (Starting Friday October 6)

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down and catch up with friends at the Colaisde Na Gàidhlig / end of the day. Performance is by Gaelic College, St. Ann’s invitation only and depends upon $20 • 11pm Nightly • artist availability on any given night. 19 & over, photo ID required The performance schedule is not Half price with a ticket stub from posted in advance. 14 a show the same day North Shore singer-songwriter Buddy One of the most popular features of MacDonald hosts the nightly Celtic Colours each year is the Festival festivities. Cabbioke by NSLC will make Club. Located at the Gaelic College in your experience worry free by providing St. Ann’s, the licensed Festival Club a shuttle service that runs between opens as the evening concerts are Baddeck area hotels and the Gaelic closing, offering an opportunity for College, supported in part by Victoria Festival artists to showcase in a more County. Tickets are half price for those informal setting, or to get a session in holding a ticket stub from a Celtic with friends and colleagues from near Colours performance that day. and far. It also serves as a spot to wind

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INTERACTIVE EXHIBIT UNDERGROUND TOUR ROOM TOUR OF A COAL MINE Interpretive Centre, Judique Cape Breton Miners' Museum,

9:00 am - 5:00 pm • $8 11:00 am - 4:00 pm adults $17.25; youth $14.95 Explore the history of Cape Breton music. Try your hand at playing the Pre-register to book your 1.5 hour tour fiddle, learn to step dance and some down into a mine that has been tunnelled Gaelic phrases on this self-guided tour. next to the Atlantic Ocean, guided by a contact: Celtic Music Interpretive Centre former coal miner who shares personal 902-787-2708 • [email protected] stories from his work and life. hosted by Celtic Music Interpretive Centre contact: Mary Pat Mombourquette 902-849-4522 WE WALK HOOKED ON TESSELLATION [email protected] Cape Breton Centre for Craft hosted by Cape Breton Miners Museum AS ONE: and Design, Sydney FIBRE FESTIVAL THE GRAND OPENING 10:00 am - 4:00 pm • free Baddeck Volunteer Fire Department Heather Rankin Experience the intersection of fibre Community Centre, Baddeck art and geometric design. This is an 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm • $2 Michael McGoldrick, exhibition of hooked mats by Cape John McCusker & John Doyle Breton artists inspired by tartans, A show and sale of a wide variety of Còig ancient mosaics, quilts and M.C. Escher. handcrafts created by local artists Cathy Ann MacPhee contact: Holley Grant • 902-270-7491 working in fibre. Artists are on site [email protected] to showcase their production with & Patsy Seddon hosted by Cape Breton Centre for Craft demonstrations through the week. La Swing du Suête and Design contact: Dianne Quimby • 902-945-2226 15 IVA [email protected] FALL FIBRE EXHIBITION hosted by Baddeck Quilt Guild and South , Sydney J. Franklin Wright Gallery at Port Haven Weavers' Guild Hawkesbury Civic Centre, Port Hawkesbury 7:30 pm • $60/50/40/25 DRUM MAKING WORKSHOP 10:00 am - 7:00 pm • free Celtic Colours kicks off its 21st year Membertou Heritage Park, with a return to Centre 200. Featuring Each autumn, as tradition dictates, Membertou Cape Breton displays its wool. Local some well-known names alongside 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm artists show their weaving, hooking, a few new faces, this concert sets the $100 includes materials tone for the “week” to come with some quilting, appliqué, and felting creations. truly outstanding players, singers and contact: J. Franklin Wright Gallery, Port Instructor Jeff Ward teaches you all about dancers. Tonight we’ll see artists from Hawkesbury Civic Centre • 902-625-2591 one of the oldest instruments in the Scotland, , Nunavut, and from hosted by J. Franklin Wright Gallery world. In this unique workshop, make right here at home. It is very exciting to and take home a Mi'kmaw hand drum. TEXTILE JOURNEYS: HELENE welcome Michael McGoldrick and John contact: Jeff Ward • 902-567-5333 BLANCHET, ANNE MORRELL [email protected] McCusker to Celtic Colours. Along with ROBINSON, ADRIENNE YORINKS hosted by Membertou Heritage Park past Artist in Residence John Doyle, Inverness County Centre for the Arts, Aboriginal Culture Centre they will be making their Cape Breton Inverness debut as a trio. This will also be Festival debuts for throat-singer IVA from 11:00 am - 5:00 pm • free MILLING FROLIC Nunavut and Cape Breton’s own Heather Baile nan Gàidheal / The gallery is filled with colours as Highland Village, Iona Rankin. singer Cathy Ann beautiful as our countryside. This textile MacPhee and Cape Breton supergroup exhibition features the works of local 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Còig are returning this year along with La artists Helene Blanchet, Anne Morrell museum charges apply Swing du Suête dancers from Chéticamp Robinson and Adrienne Yorinks. to round out this Grand Opening concert. Join us for a traditional milling frolic in contact Elizabeth Whalley • 902-258-2533 : a period setting at the Highland Village. [email protected] Refreshments served. hosted by Inverness County Centre for the Arts Nearby Meal: Roast Beef contact: Baile nan Gàidheal / Dinner Page 16 Highland Village 902-725-2272 CULTURAL EXPERIENCES & CONCERTS

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COMMUNITY CEILIDH AT THE CAUSEWAY Port Hastings Museum, Port Hastings

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm • donation Drop in to this charming community museum for a ceilidh, and feel free to bring your instrument. Every year both locals and visitors alike share in songs and tunes. contact: Karen Mudge • 902-625-3326 PIPES, [email protected] ALONG THE hosted by Port Hastings Historical Society AND SONG : SHORES PÌOBAIREACHD, OPEN MIC JAM SESSION OF BRAS D’OR Bras d'Or Yacht Club, Baddeck FÌDHLEARACHD Garnet Rogers AGUS ÒRAIN 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm • donation Howie MacDonald Kinnon, Betty Lou Bring your instrument and join us for & Hilda Chiasson our daily "open mic jam" at the Bras & Andrea Beaton d'Or Yacht Club. Musicians and music Rachel Davis Seudan lovers will enjoy great tunes and warm & Darren McMullen Shelly Campbell & Allan Dewar hospitality. Blanche Sophocleous Joanne MacIntyre & Sons 16 contact: Sharon McIntyre • 902-295-2107 [email protected] Big Pond Community Centre / Joe MacMaster hosted by Bras d'Or Yacht Club Fire Hall • Big Pond • 2:00 pm • $30 St. Matthew’s United Church WHITNEY PIER Big Pond is a community with a Inverness • 2:00 pm • $30 ROAST BEEF DINNER rich legacy of traditional tunes and Royal Canadian Legion Br. 128, Sydney celebrated songwriters. This concert The beauty of this church shines brightest in the daytime as sunlight 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm • $15 reflects the place of importance music holds in the area. Blanche pours through its stained glass Hot roast beef dinner with all the Sophocleous is a singer and guitar- windows. St. Matthew’s will be trimmings, dessert and coffee or tea. player from Big Pond who performed filled with tunes and songs today, Bar service available. in the folk group Sons of Skye during shared among family and friends contact Donna McRury • 902-862-6137 : the 1970s and ‘80s. Rachel Davis from Scotland and Cape Breton. [email protected] and Darren McMullen, bandmates in Inverness County hosted by Royal Canadian Legion, Còig, make a lovely duo with Rachel’s royalty Kinnon and Betty will be Branch 128 Whitney Pier singing and fiddling and Darren’s joined by their daughter Andrea. mastery of every other instrument. Betty’s grand-nephew Joe, and SUPER FRIDAY SQUARE DANCE Howie MacDonald and Hilda Seudan—a group of four Scottish Creignish Recreation Centre, Chiasson will add some lively tunes pipers and one of Mabou’s own—will Creignish and we welcome singer-songwriter ensure the pipes are well represented. Shelly Campbell, who embodies 9:00 pm - 12:00 am • $10 adults; Garnet Rogers who makes his first the Gaelic in her fiddle playing, will $5 youth; under 12 free appearance at Celtic Colours this afternoon. Take your time getting to be accompanied by Allan Dewar All ages are welcome to this traditional this one and don’t miss the lovely on . And the voices of Joanne square dance with Shelly Campbell and views along the shores of the Bras MacIntyre and her four teenaged sons friends playing. d’Or. will reach every pew with Gaelic song. contact: Ian Cameron • 902-625-0128 [email protected] hosted by Big Pond Community Council hosted by St. Matthew’s United Church hosted by Creignish Recreation Centre Nearby Meal: Baked Ham and Nearby Meal: Luncheon at the Arts Potato Scallop Supper Page 20 Centre Page 19 CULTURAL EXPERIENCES & CONCERTS CONCERTS (TICKETS 1-888-355-7744)

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CÒMHLA CRUINN: WOMEN KELLY’S GATHERED TOGETHER OF SONG DREAM Heather Rankin Daoirí Farrell Cathy Ann MacPhee Lucy MacNeil Donnie Campbell & Patsy Seddon Nuala Kennedy & Jinks O’Neill Dawn & Margie Beaton Joella Foulds The Narrows Donna-Marie DeWolfe Billie Yvette Rogers & Joël Chiasson Boularderie School Sarah MacInnis SAERC – Strait Area Boularderie • 7:30 pm • $30 Recreation Centre Kelly is the hero of a popular Cape Christmas Island Fire Hall Port Hawkesbury • 7:30 pm • $45/40 17 Christmas Island • 2:00 pm • $25 Breton song who “... left us Kelly’s Tonight we are honoured to present Mountain to perpetuate his name”. Gaelic culture runs deep in Christmas some very special voices dear to The mountain itself is a Victoria Island where the traditions have been Celtic Colours and to the Island itself. County landmark overlooking the kept up for generations. Comunn Heather Rankin’s voice is certainly Great Bras d’Or. It has been an Féis an Eilein has played a key role a familiar one as a member of Cape inspiration for local musicians, writers in maintaining the culture here, Breton band The Rankins. Multi- and artists alike, and is considered encouraging the community to instrumentalist and singer Lucy sacred ground by Cape Breton’s preserve and promote their Gaelic MacNeil is also a familiar voice across Mi’kmaq people. Boularderie School roots. They host a Celtic Colours Canada and around the world. Her lies in the shadow of Kelly’s Mountain, concert each year and have been crystalline vocals are immediately and tonight it is the site of a concert in presenting the annual Féis an Eilein identifiable with her family band, the the mythical Irish character’s name. since the early 1990s. Sarah MacInnis Barra MacNeils. And Irish singer and Award-winning traditional singer and and Donna-Marie DeWolfe are flute player Nuala Kennedy’s voice is bouzouki player Daoirí Farrell from talented young artists, both from always welcome around these parts. Ireland is new to the Festival and families rooted in the Island’s culture. We are thrilled to include Joella Foulds The Narrows, led by Leanne Aucoin, Cathy Ann MacPhee is one of the best in this concert celebrating Women of features artists you’ve come to love Gaelic singers in the world, and we’re Song. Joella’s singing career started through the years. They’ll be joined lucky to have her back. And Mabou back in the 1970s when she moved to by Donnie Campbell and Jinks O’Neill natives Dawn and Margie Beaton, Cape Breton and met Rita MacNeil. to round out the night with some renowned for their harmonizing After recording and touring with Rita Cape Breton standards. It has always fiddles, will drive the tunes home this for a few years, Joella shifted focus been presumed that Kelly would love afternoon. Gather together with these for awhile, but is now back to her first music, and if that is so, we’re thinking fine performers for an afternoon love of singing. Billie Yvette Rogers, tonight’s lineup just may be Kelly’s of traditional and Gaelic influenced a local singer-songwriter, rounds out dream come true! music and culture. tonight’s lineup. hosted by Ross Ferry Fire Department hosted by Comunn Féis an Eilein and the Big Wave Festival

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CELTIC BREAKFAST Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Port Hawkesbury

8:30 am - 11:30 am adult $8; child $4 Enjoy a hearty breakfast of ham, scrambled eggs, hash browns, baked beans, toast, oatcakes, juice and tea or coffee. contact: Bob Burgess • 902-625-1247 [email protected] hosted by Holy Trinity Anglican Church PJILA’SI: SATURDAY CAPE BRETON FARMERS’ A WAGMATCOOK MARKET WELCOME NIGHT AT THE Cape Breton Farmers’ Market, Sydney River IVA SAVOY 8:30 am - 1:00 pm • free George Paul Michael McGoldrick, Talisk John McCusker & John Doyle A popular community market with fresh local produce, baked goods, Evan Googoo Ùr: The Future of our Past prepared food products, honey, crafts, & Phil Cunningham artisanal products and more. Wagmatcook Culture and Heritage contact: Laurie Boudreau Centre • Wagmatcook • 7:30 pm • $35 [email protected] Dwayne Côté hosted by Cape Breton Farmers’ Market 18 Pjila’si means welcome in Mi’kmaw MacArthur Dancers and tonight we celebrate our fortune ISLE MADAME PUBLIC to have such welcoming Savoy • Glace Bay MARKET communities on the Island. From the 7:30 pm • $50/40/30 Le Noir Landing, Arichat time the Scottish settlers first arrived 9:00 am - 12:00 pm • free here, they were shown true kindness This Saturday night at the Savoy you by the Mi’kmaq people. Singer Evan will be treated to one of folk music’s At this community market you will find Googoo will extend a welcome to busiest trios, McGoldrick, McCusker fresh local produce, crafts, baked goods, visitors from near and far, including and Doyle. From touring with the works by local artisans and much more. IVA, a throat-singer, poet and writer likes of Bob Dylan, Mark Knopfler contact: Joan Clannon • 902-226-1918 from Nunavut whose melodic mix and Joan Baez to being founding or [email protected] of throat singing and poetry bridges long-time members of legendary hosted by Development Isle Madame sounds from both her Inuit and Irish- groups Flook, Lunasa, Battlefield Association Cape Breton roots. George Paul, from Band and Solas, these three lads have the Metepenagiag First Nation in been at the forefront of trad music’s STEP DANCING & SQUARE

New Brunswick, may be best known evolution, and play key roles in the DANCE WORKSHOP for creating the “Mi’kmaq Honour BBC Transatlantic Sessions series. Whycocomagh Waterfront Centre, Song”, but he’s been involved in Another regular collaborator to that Whycocomagh reviving Mi’kmaq songs, chants and acclaimed series is Phil Cunningham 9:30 am • $10 ceremonies for more than 30 years. who returns with Ùr: The Future of And we’ll get our first taste of Scottish our Past. Virtuoso Cape Breton fiddler In this workshop you will learn some trio Talisk’s energetic and dynamic Dwayne Côté will share some tunes, step dance steps and also learn some of sound. and the Men of the Deeps, North the patterns for a Cape Breton hosted by Wagmatcook Culture and America’s only coal miners chorus, square dance. Heritage Centre will share some of their many songs contact: Burton MacIntyre • 902-756-2769 Nearby Meal: Potluck Supper and stories. The night wouldn’t be [email protected] Page 20 complete without some dancing. The hosted by Whycocomagh Waterfront Centre award-winning MacArthur Dancers, Nearby Meal: Soul Food Supper no strangers to the 90-year-old Savoy Page 20 stage, will show us some steps to make it just so. CONCERTS & CULTURAL EXPERIENCES CULTURAL EXPERIENCES

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HISTORICAL HIKE OF HOOKED ON TESSELLATION contact: J. Franklin Wright Gallery, Port DOWNTOWN BOISDALE Cape Breton Centre for Craft Hawkesbury Civic Centre • 902-625-2591 Boisdale Volunteer Fire Department, and Design, Sydney hosted by J. Franklin Wright Gallery Boisdale 10:00 am - 4:00 pm • free STORYTELLING TOUR 10:00 am • free Experience the intersection of fibre & TRADITIONAL CEILIDH On this guided walk we will share art and geometric design. This is an Baile nan Gàidheal / Highland Village, stories, show photos, walk along the exhibition of hooked mats by Cape Iona trails and stop by St. Andrew’s church. Breton artists inspired by tartans, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm • $25 Tea will be served in the hall afterwards. ancient mosaics, quilts and contact: Joe MacDonald • 902-871-2013 M.C. Escher. Come join us for a special storytelling [email protected] contact: Holley Grant • 902-270-7491 tour of the Highland Village. This hosted by Boisdale Historical Society [email protected] folklife experience will give you insight hosted by Cape Breton Centre for Craft into the lives and stories of Nova Scotia CALUM’S FOREST: and Design . Reservations required.

A GUIDED WALK contact: Baile nan Gàidheal / Inverness County Centre for the Arts, FORGING FRIENDSHIPS Highland Village • 902-725-2272 Inverness FireHouse Ironworks, hosted by Baile nan Gàidheal / Highland Village 10:00 am - 11:00 am • donation Whycocomagh

Enjoy a gentle guided walk through the 10:00 am - 5:00 pm • donation LUNCHEON AT THE ARTS CENTRE first phase of the Calum’s Forest project Drop in to the forge, meet local Inverness County Centre on the grounds of the Art Centre with a blacksmiths, observe demonstrations and for the Arts, Inverness reading from Frank Macdonald’s story A even try your hand at this heritage skill. 11:00 am - 1:00 pm • $15 Forest for Calum, the inspiration for the contact: Grant Haverstock plantings. 902-756-4766 Take in the beautiful view while contact: Elizabeth Whalley • 902-258-2533 [email protected] enjoying homemade soup, biscuits, tea 19 [email protected] hosted by The Cape Breton Blacksmiths and dessert. hosted by Inverness County Centre for the Arts Association contact: Elizabeth Whalley • 902-258-2533 [email protected] CULTURAL WORKSHOPS FIBRE FESTIVAL hosted by Inverness County Centre

Dalbrae Academy, Mabou Baddeck Volunteer Fire for the Arts

10:00 am - 1:00 pm • $10 single Department Community Centre, Baddeck ÀROS NA MARA: workshop; $20 full day; $50 per family LUNCH AND LEARN Beginner and intermediate workshops 10:00 am - 5:00 pm • $2 Iona Port, Iona for fiddle, Gaelic song and Square A show and sale of a wide variety of 11:00 am - 1:00 pm • $10 Dance, taking place in the classrooms handcrafts created by local artists of the local school. All ages welcome. working in fibre. Artists are on site Learn about the development of a contact: Duncan Campbell • 902-945-2652 to showcase their production with marine science centre for the [email protected] demonstrations through the week. while you enjoy a lunch of homemade hosted by soup, biscuits and apple crisp dessert. Comunn Féis Mhàbu contact: Dianne Quimby • 902-945-2226 [email protected] Community market on site. ÀROS NA MARA FARMERS’ contact: Murdell MacNeil • 902-725-2348 hosted by Baddeck Quilt Guild and South MARKET [email protected] Haven Weavers’ Guild Iona Port, Iona hosted by Central Cape Breton Community Ventures 10:00 am - 2:00 pm • free FALL FIBRE EXHIBITION J. Franklin Wright Gallery at This community market features fresh Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre, local products, baked goods, crafts, Port Hawkesbury artisanal products and more. contact: Murdell MacNeil • 902-725-2348 10:00 am - 7:00 pm • free [email protected] Each autumn, as tradition dictates, hosted by Central Cape Breton Cape Breton displays its wool. Local Community Ventures artists show their weaving, hooking, quilting, appliqué, and felting creations. CULTURAL EXPERIENCES

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GOAT ISLAND NATIVE INTERACTIVE EXHIBIT SONGS & SUPPER INTERPRETATION TOUR ROOM TOUR Englishtown Community Goat Island Trail, Eskasoni Celtic Music Interpretive Centre, Judique Hall, Englishtown

11:00 am - 2:00 pm • $10 11:00 am - 5:00 pm • $8 2:30 pm - 6:00 pm • $30 ($15 for songs; $15 for supper) Heritage interpreters are set up at Explore the history of Cape Breton various camps along this 2.3km music. Try your hand at playing the Gather for an afternoon of songs and gentle hike of Goat Island trail. Hear fiddle, learn to step dance and some stories presented by a Maritime artist traditional Mi’kmaq songs and stories, Gaelic phrases on this self-guided tour. (2:30-4:00pm). There is a meal to take part in dancing, smudging, and contact: Celtic Music Interpretive Centre follow (4:00-6:00pm) of homemade making four cents cake over the open 902-787-2708 • [email protected] Beans and Fishcakes, dessert, fire, and leave with a handmade hosted by Celtic Music Interpretive Centre tea and coffee. souvenir. contact: Jenni MacLean • 902-537-2908 contact: Sandra MacDonald • 902-322-2279 FIBRE FESTIVAL WORKSHOP: [email protected]

[email protected] BASKETWEAVING WITH DONNA hosted by Englishtown Community Hall hosted by Eskasoni Cultural Journeys POULETTE Baddeck Volunteer Fire Department SOUL FOOD SUPPER UNDERGROUND TOUR Community Centre, Baddeck Wagmatcook Culture and

OF A COAL MINE Heritage Centre, Wagmatcook 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm Cape Breton Miners’ Museum, $50 includes materials Glace Bay 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm Learn to weave a small Mi’kmaw basket $16.95 & menu pricing 11:00 am - 4:00 pm made with natural local materials. adults $17.25; youth $14.95 The Clean Wave Restaurant offers Limited space, please pre-register. comfort food suppers. Choose from Pre-register to book your 1.5 hour contact: Dianne Quimby • 902-945-2226 turkey dinner, stuffed chicken breast, tour down into a mine that has been [email protected] ribs and more. First come, first served. tunnelled next to the Atlantic Ocean, hosted by Baddeck Quilt Guild and 20 contact: Mary Farrell • 902-295-2999 guided by a former coal miner who South Haven Weavers’ Guild [email protected] shares personal stories from his work hosted by Wagmatcook Culture and and life. DREAM CATCHER MAKING Heritage Centre

contact: Mary Pat Mombourquette Membertou Heritage Park, 902-849-4522 Membertou BAKED HAM AND POTATO [email protected] SCALLOP SUPPER 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm hosted by Cape Breton Miners Museum Recreation Centre, $25 includes materials Sydney Forks TEXTILE JOURNEYS: HELENE In this hands-on workshop you’ll learn 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm • $14 BLANCHET, ANNE MORRELL how to make a Mi’kmaw dream catcher ROBINSON AND ADRIENNE YORINKS to take home with you. Home cooked baked ham and potato Inverness County Centre for the Arts, contact: Andrea Dennis • 902-562-0444 scallop supper with veggies, homemade Inverness [email protected] tea biscuits, dessert and a bottomless 11:00 am - 5:00 pm • free hosted by Membertou Heritage Park cup of tea or coffee. Aboriginal Culture Centre contact: Gail Leighton • 902-562-8012 The gallery is filled with colours as [email protected] beautiful as our countryside. This textile OPEN MIC JAM SESSION hosted by Sydney Forks Rec Center exhibition features the works of local Bras d’Or Yacht Club, Baddeck artists Helene Blanchet, Anne Morrell POTLUCK SUPPER 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm • donation Robinson and Adrienne Yorinks. Cameron Hall, Whycocomagh contact: Elizabeth Whalley • 902-258-2533 Bring your instrument and join us for 5:00 pm • $14 [email protected] our daily “open mic jam” at the Bras hosted by Inverness County Centre for the Arts d’Or Yacht Club. Musicians and music It is a potluck but all you need to bring lovers will enjoy great tunes and warm is your money and your appetite. The hospitality. community has prepared a variety of contact: Sharon McIntyre • 902-295-2107 hot and cold dishes to choose from. [email protected] First come, first served. hosted by Bras d’Or Yacht Club contact: Burton MacIntyre • 902-756-2769 [email protected] hosted by Sircom Lodge CULTURAL EXPERIENCES CONCERTS (TICKETS 1-888-355-7744)

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FISHCAKES AND FIDDLES Shannon Studio, Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre, Port Hawkesbury

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm • $20 Join us for a dinner of fishcakes, baked beans, cornbread, homemade chow, dessert and tea or coffee. contact: Paula Davis • 902-625-7891 [email protected] hosted by Town of Port Hawkesbury

GAELIC SONG CIRCLE An Drochaid: Mabou Gaelic PIPERS’ DANCING UP & Historical Society, Mabou CEILIDH A SUÊTE 7:30 pm • $12 Seudan La Swing du Suête Take part in a Gaelic song circle at this Nuallan Andrea Beaton intimate venue, featuring artists from & Véronique Plasse Scotland and Cape Breton. Stay afterward Colaisde na Gàidhlig / The Gaelic for tea and a chat. Bon Débarras College • St. Ann’s • 2:00 pm • $30 contact: Duncan Campbell • 902-945-2652 Douglas & Lawrence Cameron [email protected] One of Celtic Colours’ most endearing Christine & Sylvie Doucet hosted by Comunn Féis Mhàbu concerts each year is the Pipers’ Ceilidh. This year’s concert takes a La Place des arts Père Anselme ALL AGES WEST MABOU DANCE long look back at the tradition behind Chiasson • Chéticamp 21 West Mabou Hall, West Mabou the pipes, and how that tradition is 2:00 pm • $30/25 9:00 pm - 12:00 am being studied, absorbed and brought $8; under 12 free into the future. Seudan features four Chéticamp is a culturally rich and vibrant young Highland bagpipers, vibrant Acadian community located All ages are welcome at this traditional anchored by the traditional piper and along the Cabot Trail on Cape Breton square dance that takes place every Gaelic singer Allan MacDonald, who Island’s northwest coast, where Saturday night in West Mabou featuring comes from a well-revered piping the south-east winds, known as les local musicians. family. They offer lively pipe music, suêtes, blow strong onshore and contact Derrick & Melody Cameron : rooted in the step dancing traditions dancing is practically second nature. [email protected] long lost to Scotland, but that For 20 years La Swing du Suête dance hosted by West Mabou Hall continue to this day on Cape Breton. troupe, comprised of students at Nuallan, a group of local pipers L’École NDA in Chéticamp, has been formed by Colaisde Na Gàidhlig, have promoting and presenting Acadian Available this fall dedicated themselves to representing, Cape Breton dance here at home and Celtic Colours Live promoting and exploring the dance across the Maritimes, in , Volume Five style of piping brought from Scotland Alberta and Louisiana. Christine by Highland Gaels and developed here Doucette is Artistic Director and Pre-order at over the past two hundred years. In handles choreography along with celtic-colours.com/live2017 recognition of the ties between the Sylvie Doucette, both former dancers piping traditions of Scotland and with the troupe. Bon Débarras will Live Volume Five Cape Breton Island, pipes made by bring their energetic music and dance celebrated craftsman Hamish Moore from Quebec to this afternoon’s will be presented to the Gaelic College celebration. And Andrea, Véronique, during this concert. Get your tickets Douglas and Lawrence, all well- early! versed in the Acadian and Québécois hosted by dance traditions, will provide the Colaisde Na Gàidhlig / The Gaelic College tunes and tempos needed for these dancers to show their steps. Nearby Meal: St. Ann’s Thanksgiving Dinner Page 25 hosted by Conseil des Arts de Chéticamp CONCERTS (TICKETS 1-888-355-7744)

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STEP INTO RAISING THE WHYCOCOMAGH THE PAST ROOF GATHERING Michael McGoldrick, Fergal Scahill & Ryan Molloy Cathy Ann MacPhee John McCusker & John Doyle Nicole LeBlanc & Patsy Seddon Garnet Rogers Maxim & Gervais Cormier Colin Grant & Maybelle Còig Chisholm McQueen Chapel Lisa Cameron & Brian Doyle Louisbourg • 6:00 pm • $110 & Vern MacDougall Ten Strings and a Goat Skin Go back in time this evening as one of Whycocomagh Education Centre the Festival’s most popular concerts Boisdale Volunteer Fire Department Whycocomagh • 7:30 pm • $30/25 22 invites you to Step into the Past at the Boisdale • 7:30 pm • $30 Fortress of Louisbourg. The Fortress, Musical memories will be made here ’s largest historical Boisdale is one of those communities tonight in Whycocomagh. If you reconstruction, offers a glimpse of where traditional music, language and didn’t see Michael McGoldrick, John life in colonial Cape Breton around dancing have remained central to the McCusker and John Doyle yet, don’t the 1740s. If you are fortunate enough way of life since the land was settled miss this chance. Seeing this trio to get a ticket to this perennially by Scottish immigrants in the early is a rare treasure and it has taken sold out show, you are in for a real 1800s. Most of these settlers were years for us to get them here. Be sure treat. The evening begins with an from Barra and some say you can still to catch them tonight in their last authentic, traditional 18th century hear a touch of the Barra accent in the gig of the Festival. This is also Cape meal, served in period costume and local Gaelic. Community gatherings Breton supergroup Còig’s last night character by candlelight. An after- tend to happen at the Fire Hall these at the Festival. Featuring Rachel dinner walk, guided by the glow of days, where dances and concerts are Davis and Chrissy Crowley on fiddles, lanterns through the cobbled streets, held year-round. Renowned Gaelic Jason Roach on piano, and Darren takes you to the lovely chapel in the singer Cathy Ann MacPhee was born McMullen on just about everything King’s Bastion for a night of acoustic and raised on Barra, so she should else, these are four of the finest songs and tunes from Cape Breton, feel right at home here tonight, players on the scene today. Acadian, and Irish traditions. Nicole accompanied by Patsy Seddon on But it’s not all about tunes and LeBlanc is a singer and songwriter harp. Piano player Maybelle Chisholm good-byes tonight. Canadian folk who mixes traditional Acadian songs McQueen is a local legend, who, with music legend Garnet Rogers and with her own compositions, making fiddler Colin Grant and guitar-player Margaree born singer-songwriter Lisa the connection between past and Brian Doyle, will offer up some good Cameron will add some well-chosen, present. The Cormier Duo plays both old Cape Breton tunes, and PEI’s Ten melodically-inclined words to this local traditional and age-old classical Strings and a Goat Skin make their evening’s gathering at the head of the tunes on guitar while Ireland’s Festival debut as we celebrate 15 years waters. Fergal Scahill and Ryan Molloy will of Raising the Roof in Boisdale. hosted by contribute some fiddle tunes to this hosted by Whycocomagh Volunteer Fire Department unique experience. Boisdale Volunteer Fire Department

hosted by Nearby Meal: Local Harvest Nearby Meal: Soul Food Supper Fortress Louisbourg Association Thanksgiving Dinner Page 24 Page 24 CONCERTS (TICKETS 1-888-355-7744) CONCERTS & CULTURAL EXPERIENCES

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CELTIC COLOURS PUMPKIN contact: Grant Haverstock CARVING 902-756-4766 • [email protected] La Rigouèche, Chéticamp Visitor hosted by The Cape Breton Centre, Chéticamp Blacksmiths Association

10:00 am - 12:00 pm • free FALL FIBRE EXHIBITION Join park staff for this seasonal J. Franklin Wright Gallery at favourite activity. Pumpkins and Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre, carving tools provided, just bring your Port Hawkesbury imagination and creativity. Drop in 10:00 am - 7:00 pm • free anytime between 10 and noon. contact: Cape Breton Highlands National Each autumn, as tradition dictates, Park • 902-224-2306 / 902-285-3004 Cape Breton displays its wool. Local [email protected] artists show their weaving, hooking, CRAIC’N hosted by Cape Breton Highlands quilting, appliqué, and felting creations. CABARET National Park contact: J. Franklin Wright Gallery, Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre • 902-625-2591 Ùr: The Future of our Past CELTIC COLOURS PUMPKIN hosted by J. Franklin Wright Gallery & Phil Cunningham CARVING Broad Cove Campground, Ingonish Daoirí Farrell CELTIC CHURCH SERVICE 10:00 am - 12:00 pm • free St. Ann’s Bay United Church, Talisk Indian Brook The Narrows Join park staff for this seasonal 11:00 am • free Forrester Dancers favourite activity. Pumpkins and carving tools provided, just bring your This church service incorporates imagination and creativity. Drop in Membertou Trade and Convention Gaelic singing, Gaelic Scriptures, Celtic anytime between 10 and noon. Centre • Membertou hymns and fiddle playing. There will 23 contact: Cape Breton Highlands National 7:30 pm • $40/35 be a discussion and demonstration of Park 902-224-2306 / 902-285-3004 precenting of the Psalms. [email protected] As we celebrate Thanksgiving Day contact: Rev. Hazel-Jane Morris hosted by Cape Breton Highlands this long weekend in Canada, why not 902-929-2108 • [email protected] National Park take advantage of the extra day off hosted by St. Ann’s Bay United Church by getting together with friends for FIBRE FESTIVAL drinks and tunes? You can bet there MABOU FARMERS’ MARKET Baddeck Volunteer Fire Department will be plenty of “craic” on the go at Mabou Arena, Mabou Community Centre, Baddeck the Cabaret with this amazing lineup 11:00 am - 2:00 pm • free of singers, dancers and players from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm • $2 Cape Breton, Scotland, Ireland, and A large community market of local A show and sale of a wide variety of Newfoundland. Phil Cunningham farm produce, seafood, prepared food handcrafts created by local artists and Ùr: The Future of our Past were so products, crafts, baked goods and working in fibre. Artists are on site much fun last year that we just had to artisan products. to showcase their production with have them back. As anyone who has contact: Michelle Smith demonstrations through the week. had the pleasure knows, Phil tends [email protected] contact: Dianne Quimby • 902-945-2226 to encourage a party atmosphere hosted by Mabou Farmers Market [email protected] wherever he plays, seemingly just by hosted by Baddeck Quilt Guild and South being there. With the energetic and Haven Weavers’ Guild dynamic playing of award-winning Scottish trio Talisk, The Narrows’ FORGING FRIENDSHIPS repertoire of music from Cape Breton FireHouse Ironworks, and Newfoundland, and some songs Whycocomagh from bouzouki, guitar and - playing Irish singer Daoirí Farrell, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm donation along with dancing by the Forrester Drop in to the forge, meet local Dancers, you might just be jumping blacksmiths, observe demonstrations up for a yourself! and even try your hand at this heritage skill. 19 & over; photo id required CULTURAL EXPERIENCES & CONCERTS

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TEXTILE JOURNEYS: HELENE FIBRE FESTIVAL WORKSHOP: contact: Baile nan Gàidheal / BLANCHET, ANNE MORRELL RUG HOOKING WITH VIOLET Highland Village • 902-725-2272 ROBINSON AND ADRIENNE YORINKS ABRAHAM hosted by Baile nan Gàidheal / Inverness County Centre for the Arts, Baddeck Volunteer Fire Department Highland Village Inverness Community Centre, Baddeck OPEN MIC JAM SESSION 11:00 am - 5:00 pm • free 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm Bras d’Or Yacht Club, Baddeck $50 includes materials The gallery is filled with colours as 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm donation beautiful as our countryside. This textile Learn the Cape Breton style of rug exhibition features the works of local hooking and complete a small piece Bring your instrument and join us for artists Helene Blanchet, Anne Morrell to take home. Limited space so please our daily “open mic jam” at the Bras Robinson and Adrienne Yorinks. pre-register. d’Or Yacht Club. Musicians and music contact: Elizabeth Whalley • 902-258-2533 contact: Dianne Quimby • 902-945-2226 lovers will enjoy great tunes and warm [email protected] [email protected] hospitality. hosted by Inverness County hosted by Baddeck Quilt Guild and South contact: Sharon McIntyre • 902-295-2107 Centre for the Arts Haven Weavers’ Guild [email protected] hosted by Bras d’Or Yacht Club INTERACTIVE EXHIBIT BLACKSMITHING WORKSHOP

ROOM TOUR Le Noir Landing, Arichat KIRKIN’ O’ TH’ TARTAN Celtic Music Interpretive Centre, Judique Farquarson Memorial Church, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Middle River 11:00 am - 5:00 pm • $8 $65 adult; $30 youth 3:00 pm • donation Explore the history of Cape Breton Learn about the traditional art of music. Try your hand at playing the blacksmithing. Participants will This blessing of the tartans, with pipes, fiddle, learn to step dance and some produce a forged piece to take home. songs, and service, is held annually in Gaelic phrases on this self-guided tour. Class sizes are limited to four. Pre- this rural church. All denominations contact: Celtic Music Interpretive Centre 24 registration is required. are welcomed. 902-787-2708 • [email protected] contact: Susan Marchand-Terrio contact: Gordon MacIver • 902-295-0250 hosted by Celtic Music Interpretive Centre 902-226-2880 / 902-226-9364 [email protected] [email protected] hosted by Farquarson Memorial Church ACADIAN KITCHEN PARTY hosted by Isle Madame Historical Society Happy Clam Café, Chéticamp LOCAL HARVEST CELTIC JAM SESSION THANKSGIVING DINNER 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm • menu pricing Whycocomagh Waterfront George’s River Firehall, George’s River A celebration of Acadian cuisine and Centre, Whycocomagh music each day in different local 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm • $18 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm • $10 restaurants. A roast turkey dinner with local contact: Yvette McPhee • 902-224-2642 Bring your instruments to the Celtic Jam vegetables, mashed potatoes and all the [email protected] Session and get a chance to share tunes trimmings. Dessert and tea or coffee hosted by La Société Saint-Pierre with musicians from near and far. included. contact: Burton MacIntyre contact: Tanya Jessome • 902-577-6085 ANNUAL MABOU 902-756-2769 hosted by George’s River Firehall THANKSGIVING DINNER [email protected] St. Mary’s Parish Hall, Mabou hosted by Whycocomagh Waterfront Centre SOUL FOOD SUPPER 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm • $15 Wagmatcook Culture and Heritage STORYTELLING TOUR Centre, Wagmatcook It seems the whole community comes & TRADITIONAL CEILIDH out for this hugely popular annual roast Baile nan Gàidheal / 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm turkey dinner with all the trimmings. Highland Village, Iona $16.95 & menu pricing No advanced tickets, first come, first 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm • $25 Choose from turkey dinner, stuffed served. Eat in or take out. chicken breast, ribs and more. First contact St. Mary’s Parish • 902-945-2630 : Come join us for a special storytelling come, first served. hosted by St. Mary’s Parish tour of the Highland Village. This contact: Mary Farrell • 902-295-2999 folklife experience will give you insight [email protected] into the lives and stories of Nova Scotia hosted by Wagmatcook Culture and Gaels. Reservations required. Heritage Centre CULTURAL EXPERIENCES & CONCERTS CONCERTS (TICKETS 1-888-355-7744)

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ST. ANN’S THANKSGIVING DINNER Colaisde na Gàidhlig / The Gaelic College, St. Ann’s

4:30 pm - 6:30 pm • $15 Home cooked roast turkey dinner with all the trimmings. Mashed potatoes, seasonal vegetables, stuffing, gravy, dessert and beverage included. Cafeteria-style setting. contact: Rita Matheson • 902-295-3441 [email protected] hosted by Colaisde na Gàidhlig/ The Gaelic College UNAMA’KI FIDDLE FAMILY SQUARE DANCE MAWIO’MI: Glencoe Mills Hall, Glencoe Mills A CAPE BRETON SUMMIT Howie MacDonald 9:00 pm - 12:00 am • $8 GATHERING Troy MacGillivray, Shane Cook IVA • George Paul A Family Square Dance for all ages in & Ray Legere the heart of rural Inverness County. Denny Family Dancers Kimberley Fraser Kinnon and Betty Lou Beaton playing. Chrissy Crowley contact: Elizabeth Beaton • 902-615-2647 Ùr: The Future of our Past & Jason Roach hosted by Glencoe Mills Hall & Phil Cunningham Sarah Denny Cultural Centre Fergal Scahill, Ryan Molloy Eskasoni • 2:00 pm • $30 & Emma O’Sullivan 25 THE GRAND Unama’ki is the Mi’kmaw name Sabra MacGillivray for Cape Breton. Today we get Judique Community Centre FINALE together in Eskasoni for a mawio’mi, Judique • 7:30 pm • $35 Cherish the Ladies • Rhiannon or gathering, alongside the Bras d’Or Lake. The Mi’kmaw culture is The big fiddle on the wall behind the Giddens & Dirk Powell deeply rooted here, with strong ties stage will be the backdrop for tonight’s J.P. Cormier • James Keelaghan to Cape Breton Gaelic and Acadian fiddle summit, a bringing together of & Buddy MacDonald • Ímar traditions, including a shared love of fiddlers from across Canada and from music, dance and poetic expression. across the Atlantic. Home to Buddy Fiddler Chrissy Crowley, who comes Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre, MacMaster and Judique on the Floor from a long line of respected Cape days, this community is the perfect Saturday, October 14 • 7:3o PM Breton-Scottish fiddlers, and piano place to celebrate this instrument we player Jason Roach, from the Acadian love so much. Fiddle styles we’ll see community of Chéticamp, represent tonight include east and west coast these close ties. IVA, a throat- Cape Breton, Antigonish County, singer and poet from Nunavut, has Downeast, Irish, Scottish and more. Cape Breton-Irish roots and will be Howie has relatives along this coast performing with her five-piece band. and will feel right at home, and Troy, New Brunswick singer-songwriter Shane and Kimberley will reconnect George Paul has been involved in from their touring lives. Phil with his reviving Mi’kmaq songs, chants and students and “tune-a-day” Fergal ceremonies for over thirty years. And will add to tonight’s stellar lineup. Of we round out today’s gathering with course, this being Cape Breton, there’ll the Denny Family Dancers, at the be some great dancing too. venue named for the founder of the local group, Sarah Denny. hosted by Judique Community Centre Development Association hosted by Eskasoni Band Council

Nearby Meal: Thanksgiving Dinner Nearby Meal: Seafood Choices by the Bras d’Or Page 30 Dinner Page 29 CONCERTS (TICKETS 1-888-355-7744)

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TUNES ACADIAN CELTIC FROM THE ROOTS CABARET NORTHSIDE Bon Débarras The Alt Cyril MacPhee Ten Strings and a Goat Skin Garnet Rogers The Narrows Jennifer Roland Band Brenda Stubbert Décota McNamara Jordan Musycsyn Band & Paul MacDonald Paul Cranford & Sarah Beck D’Escousse Civic Improvement Hall Membertou Trade and Convention & Doug MacPhee D’Escousse • 7:30 pm • $30/25 Centre, Membertou 7:30 pm • $40/35 Talisk It’s no coincidence that Celtic Colours 26 begins on the Thanksgiving weekend. There’s no better way to wrap up a St. Matthew Wesley United Church We have much to be thankful for long weekend than to get together North Sydney • 7:30 pm • $30 in our corner of the world. On this with friends, watch some fabulous Thanksgiving Monday, we’ll travel live music, and raise a glass. Tonight’s Tunes just seem to be synonymous down the road to D’Escousse, a lovely Cabaret offers all that and more with the north side of the Island, Acadian village on Isle Madame, to with a little something for everyone. principally North Sydney and celebrate our Canadian and Cape Nuala Kennedy, Eamon O’Leary and further north along the Cabot Breton French roots with some John Doyle form The Alt and have Trail. And tonight the tunes will be Acadian and Québécois music and travelled from all corners of the flowing in the beautiful St. Matthew dance. Bon Débarras, a trio from world to be here tonight to share Wesley Church. The legendary Montréal, will bring their fun and their Irish ballads, tunes, and songs. Brenda Stubbert, who calls North energetic fusion of Québécois folk Prince Edward Island’s Ten Strings Sydney home, will be joined by Paul music and traditional step dancing. and a Goat Skin, whose traditional MacDonald on guitar and Doug Cape Breton singer-songwriter Cyril and original music infused with pop MacPhee on piano, well-known MacPhee’s Acadian roots are on his and world rhythms earned them a musicians in their own right. Good mother’s side, and he will showcase Juno nomination earlier this year, friends and contemporaries from up both his own songs and songs from will surely have your toes tapping. the road, Paul Cranford and Sarah the Island. Décota McNamara, from Cape Breton singer-songwriter Jordan Beck will present tunes on stage just up the road in Richmond County, Musycsyn’s folk-country style and much like Paul has done with his will also share some songs with us engaging songs will move you from many tune books. Garnet Rogers is tonight. And Leanne Aucoin’s new laughter to tears and back again. And joining us from , and like his band The Narrows will certainly pull Jennifer Roland—fiddler, dancer, and late brother Stan, is an accomplished from their Acadian, Chéticamp and teacher of both—will bring along her singer-songwriter. And Scotland’s Quebec influences with fiddle at the full band to lay it all down. There are Talisk will edge up the tempo and forefront. sure to be a few magic moments and the volume. This award-winning trio memories made at this Celtic Cabaret hosted by will find themselves right at home tonight. and in good company tonight on the D’Escousse Civic Improvement Society

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THANKSGIVING BRUNCH contact: Margaret Herdman St. Peter’s Parish Hall, Port Hood 902-227-8303 [email protected] 9:00 am - 11:30 am • $10 hosted by Isle Madame Lighthouse A large selection of breakfast staples Preservation Society / Société de preservation await you including eggs, sausage, des phares de l’Ile Madame bacon, ham, pancakes, breads, juice, tea, coffee and much more. FIBRE FESTIVAL contact: Joe Morris • 902-787-3284 Baddeck Volunteer [email protected] Fire Department hosted by KOC Port Hood Community Centre, Baddeck (St. Peter’s Council) 10:00 am - 5:00 pm • $2

BUDDY MACMASTER A show and sale of a wide variety of FOR THE FIDDLE CAMP handcrafts created by local artists Celtic Music Interpretive Centre, working in fibre. Artists are on site LOVE OF MUSIC Judique to showcase their production with Cathy Ann MacPhee demonstrations through the week. 9:00 am - 3:00 pm contact: Dianne Quimby • 902-945-2226 & Patsy Seddon $150/day; $500/week [email protected] Andrea Beaton This hands-on workshop for hosted by Baddeck Quilt Guild and South & Véronique Plasse intermediate and advanced players Haven Weavers’ Guild Maxim & Gervais Cormier focuses on the Cape Breton style of playing. Today’s instructors are Shelly FALL FIBRE EXHIBITION Alexander Graham National Campbell and Glenn Graham. Pre- J. Franklin Wright Gallery at Port Historic Site, Baddeck registration required. Morning coffee, Hawkesbury Civic Centre, 7:30 pm • $30 tea and lunch included. Port Hawkesbury 27 contact: Allan Dewar • 902-787-2708 10:00 am - 7:00 pm • free It’s no secret that Alexander Graham [email protected] Bell not only loved music, but was hosted by Celtic Music Interpretive Centre Each autumn, as tradition dictates, quite a musician himself. As we mark Cape Breton displays its wool. Local the second year of partnering with INTERACTIVE EXHIBIT artists show their weaving, hooking,

the Bell Museum to host a concert ROOM TOUR quilting, appliqué, and felting creations. in this unique space, we’ll toast the Celtic Music Interpretive Centre, contact: J. Franklin Wright Gallery, Port man himself the best way we know Judique Hawkesbury Civic Centre • 902-625-2591 hosted by J. Franklin Wright Gallery how - with music he would surely 9:00 am - 5:00 pm • $8 love. Tonight we’ll hear from three pairs of delightful duos who’ll share Explore the history of Cape Breton CBC MAINSTREET LIVE Gaelic songs, impressive playing music. Try your hand at playing the Knox Presbyterian Church, Baddeck and a little bit of dancing. Coming fiddle, learn to step dance and some 10:30 am - 12:30 pm • free from Bell’s birthplace of Scotland, Gaelic phrases on this self-guided tour. Gaelic singer Cathy Ann MacPhee is contact: Celtic Music Interpretive Centre Learn more about this year’s festival back to delight with her traditional 902-787-2708 • [email protected] artists as they are interviewed and songs and witty banter. She’ll be hosted by Celtic Music Interpretive Centre perform for a live-to-tape recording joined by harp player Patsy Seddon. of CBC Cape Breton’s popular show, GUIDING LIGHTS OF Son and father duo Maxim and Mainstreet. ISLE MADAME Gervais hail from Chéticamp. Their contact: Wendy Bergfeldt • 902-563-4151 Lennox Passage Provincial Park, intricate finger picking style on guitar [email protected] Martinique will have your eyes glued to those hosted by CBC Cape Breton frets. And duo Andrea Beaton from 10:00 am - 12:30 pm • $20 per person Inverness County, with fiddling friend Take a guided driving and walking Véronique Plasse from Quebec, are tour that shines a light on the history the perfect package bringing fiddle, and geography of Isle Madame. Visit vocals and steps. Bell would be lighthouses past and present and delighted. hear stories about the lives of the hosted by lightkeepers. Museum Association CULTURAL EXPERIENCES

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DANCE DIALECTS This textile exhibition features the LAKESIDE IMPRESSIONS ART DEMONSTRATION AND TALK works of local artists Helene Blanchet, AND CRAFT EXHIBIT West Mabou Hall, West Mabou Anne Morrell Robinson and Adrienne Scotsville School of Crafts, Scotsville Yorinks. 11:00 am - 12:30 pm • $10 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm • donation contact: Elizabeth Whalley • 902-258-2533 Unique and informative, this [email protected] A unique showcase of local arts and demonstration and talk explores hosted by Inverness County crafts for sale or for your viewing different percussive dance dialects Centre for the Arts pleasure. Everyone welcome! featuring Melody Cameron from Cape contact: Verna MacMillan • 902-258-2278 Breton, Dominic Desrochers from ACADIAN KITCHEN PARTY [email protected] Quebec, and Emma O’Sullivan from Le Gabriel Family Restaurant, hosted by Lake Ainslie Weavers Ireland. Chéticamp & Craft Guild contact: Derrick & Melody Cameron 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm • menu pricing [email protected] COMMUNITY QUILTING BEE hosted by West Mabou Hall A celebration of Acadian cuisine and Scotsville School of Crafts, music each day in different local Scotsville GOAT ISLAND NATIVE restaurants. 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm • donation INTERPRETATION TOUR contact: Yvette McPhee • 902-224-2642 Goat Island Trail, Eskasoni [email protected] See the Maple leaf design quilt that hosted by La Société Saint-Pierre was put together by Bea Tilsley, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm • $10 commemorating Canada’s 150th Heritage interpreters are set up at FIBRE FESTIVAL WORKSHOP: Birthday. It is on the frame and all are various camps along this 2.3km CELTIC KNOT QUILTING WITH invited to lend a hand. gentle hike of Goat Island trail. Hear NORMA MARCHANT contact: Verna MacMillan •902-258-2278 traditional Mi’kmaq songs and stories, Baddeck Volunteer Fire Department [email protected] take part in dancing, smudging, and Community Centre, Baddeck hosted by Lake Ainslie Weavers making four cents cake over the open & Craft Guild 28 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm fire, and leave with a handmade $50 includes materials souvenir. WEAVING DEMONSTRATION

contact: Sandra MacDonald Learn the heritage craft of quilting by Scotsville School of Crafts, 902-322-2279 making a small keepsake piece with a Scotsville [email protected] Celtic knot design. 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm • donation hosted by Eskasoni Cultural Journeys contact: Dianne Quimby • 902-945-2226 [email protected] Weaving is acknowledged as one of the LUNCH CEILIDH hosted by Baddeck Quilt Guild and South oldest surviving crafts in the world. Celtic Music Interpretive Centre, Haven Weavers’ Guild Come and try your hand at throwing a Judique shuttle. THE BELL SERIES: contact: Verna MacMillan • 902-258-2278 11:00 am - 2:45 pm CELEBRATING CANADA [email protected] $6 admission; menu pricing Alexander Graham Bell National hosted by Lake Ainslie Weavers Enjoy a Cape Breton lunch in a great Historic Site, Baddeck & Craft Guild atmosphere with live music by Shelly 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm • free Campbell and Glenn Graham. No SQUARE DANCE WORKSHOP reservations required. A demonstration and talk with featured RODDIE’S SET contact: Celtic Music Interpretive Centre festival artist Ten Strings and a Goat St. Peter’s United Church Hall, 902-787-2708 • [email protected] Skin, giving a behind-the-music St. Peter’s hosted by Celtic Music Interpretive Centre perspective into their life and work. This series features artists in the Celtic 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm • $10 TEXTILE JOURNEYS: HELENE or Folk milieu from different regions of This workshop teaches the “Roddie’s BLANCHET, ANNE MORRELL Canada, in celebration of Canada 150. Set” pattern of square dance common ROBINSON AND ADRIENNE YORINKS contact: Madeline Harvey • 902-295-2069 to Richmond County. Light lunch and Inverness County Centre for the Arts, [email protected] tea served, followed by a dance. Inverness hosted by ’s Alexander contact: Reg Landry • 902-535-2093 Graham Bell National Historic Site 11:00 am - 5:00 pm free [email protected] hosted by Roddie’s Square Dancing Society The gallery is filled with colours as beautiful as our countryside. CULTURAL EXPERIENCES CULTURAL EXPERIENCES

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CUPCAKE ARTISTRY MILLING FROLIC contact: Susan Marchand-Terrio

MacAskill House Museum, Baile nan Gàidheal / 902-226-2880 / 902-226-9364 St. Peter’s Highland Village, Iona [email protected] hosted by Isle Madame Historical Society 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm $30 includes materials museum charges apply OPEN MIC JAM SESSION A local cake designer leads this hands-on Join us for a traditional milling frolic in Bras d’Or Yacht Club, Baddeck workshop where you will decorate your a period setting at the Highland Village. 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm • donation own cupcake with flowers and foliage Refreshments served. commonly found on Cape Breton. contact: Baile nan Gàidheal / Bring your instrument and join us for contact: Hope Burke • 902-631-0729 Highland Village • 902-725-2272 our daily “open mic jam” at the Bras [email protected] hosted by Baile nan Gàidheal / d’Or Yacht Club. Musicians and music hosted by St. Peter’s Economic Highland Village lovers will enjoy great tunes and warm Development Organization hospitality. ALL AGES FAMILY CEILIDH contact: Sharon McIntyre GUIDED HIKE IN THE NATIONAL New Dawn Centre for Social 902-295-2107 • [email protected] PARK: SALMON POOL WALK Innovation, Sydney hosted by Bras d’Or Yacht Club Robert’s Brook Campground, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm • free Chéticamp BEHIND THE MUSIC WITH

Every autumn Celtic Colours brings FIDDLER GLENN GRAHAM 2:00 pm • free with park pass performance presentations to schools Celtic Music Interpretive Centre, Join Park staff for a guided walk along across the Island. Since today is a school Judique the scenic Chéticamp river canyon holiday, we’re taking the program on 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm • donation where cliffs tower almost 400 metres the road, inviting youth and families to above you. The walk is 7.8km return, enjoy the fun. Music by Ben Miller and Fiddler Glenn Graham will share what and takes 3 hours with elevation of 15- Anita MacDonald. makes Cape Breton’s Celtic music unique in this talk and demonstration 100m. contact: Celtic Colours Box Office 29 contact: Cape Breton Highlands National 902-567-3000 / 1-888-355-7744 that includes an audience Q&A. Park • 902-224-2306 / 902-285-3004 hosted by Celtic Colours contact: Celtic Music Interpretive Centre [email protected] International Festival 902-787-2708 • [email protected] hosted by Cape Breton Highlands hosted by Celtic Music Interpretive Centre National Park JOHN ALLAN CAMERON SONG SESSION TURKEY DINNER IN ARICHAT DOCUMENTARY SCREENING: Glencoe Station Hall, Glencoe Station OLA Parish Hall, Arichat CELTIC COLOURS - SPIRIT 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm • $18 OF THE FESTIVAL 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm • $12 Performing Arts Centre, Gather in Glencoe Station, birthplace of Roast turkey dinner with all the Mabou John Allan Cameron, to sing along and trimmings, vegetables, dessert, and tea celebrate Canada’s Godfather of Celtic or coffee. Choose between two sittings, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm • donation Music. Coffee, tea and snacks available. 4:00pm and 5:15pm. This documentary takes you on an contact: Lisa Organ • 902-787-2744 contact: Valerie Boudreau emotional Island-wide journey filled [email protected] [email protected] with music and breathtaking scenery, hosted by Glencoe Station Recreation hosted by Friends of Notre Dame de capturing aspects of the Festival rarely Association l’Assomption seen, but experienced by so many. contact: Jane Gesner • 902-945-5300 STORIES AND SONGS FROM SEAFOOD CHOICES DINNER [email protected] THE HEARTH Celtic Music Interpretive or Tracey MacNeil • 902-945-5300 Le Noir Landing, Arichat Centre, Judique [email protected] 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm • $5 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm hosted by Strathspey Place Association $16 & menu pricing Visit one of the oldest stone buildings on Cape Breton and learn about the Enjoy a delicious local meal of fried traditional art of blacksmithing. Enjoy haddock with mashed potatoes, a demonstration as well as stories, vegetables, dessert, and tea or coffee folklore, and songs. Refreshments will for $16. be served. CULTURAL EXPERIENCES & CONCERTS

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There is also seafood chowder, lobster sandwiches, haddock burgers and non- seafood items available at menu prices. No reservations. First come, first served. contact: Celtic Music Interpretive Centre 902-787-2708 • [email protected] hosted by Celtic Music Interpretive Centre

THANKSGIVING DINNER BY THE BRAS D’OR Fisheries Building, Eskasoni

5:00 pm • $20 Overlooking the Bras d’Or Lake, share a traditional roast turkey dinner with all UNITED IN CLOSE TO the trimmings including dessert and endless tea. MUSIC THE FLOOR contact: George Paul • 902-379-2800 / Kyle & Sheumas MacNeil Seudan • Nuallan 902-565-0024 • [email protected] Doug MacPhee Rodney MacDonald hosted by Eskasoni High School Travel Group The Alt Pellerin Brothers Breton Songbirds Fileanta • Marielle Lespérance BROOK VILLAGE ADULT Bon Débarras SQUARE DANCE Calvin United Church Sgiobalta Brook Village Hall, Brook Village New Waterford • 2:00 pm • $30 9:30 pm - 1:00 am • $8 Strathspey Performing Arts Centre One of the great aspects of Celtic 30 Come join in the fun at this adult square Colours is the bringing together Mabou • 7:30 pm • $35/30 dance with Ian MacDougall and Mac of artists and music lovers, united Like praising “the dirt” in one’s Morin. The last set of the evening will in music. New Waterford and its fiddle-playing, “close to the floor” be a real old fashioned set - unplugged, residents have an undying love is the highest compliment that with no amplification. Ages 19 & over, ID for Cape Breton music and have can be paid to a step dancer, and required. Canteen on site. seen their share of lively ceilidhs an apt description of the cream of contact: Jeff Lee over the years. With this mind, we the crop in tonight’s show. Every 902-945-2800 / 902-258-5233 knew Calvin United Church would performer on this stage can say they [email protected] be the perfect place to feature this started dancing at a very young age, hosted by Brook Village Recreation afternoon’s jovial artists. Brothers including Rodney MacDonald. From Association Kyle and Sheumas MacNeil, of the just a stone’s throw away, Rodney Barra MacNeils, are traditional welcomes fellow dancers Bill and KITCHEN RACKETS JAM SESSION culture bearers. While usually quite John Pellerin of Antigonish to shine Bras d’Or Lakes Inn, St. Peter’s busy touring with the band, they up their shoes for the night. Not to be 10:30 pm - 1:00 am ensure that their time home is spent outdone, dance troupe Fileanta will $5; free for players passing down their knowledge and perform dance and square sets from mentoring young up-and-coming the area. Matched up with traditional Open jam session where visiting players musicians. Doug MacPhee calls New pipe group Nuallan, it’s a perfect are invited to sit in with Cape Breton Waterford home, and he’ll rattle the marriage. And why stop at only three local players. Listeners welcome to this keys on the beautiful upright piano pipers when we can have five more, late-night jam following the concert in today. As Ireland’s song revivalist trio courtesy of Seudan. That adds up to D’Escousse. Ages 19 & over, ID required. The Alt, Nuala, Eamon and John will a piper for every dancer! We’ll also contact: Greg Silver • 902-631-5050 carefully weave a mosaic of ballads get to see the Québécois steps of Bon [email protected] and melodies. More melodies and Débarras, highland by Marielle, and hosted by Kitchen Rackets.org harmonies will ring loud and clear those of dance troup Sgiobalta. as the all-female choir, The Breton hosted by Songbirds, take to the choir loft. Sit Chestico Museum & Historical Society back and take in the delightful sounds and beautiful stained-glass sights. Nearby Meal: Port Hood Roast Beef hosted by Calvin United Church Dinner Page 35 CULTURAL EXPERIENCES & CONCERTS CONCERTS (TICKETS 1-888-355-7744)

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A CHÉTICAMP TAKING TO SONGS FROM SOIRÉE TALISK SCRATCH Ten Strings and a Goat Skin Fergal Scahill, Ryan Molloy James Keelaghan Sylvia LeLievre & Emma O’Sullivan Bruce Guthro The Narrows Talisk The Small Glories Danelle & Celine Doucet Adrianne & Mike Gorey Catherine MacLellan Mckayla MacNeil Lynn Miles La Place des arts Père Anselme & Kevin LeVesconte Chiasson, Chéticamp Our Lady of Fatima Church 7:30 pm • $30/25 Riverdale Community Centre Sydney River • 7:30 pm • $30/25 Lower River Inhabitants • 7:30 pm • $30 31 Chéticamp is home to a vibrant As the title implies, these are songs culture, rich traditions, and an Being taken to task is generally a bad created just for you, from scratch, abundance of music and dance. thing; you’ve done something wrong here at Celtic Colours. Borrowing Soirées are hosted throughout the and now have to face the music. In on the idea of the Burns House song year in this community, and with this case though, we’re talking about creation project in Scotland, we’re Celtic Colours here, throughout taking to Talisk, and in that context, making this a completely Canadian the week as well, including this having to face the music is nothing endeavor in light of Canada’s big evening at La Place des arts Père but pure pleasure. Talisk is an award- 150th birthday. Artist in Residence Anselme Chiasson. Sylvia makes winning trio based in Scotland who James Keelaghan, Cape Breton Chéticamp her home. Her voice is have been turning heads since they native Bruce Guthro, Prince Edward like no other and you will be soothed got together three years ago. We can’t Island darling Catherine MacLellan, by her mesmerizing lyrics. Danelle wait for you to hear them and once Ontario’s Lynn Miles, and JD Edwards and Celine are twins with parental you do, we’re sure you’ll be taking to and Cara Luft of The Small Glories, ties to this community. Taught by Talisk, too. Also on stage tonight will from Manitoba have been at it night Wendy MacIsaac, they’ve returned to be fiddler Fergal Scahill with Ryan and day all week, sequestered in the Chéticamp for many Conseil des Arts Molloy on piano and dancer Emma Song House writing original songs productions over the years. Leanne O’Sullivan. You may recognize Fergal inspired by each other’s roots, the Aucoin’s roots are in Chéticamp and from previous visits with We Banjo 3. places they they call home, and her band The Narrows blends the This time around, the beautiful Irish the places they’ve travelled in this Scottish-Acadian and Québécois lilt in his playing will be centre stage. great country of ours. Tonight they sounds perfectly. With Acadian Cape Breton, Scottish, and Irish roots emerge to share their favourites with connections across the way in PEI, are well-represented in this concert, us. It promises to be a special and Ten Strings and a Goat Skin put a which also features tunes from intimate evening for lovers of song bow on the evening, connecting with Mckayla and Kevin, and songs from everywhere. interprovincial Acadian cousins. Adrianne and Mike Gorey. hosted by hosted by hosted by Our Lady Of Fatima CWL Conseil des Arts de Chéticamp Riverdale Community Services Society

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BLACKSMITHING WORKSHOP the project. Four hours, moderate Le Noir Landing, Arichat difficulty, good footwear required, please bring a lunch. 9:00 am - 12:00 pm contact: Jen Moses • 902-383-2552 $65 adult; $30 youth [email protected] Learn about the traditional art of hosted by Seawall Trail Society blacksmithing. Participants will produce a forged piece to take home. Class sizes GUIDING LIGHTS OF

are limited to four, pre-registration is ISLE MADAME required. Lennox Passage Provincial contact: Susan Marchand-Terrio Park, Martinique

902-226-2880 / 902-226-9364 10:00 am - 12:30 pm • $20 per person [email protected] COW BAY hosted by Isle Madame Historical Society Take a guided driving and walking tour that shines a light on the history CEILIDH BUDDY MACMASTER and geography of Isle Madame. Visit

Alison Brown FIDDLE CAMP lighthouses past and present and Celtic Music Interpretive Centre, Judique hear stories about the lives of the Troy MacGillivray, Shane Cook lightkeepers. 9:00 am - 3:00 pm & Ray Legere contact: Margaret Herdman $150/day; $500/week Kimberley Fraser 902-227-8303 Paul McKenna This hands-on workshop for [email protected] intermediate and advanced players hosted by Isle Madame Lighthouse Preservation Society / Société de preservation Legion / focuses on the Cape Breton style of des phares de l’Ile Madame Community Centre, Port Morien playing. Today’s instructors are Mairi Rankin and Allan Henderson. Pre- 7:30 pm • $30 HOOKED ON TESSELLATION 32 registration required. Morning coffee/ Cape Breton Centre for The great folks in Port Morien roll out tea and lunch included. Craft and Design, Sydney the welcome mat for all visitors to contact: Allan Dewar • 902-787-2708 [email protected] the Festival, which is how they roll in 10:00 am - 4:00 pm • free these parts. You’ll be glad you came, hosted by Celtic Music Interpretive Centre Experience the intersection of fibre not only for the hospitality, but for INTERACTIVE EXHIBIT art and geometric design. This is an the amazing set of artists performing ROOM TOUR exhibition of hooked mats by Cape this evening as well. Hailing from the Celtic Music Interpretive Centre, Judique Breton artists inspired by tartans, US, Alison Brown is a virtuoso on the ancient mosaics, quilts and M.C. Escher. banjo, with an Appalachian style that 9:00 am - 5:00 pm • $8 contact: Holley Grant • 902-270-7491 is sure to please. Troy, Shane and Ray Explore the history of Cape Breton music. [email protected] join us from across Canada with a slew Try your hand at playing the fiddle, learn hosted by Cape Breton Centre for Craft of instruments and tunes that will to step dance and some Gaelic phrases on and Design have folks on their feet. Cape Breton’s this self-guided tour. own Kimberley Fraser, a former Artist contact: Celtic Music Interpretive Centre FIBRE FESTIVAL in Residence and no stranger to Celtic 902-787-2708 • [email protected] Baddeck Volunteer Fire Colours, will show us why she is a hosted by Celtic Music Interpretive Centre Department Community sought out fiddler and instructor of her Centre, Baddeck craft. And Paul McKenna will join us SEAWALL TRAIL 10:00 am - 5:00 pm • $2 from Scotland. With his busy touring PREVIEW HIKE schedule we’re glad he could join us Trailhead Parking Area, A show and sale of a wide variety of this year, bringing his amazing vocals Red River Road, Pleasant Bay handcrafts created by local artists and instrumentation. Don’t miss out working in fibre. Artists are on site on the opportunity to enjoy this great 10:00 am • $100 to showcase their production with show and the genuine hospitality you’ll Guided by knowledgeable volunteers demonstrations through the week. receive in Port Morien. who are developing a multi-day coastal contact: Dianne Quimby • 902-945-2226 hosted by hiking trail, you’ll get a preview of their [email protected] Port Morien Development Association plans while you climb along the western hosted by Baddeck Quilt Guild and South Nearby Meal: Traditional Salt Cod coast from Red River to Otter Brook. All Haven Weavers’ Guild Supper Page 35 funds from this venture go directly to CONCERTS & CULTURAL EXPERIENCES CULTURAL EXPERIENCES

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FALL FIBRE EXHIBITION SOUP AND SANDWICH contact: Mary Pat Mombourquette J. Franklin Wright Gallery at LUNCHEON 902-849-4522 Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre, St. Stephen’s Jubilee United Church, [email protected] Port Hawkesbury Port Hood hosted by Cape Breton Miners Museum

10:00 am - 7:00 pm • free 11:00 am - 1:00 pm • $10 TEXTILE JOURNEYS: HELENE Each autumn, as tradition dictates, This luncheon will offer a variety of BLANCHET, ANNE MORRELL Cape Breton displays its wool. Local homemade hearty soups and fresh ROBINSON AND ADRIENNE YORINKS artists show their weaving, hooking, made-to-order sandwiches. Tea and Inverness County Centre for the Arts, quilting, appliqué, and felting creations. coffee will be served with a sweet to top Inverness contact: J. Franklin Wright Gallery, Port off this satisfying meal. 11:00 am - 5:00 pm • free Hawkesbury Civic Centre • 902-625-2591 contact: Susan Campbell • 902-787-2842 hosted by J. Franklin Wright Gallery [email protected] The gallery is filled with colours as hosted by St. Stephen’s-Jubilee United beautiful as our countryside. This textile CULTURAL DEMONSTRATIONS Church Hall exhibition features the works of local Colaisde na Gàidhlig / artists Helene Blanchet, Anne Morrell The Gaelic College, St. Ann’s BRUNCH AUX CRÊPES / Robinson and Adrienne Yorinks. PANCAKE BRUNCH contact: Elizabeth Whalley • 902-258-2533 10:30 am - 12:00 pm • $5 La Picasse Centre Communautaire [email protected] Witness the construction of the Great Culturel, Petit-de-Grat hosted by Inverness County Centre for the Arts Kilt, learn some Gaelic words and a song 11:00 am - 1:30 pm • $8 during a milling frolic, and try a step to traditional Cape Breton music. Enjoy a delicious brunch of pancakes ACADIAN KITCHEN PARTY contact: Gail Montgomery • 902 295-3411 and crêpes Suzette served with fruit, Seafood Stop, Chéticamp whipped cream, syrup, and [email protected] 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm • menu pricing hosted by Colaisde na Gàidhlig / chocolate sauce. contact: Lynn Theriault • 902-226-0149 A celebration of Acadian cuisine and The Gaelic College 33 [email protected] music each day in different local CBC MAINSTREET LIVE hosted by La Picasse Centre restaurants. Knox Presbyterian Church, Baddeck Communautaire Culturel contact: Yvette McPhee • 902-224-2642 [email protected] 10:30 am - 12:30 pm • free LUNCH CEILIDH hosted by La Société Saint-Pierre Learn more about this year’s festival Celtic Music Interpretive Centre, artists as they are interviewed and Judique CELTIC CONVERSATIONS

perform for a live-to-tape recording McConnell Library, Sydney 11:00 am - 2:45 pm • $6; menu pricing of CBC Cape Breton’s popular show, 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm • free Mainstreet. Enjoy a Cape Breton lunch in a great contact: Wendy Bergfeldt • 902-563-4151 atmosphere with music by Mairi Rankin Music and conversation fill this free [email protected] and Allan Henderson. lunch hour series. Today’s featured hosted by CBC Cape Breton No reservations required. artist is Paul McKenna. contact: Celtic Music Interpretive Centre contact: Chris or Tara • 902-562-3279 NORTH RIVER HIKE & LUNCH 902-787-2708 • [email protected] [email protected] North River Community Hall, hosted by Celtic Music Interpretive Centre hosted by Cape Breton Regional Library North River UNDERGROUND TOUR FIBRE FESTIVAL WORKSHOP:

11:00 am • $12 OF A COAL MINE KNITTING LACE WITH JENNI BEATON On this 1 - 1.5 hour hike up a forest trail Cape Breton Miners’ Museum, Baddeck Volunteer Fire Department along North River, the guide will share Glace Bay Community Centre, Baddeck information about previous settlers and 11:00 am - 4:00 pm pm pm local tree and plant life. Lunch provided adults $17.25; youth $14.95 12:30 - 4:30 following the hike. $50 includes materials contact: Bev Brett • 902-929-2426 Pre-register to book your 1.5 hour Knitting experience is necessary, [email protected] tour down into a mine that has been must be able to cast on, knit and purl. hosted by North River Community Hall tunnelled next to the Atlantic Ocean, guided by a former coal miner who Participants will be shown how to make shares personal stories from his work a small sampler, how to read charts, and life. graft borders and more. CULTURAL EXPERIENCES

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contact: Dianne Quimby • 902-945-2226 TRAD JAM SESSION MI’KMAW QUILL WORKSHOP [email protected] Colaisde na Gàidhlig / MacAskill House Museum, hosted by Baddeck Quilt Guild and South The Gaelic College, St. Ann’s St. Peter’s Haven Weavers’ Guild 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm • free 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm $30 includes materials THE BELL SERIES: Come jam with us! Bring your

CELEBRATING CANADA instruments, voice, dancing shoes, or This hands-on porcupine quill Alexander Graham Bell National just yourself and enjoy some traditional workshop begins with a smudge Historic Site, Baddeck tunes up close and personal. Bar service ceremony and a welcome dance. Hand

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm • free will be available. drummers play at break time while contact: Margie Beaton • 902-295-3411 you enjoy tea and homemade bannock. A demonstration / talk with IVA, from [email protected] Limited capacity, please register in Nunavut, giving a behind-the-music hosted by Colaisde na Gàidhlig/ advance perspective into her life and work. This The Gaelic College contact: Noelle Doucette • 902-535-3160 / series features artists in the Celtic or 902-217-0447 • [email protected] Folk milieu from different regions of LAKESIDE IMPRESSIONS ART hosted by St. Peter’s Economic Canada, in celebration of Canada 150. AND CRAFT EXHIBIT Development Organization contact: Madeline Harvey • 902-295-2069 Scotsville School of Crafts, Scotsville [email protected] GUIDED HIKE IN THE NATIONAL 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm • donation hosted by Parks Canada’s Alexander PARK: CORNEY BROOK TRAIL Graham Bell National Historic Site A unique showcase of local arts and Corney Brook Trail, Cheticamp crafts for sale and your viewing 2:00 pm • free with park pass WEAVING DEMONSTRATION pleasure. Everyone welcome!

Scotsville School of Crafts, contact: Verna MacMillan Join Cape Breton Highlands National Scotsville 902-258-2278 • [email protected] Park staff for a guided hike of Corney hosted by Lake Ainslie Weavers Brook Trail Waterfall. Hike is 6.5 km over 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm • donation 34 & Craft Guild 2 hours, with elevation of 30-170 m. Weaving is acknowledged as one of the contact: Katie Wood / Nadine Deveau oldest surviving crafts in the world. COMMUNITY QUILTING BEE 902-224-2306 / 902-285-3004 Come and try your hand at throwing a Scotsville School of Crafts, [email protected] shuttle. Scotsville hosted by Cape Breton Highlands contact: Verna MacMillan • 902-258-2278 National Park 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm • donation [email protected] hosted by Lake Ainslie Weavers & Craft Guild See the Maple leaf design quilt that TRADITIONAL CÉILIDH was put together by Bea Tilsley, Baile nan Gàidheal / HANDS ON SPINNING commemorating Canada’s 150th Highland Village, Iona

DEMONSTRATION Birthday. It is on the frame and all are 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Scotsville School of Crafts, Scotsville invited to lend a hand. museum charges apply contact Verna MacMillan • 902-258-2278 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm • free : [email protected] Join us for a traditional céilidh as we Drop in to see the ancient craft of wool hosted by Lake Ainslie Weavers share stories, songs, and music in a being spun into yarn. You can even give & Craft Guild period setting at the Highland Village. it a try! Refreshments served. contact: Verna MacMillan • 902-258-2278 SOUNDS AND SUPPER contact: Baile nan Gàidheal / [email protected] BY THE SEA Highland Village • 902-725-2272 hosted by Lake Ainslie Weavers & Craft Guild Lobsters R Us, L’Ardoise hosted by Baile nan Gàidheal / Highland Village 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm • $30 CALLIGRAPHY WORKSHOP

Scotsville School of Crafts, Scotsville This unique experience offers an afternoon ceilidh and supper right in 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm the local lobster pound! Music starts at $25 includes materials 1 pm followed by a lobster dinner at Local artist Barrie Fraser leads this 3 pm. Ham dinner also available. hands-on heritage craft workshop Reservations recommended. focusing on the art of calligraphy. contact: Nils Adamsson • 902-587-2778 contact: Verna MacMillan 902-258-2278 [email protected] [email protected] hosted by L’Ardoise Men’s Club hosted by Lake Ainslie Weavers & Craft Guild CULTURAL EXPERIENCES CULTURAL EXPERIENCES

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STORIES OF RUM RUNNING TRADITIONAL SALT ACADIAN CULINARY & MOONSHINE COD SUPPER EXPERIENCE Chestico Museum, Port Hood Port Morien Firehall, Port Morien Ecole NDA, Chéticamp

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm • $10 3:00 pm - 6:30 pm • $15 5:30 pm • $28 Delve into local history with stories of This traditional salt codfish supper Enjoy a three course Acadian meal made rum running, moonshining, prohibition includes dessert and tea or coffee. There with local ingredients. First course is and bootlegging. An actual “still” will will be two sittings: 3 - 4:30pm and fricot, main course is meat pie followed be on display and its history will be told 5 - 6:30pm. The late sitting would be by blueberry cake with brown sugar by a descendant of the original owner. ideal for those attending the Cow Bay sauce for dessert. Dinner is served contact: Joanne Watts • 902-787-2244 / Ceilidh concert just down the road. in the same building as A Chéticamp 902-787-3362 contact: Stanley Peach • 902-276-3018 Soirée concert. [email protected] [email protected] contact: Joeleen Larade • 902-224-1406 / hosted by Chestico Museum hosted by Port Morien Wildlife Association 902-371-0189 • [email protected] & Historical Society hosted by Conseil des Arts de Chéticamp SEAFOOD CHOWDER OPEN MIC JAM SESSION AT THE DOBSON DORYMAN SESSIONS Bras d’Or Yacht Club, Baddeck Dobson Yacht Club, Westmount Doryman Pub & Grill, Chéticamp

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm • donation 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm • $25 10:00 pm - 1:00 am $5; free for players & concert ticket holders Bring your instrument and join us for A hearty homemade lobster chowder our daily “open mic jam” at the Bras followed by dessert and tea or coffee, Musicians are invited to join in the fun d’Or Yacht Club. Musicians and music overlooking the Sydney Waterfront. by bringing their musical instruments lovers will enjoy great tunes and warm While on site check out the showcase of to the famous Doryman Pub and Grill. hospitality. traditional art from local rug hookers. Free admission for musicians and those contact: Sharon McIntyre • 902-295-2107 contact: Maire Neville • 902-562-0062 with a ticket stub from the Chéticamp [email protected] [email protected] Soirée concert. 35 hosted by Bras d’Or Yacht Club hosted by The Dobson Yacht Club contact: Yvette McPhee • 902-224-2642 [email protected] TUNES SESSION WITH TRADITIONAL IRISH STEW SUPPER hosted by La Société Saint-Pierre STAN CHAPMAN Rocky Bay Irish Club, Rocky Bay Rotary Music KITCHEN RACKETS JAM SESSION 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm • $15 Performance Centre, Sydney Bras d’Or Lakes Inn, St. Peter’s A traditional Irish stew supper includes 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm • free 10:30 pm - 1:00 am coffee or tea and dessert. Only 20 $5; free for players Bring your instrument for a traditional minutes from the evening concert held tunes session lead by Stan Chapman. in Lower River Inhabitants. Open jam session where visiting players contact: Heather Sparling • 902-563-1242 contact: Catherine Mae Kehoe are invited to sit in with Cape Breton [email protected] 902-631-1555 • [email protected] local players. Listeners welcome to this hosted by Cape Breton University hosted by Rocky Bay Irish Club late-night jam following the concert in Lower River Inhabitants. Ages 19 & DANCE CEILIDH PORT HOOD ROAST BEEF DINNER over, ID required. Celtic Music Interpretive Centre, St. Peter’s Parish Hall, Port Hood contact: Greg Silver • 902-631-5050 Judique [email protected] 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm hosted by Kitchen Rackets.org 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm • $7 $16 adult; $8 youth 12 & under Enjoy an authentic and hands-on Cape Hot roast beef dinner with all the Breton experience of live music and trimmings, dessert and tea or coffee. square dancing with instruction by contact: Joe Morris • 902-787-3284 The festival fiddler/dancer Shelly Campbell who will [email protected] in your pocket! lead you through the sets. hosted by KOC Port Hood contact: Celtic Music Interpretive Centre (St. Peter’s Council) 902-787-2708 • [email protected] Our website is hosted by Celtic Music Interpretive Centre mobile friendly celtic-colours.com CONCERTS (TICKETS 1-888-355-7744)

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SONGS AND JOHN WAY UP DOWN MACDOUGALL’S STORIES TUNEBOOK NORTH James Keelaghan Ian MacDougall • Mac Morin Troy MacGillivray, Shane Cook Buddy MacDonald Allan MacDonald & Ray Legere Darrell Keigan Shelly Campbell The Small Glories Nipper MacLeod Kenneth MacKenzie Bon Débarras North River Community Hall Kyle MacDonald North Highlands Elementary North River • 2:00 pm • $30 & Penny Kennedy Aspy Bay • 7:30 pm • $30 Kyle Gillis There’s nothing like an afternoon of It may sound strange at first, but many 36 songs and stories in a quiet country Harvey MacKinnon locals refer to northern Cape Breton setting to renew your spirit and set Pius MacIsaac as “down north”. The seemingly your soul flying. The North River Féis Cheap Breatuinn counter-intuitive term is left over from Community Hall is just the place the days of sailing ships when vessels for such an occasion. Festival Club Strathspey Performing Arts Centre were carried north by the winds of host, and one of this year’s Artists Mabou • 7:30 pm • $35/30 the Gulf Stream. These days we travel in Residence Buddy MacDonald, is mostly by road, and a trip down north originally from the nearby North Starting in the early 1970s, fiddler will take you along the Cabot Trail. Shore. He will make a rare daytime and composer John MacDougall, Whether on the clock-wise route north appearance this afternoon to from Inverness County, would from Chéticamp, or coming through welcome fellow Artist in Residence compose 20-50 tunes a day, the Ingonish area on the east side of James Keelaghan, and singers Darrell amassing more than 38,000 in the the Island, you will be rewarded with Keigan and Nipper MacLeod. The those four decades. He was very magnificent views of the Highlands North River hall is a small one, protective of these tunes, believing and the rocky shore below. And as if providing a very intimate setting they came to him from deceased the drive wasn’t enough, once you for a very special concert. Songs and players and so only a handful have arrive at Aspy Bay, you’re in for a real stories go hand in hand, whether ever been reproduced in print. treat of French and English songs from it’s the story about how a song was Tonight we will unveil just a few of Quebec and the Prairies and many written, or something that happened his compositions in a special show fiddle styles including Cape Breton, when a song was sung. Everybody comprised mainly of fellow Cape Acadian, Irish, Scottish, French- has a story to tell, but it’s a rare gift Breton musicians who have played Canadian, Canadian old-time, and to be able to spin those stories into with John or are directly connected to Bluegrass. There’s a little something song. The guys on stage today know him. A small selection of tunes from for everyone Way Up Down North. that first-hand and share a mutual the vault will be performed tonight hosted by North Highlands Elementary respect for each other, and for the on fiddle, pipes, guitar, piano and Home and School craft of singing and writing songs as more. Nearby Meal: Top of the Island well. hosted by Seafood Dinner Page 42 hosted by North River Community Hall Dalbrae Academy Student Council Nearby Meal: Englishtown Luncheon Nearby Meal: Annual Salmon Dinner Nearby Meal: Lobster & Crab Supper Page 40 Page 42 Page 41 CONCERTS (TICKETS 1-888-355-7744) CONCERTS (TICKETS 1-888-355-7744)

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CEILIDH ANNS LOUISBOURG CONCERT BY A’BHRAIGH: CEILIDH IN THE GLEN CROSSROADS THE CANAL Margaret Stewart Ímar Alison Brown Brenda Stubbert & Kolten Hanneke Cassel Trio The Alt MacDonell & Paul MacDonald Roger Stone Scott Macmillan & Colin Grant The Island Steppers Lewis MacKinnon Louisbourg Playhouse MacIsaac & MacKenzie Louisbourg • 7:30 pm • $40/35/30 St. Peter’s Lions Club St. Peter’s • 7:30 pm • $30/25 St. Mary of the Angels Community Hall A cultural crossroads for four Glendale • 7:30 pm • $30 centuries, the town of Louisbourg Tonight’s Concert on the Canal in 37 hosts our annual Louisbourg St. Peter’s offers an exciting mix of Glendale takes ceilidhs to a whole Crossroads concert. When you arrive, tradition and inspiration with tunes new level. Known for their generous you’ll find a scenic town, heavy with on fiddle and guitar, some uncommon hospitality and enduring Gaelic salty sea air. As you’re welcomed into banjo playing, songs from the Irish customs, Glendale residents continue the town’s Playhouse, and greeted by tradition, and step dancers from just to make culture a top priority. gracious staff, you’ll find yourself in down the road. Acclaimed as one of Following their lead, artists in one of our most unique and intimate today’s most innovative banjo players, tonight’s show also live and breathe venues. The Louisbourg Playhouse Alison Brown is well-known for leading their cultural roots. Margaret Stewart is the next best thing to a house an ensemble of roots-influenced is known internationally for her ceilidh that we can offer, and we music. After crossing musical paths impeccable Gaelic singing and grasp promise your kitchen never sounded for a while, guitarist Scott Macmillan of Gaelic history. She’ll be joined by this good. Roger Stone has become and fiddler Colin Grant sat down to Allan Henderson on fiddle and Angus known as a masterful songwriter, dig into their tunes, arranging and Nicolson on bagpipes. MacIsaac & and a pretty fine guitar and banjo rearranging them in whatever direction MacKenzie is a musical marriage picker, too. Hanneke Cassel’s musical they needed to go. Expect some tunes between Mabou native Calum influences and fiddle-playing have from their award-winning album. The MacKenzie and Alexis MacIsaac from taken her to many corners of the Alt brings together three master Irish Ontario, along with John Dahms on globe. Her compositions and virtuosic traditional musicians in celebration fiddle and Paul Hawtin on guitar. Lewis playing will give us a taste of some of of friendship and song as they make MacKinnon, accompanied by Brian those travels. Five-piece powerhouse their way through old ballads, winding , brings the local Gaelic flavour trad band Ímar represents a bit of tunes, and freshly discovered songs. and Brenda Stubbert, with Kolten a crossroads all on its own, pulling The Alt guitarist John Doyle played on MacDonell and Paul MacDonald, will Scottish, Irish, Manx and English Alison Brown’s most recent album, share some of her tasty tunes. influences into their sound. Their wit, so maybe we’ll get to see them play charm and clean, pitch perfect tunes hosted by together in the finale on The Alt’s last will bring a smile to your face. We Glendale and Area Community Cooperative night of the Festival. promise. hosted by Village on the Canal Association hosted by Louisbourg Playhouse Society

Nearby Meal: West Bay Road Fish Nearby Meal: Louisbourg Roast Beef Nearby Meal: Roast Pork in Lower Chowder Supper Page 42 Dinner Page 42 River Page 42 CONCERTS & CULTURAL EXPERIENCES

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COMMUNITY TRADITIONAL fault escarpment and waterfall. BREAKFAST A 7.9 km return hike taking 3-4 hours, South West Margaree (St. Joseph’s with an elevation of 260-410m. Parish) Hall, South West Margaree contact: Katie Wood / Nadine Deveau 902-224-2306 / 902-285-3004 8:30 am - 10:00 am • $14 [email protected] A hearty traditional breakfast of hosted by Cape Breton Highlands homemade white pudding, pork belly National Park bacon, eggs, fried potatoes, biscuits or CELTIC WALK rolls, juice, tea and coffee. Everyone welcome! Scotsville School contact: Lawrence MacLellan of Crafts, Scotsville 902-248-2180 10:00 am - 12:00 pm • donation [email protected] A TRIBUTE hosted by St. Joseph’s Parish Hall Committee On this leisurely stroll along the TO LEON Southwest Margaree River, guides will INTERACTIVE EXHIBIT share history, stories and songs of the

DUBINSKY ROOM TOUR Gaelic settlers of the area. Celtic Music Interpretive Centre, contact: Verna MacMillan • 902-258-2278 Bruce Guthro Judique [email protected] Max MacDonald hosted by Lake Ainslie Weavers & Craft Guild 9:00 am - 5:00 pm • $8 Maynard Morrison Explore the history of Cape Breton CONNECTING THREADS Doris Mason music. Try your hand at playing the Fortress of Louisbourg National Ronnie MacEachern fiddle, learn to step dance and some Historic Site, Louisbourg Fiona MacGillivray Gaelic phrases on this self-guided tour. 10:00 am - 3:30 pm contact: Celtic Music Interpretive Centre 38 Ralph Dillon $90 includes materials and light lunch 902-787-2708 • [email protected] Cape Breton House Band hosted by Celtic Music Interpretive Centre This hands-on heritage craft workshop is specific to 18th-century Louisbourg BUDDY MACMASTER FIDDLE CAMP life. Please register in advance;

Sydney • 7:30 pm • $40/30 Celtic Music Interpretive Centre, choose between dyeing, needlework Judique embroidery, spinning, or knitting. Day Leon Dubinsky’s contribution to the begins with an orientation tour of the 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Cape Breton songbook includes such Fortress site. well-known and loved songs as “Rise $150/day; $500/week contact: Glenn Williams • 902-733-3548 Again”, “Josephine”, “She’s Got This hands-on workshop for [email protected] Her Diamond” and “Workin’ at the intermediate and advanced players hosted by Fortress Louisbourg Association Woolco”. A songwriter, musician, focuses on the Cape Breton style of actor, and teacher, the Sydney native playing. Today’s instructors are Andrea HOOKED ON TESSELLATION was musical director of the Rise and Beaton and Kenneth MacKenzie. Pre- Cape Breton Centre for Craft Follies of Cape Breton Island and the registration required. Morning coffee/ and Design, Sydney Cape Breton Summertime Revue. tea and lunch included. 10:00 am - 4:00 pm • free A founding member of the popular contact: Allan Dewar • 902-787-2708 band Buddy and the Boys in the late [email protected] Experience the intersection of fibre 1970s and early ‘80s, he received the hosted by Celtic Music Interpretive Centre art and geometric design. This is an ECMA Stompin’ Tom Award in 2002 exhibition of hooked mats by Cape for his contributions to the music of GUIDED HIKE IN THE NATIONAL Breton artists inspired by tartans, Cape Breton. Leon will be honoured PARK: ASPY TRAIL ancient mosaics, quilts and M.C. Escher. tonight by some old pals from the Aspy Trailhead, Big Intervale contact: Holley Grant • 902-270-7491 Rise & Follies, the Summertime [email protected] Revue, and Buddy and the Boys, along 10:00 am • free with park pass hosted by Cape Breton Centre for Craft with some special guests, backed by Join Cape Breton Highlands National and Design the incomparable Cape Breton House Park staff for a guided hike of the Aspy Band featuring Fred Lavery, Allie trail. This hike takes you on a steady Bennett, Brian Talbot, Stephen Muise climb through hardwood and mixed and Wendy MacIsaac. Songs, laughter forest to panoramic views of the Aspy and tears are guaranteed tonight. CONCERTS & CULTURAL EXPERIENCES CULTURAL EXPERIENCES

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FALL FIBRE EXHIBITION STORYTELLING TOUR & SQUARE DANCE WORKSHOP J. Franklin Wright Gallery at TRADITIONAL CEILIDH Little Narrows Community Centre, Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre, Baile nan Gàidheal / Little Narrows Port Hawkesbury Highland Village, Iona 11:00 am - 12:30 pm • $12 10:00 am - 7:00 pm • free 10:30 am - 12:30 pm • $25 Join instructor Anita MacDonald as she Each autumn, as tradition dictates, Come join us for a special storytelling guides you through the figures common Cape Breton displays its wool. Local tour of the Highland Village. This in Victoria County square dances. Lunch artists show their weaving, hooking, folklife experience will give you insight to follow for $10 and then show your quilting, appliqué, and felting creations. into the lives and stories of Nova Scotia steps on the Little Narrows Ferry from contact: J. Franklin Wright Gallery, Port Gaels. Reservations required. 1:45 – 2:30pm. Hawkesbury Civic Centre • 902-625-2591 contact: Baile nan Gàidheal / contact: Anita MacDonald • 902-756-2731 hosted by J. Franklin Wright Gallery Highland Village • 902-725-2272 [email protected] hosted by Baile nan Gàidheal / hosted by Little Narrows Development ENGLISHTOWN HIKE Highland Village Association Englishtown Community Hall, Englishtown CBC MAINSTREET LIVE BADDECK & AREA Knox Presbyterian Church, Baddeck COMMUNITY MARKET 10:30 am free • donations welcome Baddeck Volunteer Fire Department 10:30 am - 12:30 pm • free You have the option to choose between Community Centre, Baddeck a gentle guided walk, or a more Learn more about this year’s festival 11:00 am - 2:00 pm challenging hike with higher elevation, artists as they are interviewed and free • donations welcome as guides give you a unique perspective perform for a live-to-tape recording of St. Ann’s Bay. of CBC Cape Breton’s popular show, This community market prides itself contact: Lisa Dixon • 902-577-6207 Mainstreet. on creating a fun atmosphere while [email protected] contact: Wendy Bergfeldt • 902-563-4151 showcasing the best of Cape Breton. hosted by Englishtown Community Hall [email protected] It’s a weekly gathering of local food, 39 hosted by CBC Cape Breton craft, and music. CELTIC HOSPITALITY contact: Adèle LeBlanc COASTAL TOURS OPENING CEREMONIES: [email protected]

Oshan Whale Watch, Bay St. Lawrence 7TH ANNUAL WAGMATCOOK hosted by Baddeck and Area ABORIGINAL ARTS Community Market 10:30 am • free & CULTURE FESTIVAL The Oshan family is proud to offer a Wagmatcook Culture and Heritage LUNCH CEILIDH truly Celtic experience with a free tour Centre, Wagmatcook First Nation Celtic Music Interpretive Centre, of Cape Breton’s most remote coastline. 10:30 am - 2:00 pm Judique Experience the Celtic Colours of the $10.00 per day; $25.00 for 3 days 11:00 am - 2:45 pm • $6; menu pricing Highlands from the ocean. The theme for this year’s Aboriginal contact: Captain Fraser Enjoy a Cape Breton lunch in a great 902-383-2883 / 877-383-2883 Arts & Culture Festival is “Finding our atmosphere with music by Andrea [email protected] Cultural Identity through Authenticity”. Beaton and Kenneth MacKenzie. No The day begins with welcoming remarks hosted by Northern Cape Breton reservations required. and smudging at 10:30, then features Development Society contact: Celtic Music Interpretive Centre keynote speakers, a traditional meal, an 902-787-2708 • [email protected] artisans exhibit, and a balanced variety CULTURAL DEMONSTRATIONS hosted by Celtic Music Interpretive Centre Colaisde na Gàidhlig / of workshops from experts on various The Gaelic College, St. Ann’s aspects of Mi’kmaw culture. contact: Robert Bernard • 902-295-2999 10:30 am - 12:00 pm • $5 [email protected] Watch a different Witness the construction of the Great hosted by Wagmatcook Culture concert each night Kilt, learn some Gaelic words and a song & Heritage Centre of the Festival during a milling frolic, and try a step to traditional Cape Breton music. contact: Gail Montgomery • 902 295-3411 Tune in at [email protected] celtic-colours.com hosted by Colaisde na Gàidhlig/ The Gaelic College CULTURAL EXPERIENCES

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TEXTILE JOURNEYS: HELENE LITTLE NARROWS LUNCHEON Birthday. It is on the frame and all are BLANCHET, ANNE MORRELL Little Narrows Community invited to lend a hand. ROBINSON AND ADRIENNE YORINKS Centre, Little Narrows contact: Verna MacMillan • 902-258-2278 Inverness County Centre for the Arts, [email protected] 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm • $10 Inverness hosted by Lake Ainslie Weavers & Craft Guild 11:00 am - 5:00 pm • free Little Narrows Church Women’s Group is preparing a luncheon of homemade soup The gallery is filled with colours as made with local ingredients, biscuits and TRAD JAM SESSION beautiful as our countryside. This textile baked dessert. Enjoy lunch, come early Colaisde na Gàidhlig / exhibition features the works of local for the Square Dance Workshop ($12 at The Gaelic College, St. Ann’s artists Helene Blanchet, Anne Morrell 11am) or stay for the Square Dance on the 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm • free Robinson and Adrienne Yorinks. ferry (free at 1:45pm)! contact: Elizabeth Whalley • 902-258-2533 contact: Anita MacDonald Come jam with us! Bring your [email protected] 902-756-2731 instruments, voice, dancing shoes, or hosted by Inverness County Centre [email protected] just yourself and enjoy some traditional for the Arts hosted by Little Narrows Development tunes up close and personal. Bar service Association will be available. ENGLISHTOWN LUNCHEON contact: Margie Beaton • 902-295-3411

Englishtown Community Hall, THE BELL SERIES: [email protected]

Englishtown CELEBRATING CANADA hosted by Colaisde na Gàidhlig/ Alexander Graham Bell National The Gaelic College 12:00 pm • $12 Historic Site, Baddeck This luncheon follows the Englishtown LAKESIDE IMPRESSIONS 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm • free Hike at 10 AM. Enjoy homemade soup ART AND CRAFT EXHIBIT made with local ingredients, biscuits A demonstration / talk with Shane Scotsville School of Crafts, Scotsville and tea or coffee. Cook, giving a behind-the-music 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm • donation 40 contact: Lisa Dixon • 902-577-6207 perspective into his life and work. This [email protected] series features artists in the Celtic or A unique showcase of local arts and hosted by Englishtown Community Hall Folk milieu from different regions of crafts for sale and your viewing Canada, in celebration of Canada 150. pleasure. Everyone welcome! ACADIAN KITCHEN PARTY contact: Madeline Harvey contact: Verna MacMillan • 902-258-2278 Harbour Restaurant and Bar, 902-295-2069 • [email protected] [email protected] Chéticamp hosted by Parks Canada’s Alexander hosted by Lake Ainslie Weavers Graham Bell National Historic Site & Craft Guild 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm • menu pricing

A celebration of Acadian cuisine and WEAVING DEMONSTRATION BLACKSMITHING WORKSHOP

music each day in different local Scotsville School of Crafts, Le Noir Landing, Arichat Scotsville restaurants. 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm contact: Yvette McPhee • 902-224-2642 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm • donation $65 adult; $30 youth [email protected] hosted by La Société Saint-Pierre Weaving is acknowledged as one of the Learn about the traditional art of oldest surviving crafts in the world. Come blacksmithing. Participants will CELTIC CONVERSATIONS and try your hand at throwing a shuttle produce a forged piece to take home.

McConnell Library, Sydney contact: Verna MacMillan 902-258-2278 Class sizes are limited to four. [email protected] Pre-registration is required. 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm • free hosted by Lake Ainslie Weavers contact: Susan Marchand-Terrio Music and conversation fill this free & Craft Guild 902-226-2880 / 902-226-9364 lunch hour series. Today’s featured [email protected] artist is Hanneke Cassel Trio. COMMUNITY QUILTING BEE hosted by Isle Madame Historical Society contact: Chris or Tara • 902-562-3279 Scotsville School of Crafts, [email protected] Scotsville hosted by Cape Breton Regional Library 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm • donation See the Maple leaf design quilt that was put together by Bea Tilsley, commemorating Canada’s 150th CULTURAL EXPERIENCES CULTURAL EXPERIENCES

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PAINTING WORKSHOP: contact: Anita MacDonald • 902-756-2731 CAPE NORTH SQUARE DANCE THE AGE OF SAIL [email protected] SET & TRADITIONAL SKILLS MacAskill House Museum, St. Peter’s hosted by Little Narrows Development DEMONSTRATION Association North Highlands Community Museum, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Cape North $30 includes materials PIONEER GAELIC POETS 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm • $2; $5 family Artist Tylor McNeil leads this hands-on AND BARDS painting class focused on the subject of An Drochaid: Mabou Gaelic Drop in for demonstrations of local sailing. At break time browse his work, & Historical Society, Mabou traditions such as fish net knitting, as well as that of local artisans which rug hooking, weaving, spinning, and 2:00 pm • $10 will be displayed for sale. blacksmithing. Join in the Cape North contact: Tylor McNeil • 250-816-4346 Effie Rankin, author of As a’ Buràighe, Set square dance, or enjoy a tour of our [email protected] shares some of the songs of the Settler’s Garden. All ages welcome! hosted by St. Peter’s Economic Development Gaelic bards who settled in the Mabou contact: Mike Gorey • 902-383-2579 Organization area. The talk will be in English with [email protected] examples of songs in Gaelic. hosted by North Highlands Community CELTIC HOSPITALITY contact: Margie Beaton • 902-945-2790 Organization COASTAL TOURS [email protected] Oshan Whale Watch, Bay St. Lawrence hosted by Mabou Gaelic & Historical Society OPEN MIC JAM SESSION / Comunn Gàidhlig & Eachdraidh Mhàbu Bras d’Or Yacht Club, Baddeck 1:30 pm • free 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm • donation The Oshan family is proud to offer a MILLING FROLIC truly Celtic experience with a free tour Baile nan Gàidheal / Bring your instrument and join us for of Cape Breton’s most remote coastline. Highland Village, Iona our daily “open mic jam” at the Bras Experience the Celtic Colours of the d’Or Yacht Club. Musicians and music 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Highlands from the ocean. lovers will enjoy great tunes and warm museum charges apply contact: Captain Fraser • 902-383-2883 hospitality. 41 877-383-2883 Join us for a traditional milling frolic in contact: Sharon McIntyre • 902-295-2107 [email protected] a period setting at the Highland Village. [email protected] hosted by Northern Cape Breton Refreshments served. hosted by Bras d’Or Yacht Club Development Society contact: Baile nan Gàidheal / Highland Village 902-725-2272 DANCE CEILIDH CAPE BRETON OATCAKE hosted by Baile nan Gàidheal / Celtic Music Interpretive Centre,

DEMONSTRATION Highland Village Judique Scotsville School of Crafts, Scotsville 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm • $7 LEARN TO FLY FISH 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm • $25 The Old Miller Trout Farm, Enjoy an authentic and hands-on Cape Cathy MacLean, one of the best Cape Margaree Forks Breton experience of live music and Breton Oatcake makers around, will square dancing with instruction by Mac 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm • donation demonstrate the process and provide the Morin who will lead you through the sets. recipe. When they’re done baking you After demonstrations of fly fishing, contact: Celtic Music Interpretive Centre can eat them! Tea and coffee provided. casting and “playing” a fish, participants 902-787-2708 • [email protected] contact: Verna MacMillan • 902-258-2278 will have an opportunity to practice these hosted by Celtic Music Interpretive Centre [email protected] learned skills in the pond located on the hosted by Lake Ainslie Weavers & grounds of the trout farm. LOBSTER & CRAB SUPPER

Craft Guild contact: John Stinson • 902-248-2080 St. Andrew’s Parish Hall, [email protected] Neil’s Harbour BIG SQUARE DANCE IN hosted by Margaree Salmon Association LITTLE NARROWS 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm • $25 Little Narrows Ferry, Little Narrows Meal includes one full lobster and one half crab, harvested locally in the 1:45 pm - 2:30 pm • free community, served with potato salad, For this special event, a Square Dance coleslaw, roll, beverage and dessert. will be held right on board the ferry. The contact: Dave Donovan • 902-336-2546 Ferry Captain will park the vessel on the [email protected] Little Narrows side of the channel. Led hosted by Neil’s Harbour / New Haven by Anita MacDonald. Development Association CULTURAL EXPERIENCES & CONCERTS

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TOP OF THE ISLAND ANNUAL SALMON DINNER TRADITIONAL SEAFOOD St. Mary’s Parish Hall, Mabou DINNER Bay St. Lawrence Community Centre, 5:00 pm • $25 Bay St. Lawrence Community dinner of salmon, mashed

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm • $35 potatoes, vegetables, rolls, coleslaw, tea or coffee and choice of dessert. Three course meal featuring local contact: Jeff Beaton ingredients, with a snow-crab based 902-945-2378 • 902-323-0229 appetizer, main of grilled haddock with [email protected] mixed roasted potato and vegetables, hosted by Mabou Athletic Centre dessert and tea or coffee. contact: Amy MacKinnon • 902-383-2334 KITCHEN RACKETS JAM SESSION [email protected] Bras d’Or Lakes Inn, St. Peter’s hosted by Bay St. Lawrence Community CELTIC GUITAR Centre 10:30 pm - 1:00 am $5; free for players SUMMIT WEST BAY ROAD FISH Open jam session where visiting players J.P. Cormier CHOWDER SUPPER are invited to sit in with Cape Breton Dave MacIsaac West Bay Road Fire Hall, West Bay Road local players. Listeners welcome to this Alison Brown 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm • $14 late-night jam following the concert just up the road. Ages 19 & over, ID required. Ray Legere Hearty home cooked fish chowder, with contact: Greg Silver • 902-631-5050 Bill Elliott or without shellfish, served with fresh [email protected] rolls, dessert and tea or coffee. hosted by Kitchen Rackets.org Judique Community Centre contact: Ruth Carroll • 902-345-2239 Judique • 7:30 pm • $35 [email protected] 42 Irene MacDonald • 902-625-2596 Don’t forget to Oh, what those wooden walls in Judique [email protected] have heard over our 20 years of Guitar hosted by West Bay Road Ladies Auxiliary remove the Summits. Number 21 is looking like a house party for the ages and you’re LOUISBOURG ROAST pull-out invited. But get in the door before it’s BEEF DINNER road map on full, and grab a chair as these multi- Calvin Memorial Hall, Louisbourg talented guitar pickers welcome you 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm • $18 page 36 to their party. J.P. and Dave go way back. J.P. has looked up to Dave and Enjoy a delicious roast beef dinner with his playing since day one. Both are mashed potatoes, fresh vegetables, masters of picking dance tunes on those rolls, homemade pies, and tea or coffee. six strings. The word hero is not one contact: Caroline Pitcher • 902-733-2678 thrown around lightly, but one certainly [email protected] ascribed to Ray with his fabulous hosted by Louisbourg First United picking. Alison has shared stages with Church Women everyone in tonight’s show. Although she’s acclaimed as one of today’s finest ROAST PORK IN LOWER RIVER progressive banjo players, it’s the guitar Riverdale Community Centre, she will wield tonight. And Bill Elliott Lower River Inhabitants has been known to set the guitar on 5:00 pm • $20 fire. When he and J.P. start the tunes, watch out for the sparks. And like any Roasted pork dinner served with roasted good house ceilidh, the good folks of potatoes, steamed fresh vegetables, Judique will have the tea on. dessert and tea or coffee. Bar service available. hosted by Judique Community Centre contact: Ken Reynolds • 902-631-4871 Development Association [email protected] hosted by Riverdale Community Centre Nearby Meal: Seafood Choices Dinner Page 48 CULTURAL EXPERIENCES & CONCERTS CONCERTS (TICKETS 1-888-355-7744)

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LITTLE CHURCH, EILEAN BRIAGHA: A FULL SLATE BEAUTIFUL BIG HEART ISLAND Cherish the Ladies Roger Stone Matthew Byrne Margaret Stewart Jennifer Williams Lewis MacKinnon Colin Watson & Joël Chiasson MacIsaac & MacKenzie Hailee LeFort Dara Smith-MacDonald & Cailean MacLean L’Ardoise Community Centre & Adam Young L’Ardoise • 7:30 pm • $30 Baile nan Gàidheal / Highland In the world of governance and Greenwood United Church Village, Iona • 7:30 pm • $30 Baddeck • 7:30 pm • $30 politics, running a full slate for When the Gaels arrived from election demonstrates a capacity to 43 The Greenwood United Church makes Scotland, they brought their language attract the talent needed to fill all a charming little venue, located just and music. The community of Iona available positions. More generally, off the main street in the middle of is one of the places they settled. it also refers to a schedule of events. Baddeck. The intimate room invites Rich in Gaelic heritage, the area has At Celtic Colours, we know A Full you in and welcomes you as soon as maintained close ties to the roots of Slate means L’Ardoise will have a you walk through the doors. This its settlers and the Highland Village full agenda tonight. First up, Cherish warmth and closeness provides has played an important role in the Ladies. Featuring flute, whistle, a fitting atmosphere for these maintaining that cultural heritage. guitar, mandolin, banjo, , performers who hold the music so Renowned Gaelic singer Margaret fiddle, piano, song and dance, they close to their hearts. Newfoundland Stewart comes from the Isle of Lewis. offer a full slate of instrumental singer Matthew Byrne won over our With her passion for the songs and virtuosity all on their own. One of hearts when he performed at Celtic culture of Scotland, she should feel the top Celtic groups in the world, Colours in 2015. His repertoire of right at home in this setting. Colin Cherish the Ladies is an Irish- traditional songs from both sides Watson is a gifted singer with an American institution, taking the best of the Atlantic transcends time and impressive repertoire of songs and of and dance place as he weaves great stories with puirt-a-bheul. The singers will be and sharing it around the world from beautiful melodies. Gaelic singer and joined by Hailee LeFort and Cailean their homebase in the US. Fellow poet Lewis MacKinnon’s performance MacLean, young artists with deep American Jennifer Williams was will leave no question about the roots in Cape Breton. Hailee will born in Kansas but has called the heart behind his performance. delight us with her fiddle playing and East Coast of Canada home for many With two fiddles, piano and guitar, dance steps, accompanied by Cailean years. If you close your eyes, you’ll MacIsaac & MacKenzie combine Cape on guitar. There are few places more swear she’s lived here her whole life Breton piano playing with a modern inspiring for a performance steeped by the sound of her fiddle playing. approach to Celtic fiddle, while Dara in Gaelic culture and tradition than She just loves Joël’s syncopated piano Smith-MacDonald and Adam Young this little church on the hill. stylings accompanying her. And take a more traditional approach to Roger Stone, with roots in Richmond the tunes. Your heart will be full after hosted by County, fills out the slate with guitar, this show tonight. Nova Scotia Highland Village Society banjo and vocals. Call to order! This show shall be fun. hosted by Nearby Meal: Iona Roast Pork Dinner Greenwood United Church Council Page 48 hosted by L’Ardoise Men’s Club CONCERTS (TICKETS 1-888-355-7744)

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DEEP ROOTS, CELTIC ROOTS BRIDGE OVER MANY BRANCHES Hanneke Cassel Trio THE ATLANTIC Ben Miller & Anita MacDonald Rhiannon Giddens & Dirk Powell Colin Grant & Ewen Henderson Paul McKenna Wendy MacIsaac & Ingrid Henderson & Mairi Rankin & Mac Morin St. Peter’s Parish Church & Scott Macmillan & Jason Roach Fergal Scahill & Ryan Molloy Ingonish • 7:30 pm • $25 Ímar Rankin & Robertson When considering the health of one’s Cape Breton Highlands Academy United Protestant Church of Sydney cultural roots, it can often be helpful Belle Côte • 7:30 pm • $30/25 River • 7:30 pm • $30/25 to take a look at where we’re at in order to help ensure its strength for Countless trips have been made 44 The Celtic diaspora has many branches, the generations to come. A snapshot between Scotland, Cape Breton, and even extending into the furthest of tonight’s concert reveals that back again. The ties between these reaches of the southern United States. each of these performers happens lands go back centuries to the Scottish Rhiannon Giddens, of Grammy winning to be under the age of 40, yet all Highland Clearances that were largely Carolina Chocolate Drop fame, will have accomplished great things responsible for populating many areas astound with her deeply soulful vocals, within that relatively short period of Nova Scotia, and especially Cape instrumental prowess on fiddle and of time, not the least of which is the Breton Island. When those settlers banjo, and a little Gaelic puirt-a-bheul mastery of their musical discipline. came, they brought their most prized to top it all off. Paired with Dirk Powell, Hanneke Cassel has worked with the possesions: their culture, language, no stranger to Celtic Colours, their upper echelons of musical royalty dance and music. Acting as a bridge roots music will reach all the way back and calls Alasdair Fraser and Buddy over the Atlantic, this concert features to the balcony of our venue tonight. MacMaster great influences on her a project examining the music of both Roots run deep with Fergal Scahill and playing. That’s evident in her tune sides of the pond--the commonalties, Ryan Molloy and they’ll be bringing selection too. Anita MacDonald and the differences, and the tunes we pure drop Irish fiddle intricacy to the musical partner Ben Miller ensure have shared over those many years. stage. First generation Scot and proudly the combination of fiddle and border Colin Grant and Ewen Henderson Cape Breton fiddler Mairi Rankin and pipes continues, with intricate tune lead this cultural exploration that her harp-playing Outside Track band- selections matched by Gaelic airs includes concerts in Cape Breton and mate Ailie Robertson will bring those sung by Anita. The Celtic roots reach in Scotland. This bridge also extends haunting Scottish melodies to the across the sea, too. Paul McKenna to Scottish, Manx and Irish friends forefront. Mairi’s best of friends and is here from Scotland, flying solo Ímar, also featured on stage tonight. musical compadres Wendy MacIsaac tonight to share his own songs and Although their first visit to Celtic and Mac Morin will bring the tunes, melodies passed down over many Colours, you may recognize Tomas steps, giggles and smiles that only they generations. It’ll be music suitable Callister and Adam Rhodes from other can provide. for St. Peter himself tonight! bands who have played here before. The tunes that traverse back and forth, hosted by Men’s Brotherhood hosted by St. Peter’s Parish CWL United Protestant Church of Sydney River old country to new country and back again, will fill the Academy tonight. Nearby Meal: Apple Glazed Roast Pork Nearby Meal: Ingonish Roast Turkey hosted by Dinner Page 48 Dinner Page 48 Margaree Area Development Association CONCERTS (TICKETS 1-888-355-7744) CULTURAL EXPERIENCES

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LIGHTHOUSE BREAKFAST FINDING YOUR ROOTS - FALL FIBRE EXHIBITION Cape North Fire Hall, Cape North A GENEALOGICAL WORKSHOP J. Franklin Wright Gallery at Baile nan Gàidheal / Highland Village, Iona Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre, 8:30 am - 12:30 pm • $10 Port Hawkesbury 10:00 am - 11:00 am • $15 Stop in for a healthy breakfast before 10:00 am - 7:00 pm • free you head out and explore the beautiful Sorting through the many online Cape Breton Highlands. sources available for genealogy can be Each autumn, as tradition dictates, contact: Ruby Fraser • 902-383-2289 tricky. This workshop shares some tips Cape Breton displays its wool. Local [email protected] and tricks to help you find your roots. artists show their weaving, hooking, hosted by St. Paul Island Historical Society Call to book a spot. quilting, appliqué, and felting creations. contact: Baile nan Gàidheal / contact: J. Franklin Wright Gallery, Port BUDDY MACMASTER Highland Village • 902-725-2272 Hawkesbury Civic Centre • 902-625-2591

FIDDLE CAMP hosted by Baile nan Gàidheal / hosted by J. Franklin Wright Gallery Celtic Music Interpretive Centre, Judique Highland Village CULTURAL DEMONSTRATIONS 9:00 am - 3:00 pm HOOKED ON TESSELLATION Colaisde na Gàidhlig / $150/day; $500/week Cape Breton Centre for Craft The Gaelic College, St. Ann’s This hands-on workshop for and Design, Sydney 10:30 am - 12:00 pm • $5 intermediate and advanced players 10:00 am - 4:00 pm • free focuses on the Cape Breton style of Witness the construction of the Great playing. Today’s instructors are Troy Experience the intersection of fibre Kilt, learn some Gaelic words and a song MacGillivray and Wendy MacIsaac. art and geometric design. This is an during a milling frolic and try a step to Pre-registration required. Morning exhibition of hooked mats by Cape traditional Cape Breton music. coffee/tea and lunch included. Breton artists inspired by tartans, contact: Gail Montgomery • 902 295-3411 contact: Allan Dewar • 902-787-2708 ancient mosaics, quilts and M.C. Escher. [email protected] [email protected] contact: Holley Grant • 902-270-7491 hosted by Colaisde na Gàidhlig / hosted by Celtic Music Interpretive Centre [email protected] The Gaelic College 45 hosted by Cape Breton Centre for Craft INTERACTIVE EXHIBIT and Design CBC MAINSTREET LIVE

ROOM TOUR Knox Presbyterian Church, Celtic Music Interpretive Centre, Judique LANDSCAPES IN FABRIC Baddeck WORKSHOP 9:00 am - 5:00 pm • $8 Scotsville School of Crafts, Scotsville 10:30 am - 12:30 pm • free Explore the history of Cape Breton 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Learn more about this year’s festival music. Try your hand at playing the $55 includes materials artists as they are interviewed and fiddle, learn to step dance and some perform for a live-to-tape recording Gaelic phrases on this self-guided tour. The instructor will help you design and of CBC Cape Breton’s popular show, contact: Celtic Music Interpretive Centre build your own work of art using pieces Mainstreet. 902-787-2708 • [email protected] of fabric, matted and ready for framing contact: Wendy Bergfeldt • 902-563-4151 hosted by Celtic Music Interpretive Centre by the end of class. Please bring a lunch. [email protected] contact: Verna MacMillan • 902-258-2278 hosted by CBC Cape Breton GUIDED HIKE IN THE NATIONAL [email protected] PARK: MIDDLE HEAD hosted by Lake Ainslie Weavers Middle Head Trailhead, Ingonish & Craft Guild

10:00 am • free with park pass ANNUAL QUILT SHOW Put Celtic Join Cape Breton Highland National Belle Côte Community Centre, Park staff for a guided hike of Middle Belle Côte Colours Head. This hike takes you to the tip of 10:00 am - 6:00 pm • donation in your an ocean headland which is home to a large variety of seabirds. This 3.8 km Show of traditional and contemporary pocket! loop takes 1-2 hours, with an elevation quilts, many of which will be for sale. of 0-45 m. Various demonstrations of quilting Our website is contact: Katie Wood / Nadine Deveau techniques will be shown. mobile friendly 902-224-2306 / 902-285-3004 contact: Bea Tilsley • 902-258-3048 celtic-colours.com [email protected] [email protected] hosted by Cape Breton Highlands hosted by Celtic Quilt Guild National Park CULTURAL EXPERIENCES

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7TH ANNUAL WAGMATCOOK Join us for a lunch featuring homemade THE BELL SERIES: ABORIGINAL ARTS & CULTURE turkey vegetable soup, biscuits, coffee CELEBRATING CANADA FESTIVAL: MI’KMAW CULTURAL and tea served with an assortment of Alexander Graham Bell National CELEBRATION DAY homemade sweets for dessert. Historic Site, Baddeck Wagmatcook Culture and Heritage contact: Lorraine Fraser • 902-248-2397 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm • free Centre, Wagmatcook First Nation hosted by St. Patricks’ C.W.L

10:30 am - 2:00 pm • $10 A demonstration / talk with The Small LUNCH, MUSIC AND HIKE Glories, giving a behind-the-music The theme for this year’s Aboriginal St. Ann’s Bay United Church, perspective into their life and work. Arts & Culture Festival is “Finding our Indian Brook This series features artists in the Celtic Cultural Identity through Authenticity.” or Folk milieu from different regions of 12:00 pm • $10 Today’s event gives you the opportunity Canada, in celebration of Canada 150. to participate in a variety of Members of the St. Ann’s Bay United contact: Madeline Harvey • 902-295-2069 presentations from knowledge keepers Church will serve a lunch prior to a low [email protected] who share their expertise on traditional impact 90 minute guided hike. Music hosted by Parks Canada’s Alexander foods, games, craft, art, and more, will be performed by Sarah Beck and Graham Bell National Historic Site demonstrating their skills and sharing Paul Cranford. their stories. contact: Rev. Hazel-Jane Morris LAKESIDE IMPRESSIONS ART contact: Robert Bernard • 902-295-2999 902-929-2108 • [email protected] AND CRAFT EXHIBIT [email protected] hosted by St. Ann’s Bay United Church Scotsville School of Crafts, Scotsville hosted by Wagmatcook Culture 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm • donation & Heritage Centre ACADIAN KITCHEN PARTY Frog Pond Café, Chéticamp A unique showcase of local arts and LUNCH CEILIDH crafts for sale and your viewing 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm • menu pricing Celtic Music Interpretive Centre, pleasure. Everyone welcome! Judique A celebration of Acadian cuisine and contact: Verna MacMillan • 902-258-2278 music each day in different local [email protected] 46 11:00 am - 2:45 pm • $6; menu pricing restaurants. hosted by Lake Ainslie Weavers Enjoy a Cape Breton lunch in a great contact: Yvette McPhee • 902-224-2642 & Craft Guild atmosphere with live music by Troy [email protected] MacGillivray and Wendy MacIsaac. No hosted by La Société Saint-Pierre STEPPIN’ WITH THE LADIES reservations required. Every Woman’s Centre, Sydney contact: Celtic Music Interpretive Centre AUTUMN TREASURES ART SHOW 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm • $12 902-787-2708 • [email protected] Grand Lake Road Fire Hall, Sydney hosted by Celtic Music Interpretive Centre Join instructor Kelly MacArthur for a 12:00 pm - 7:30 pm • $3 fun class on Cape Breton style step TEXTILE JOURNEYS: HELENE This exhibition and sale of paintings, dancing. BLANCHET, ANNE MORRELL photography, and fine art features the contact: Wanda Earhart • 902-567-1212 ROBINSON AND ADRIENNE YORINKS work of local Cape Breton artists. [email protected] Inverness County Centre for the Arts, contact: Mora Smith • 902-539-3172 hosted by Every Woman’s Centre Inverness [email protected] 11:00 am - 5:00 pm • free hosted by Rt. Hon. Vincent Massey COMMUNITY QUILTING BEE Chapter IODE Scotsville School of Crafts, The gallery is filled with colours as Scotsville beautiful as our countryside. This textile CELTIC CONVERSATIONS 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm • donation exhibition features the works of local McConnell Library, Sydney artists Helene Blanchet, Anne Morrell See the Maple leaf design quilt that 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm • free Robinson and Adrienne Yorinks. was put together by Bea Tilsley, contact: Elizabeth Whalley • 902-258-2533 Music and conversation fill this free commemorating Canada’s 150th [email protected] lunch hour series. Today’s featured Birthday. It is on the frame and all are hosted by Inverness County Centre for the Arts artists are Dirk Powell and Rhiannon invited to lend a hand. Giddens. contact: Verna MacMillan • 902-258-2278 MARGAREE LUNCHEON contact: Chris or Tara • 902-562-3279 [email protected] St. Patrick’s Parish Hall, [email protected] hosted by Lake Ainslie Weavers North East Margaree hosted by Cape Breton Regional Library & Craft Guild

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TRAD JAM SESSION Biosphere Reserve. Hike is 2km in OUR RIVER, OUR PEOPLE, Colaisde na Gàidhlig / length with steep sections. OUR STORIES The Gaelic College, St. Ann’s contact: Eileen Crosby • 902-574-5185 Drs. Coady & Tompkins Memorial [email protected] Library, Margaree Forks 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm • free hosted by Bras d’Or Lake Biosphere Reserve 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm • donation Come jam with us! Bring your Association instruments, voice, dancing shoes, or Visit the cozy community library for an just yourself and enjoy some traditional OUR ROOTS ARE SHOWING enjoyable afternoon of stories of the

tunes up close and personal. Bar service Cape Breton Centre for Craft Margaree River, its communities, and will be available. and Design, Sydney its people through the ages. contact: Margie Beaton • 902-295-3411 contact: Eileen Coady • 902-248-2951 1:30 pm • free [email protected] [email protected] hosted by Colaisde na Gàidhlig/ Take a personalized tour of the centre hosted by Margaree Area Development The Gaelic College that includes state of the art studios. Association See artisans at work and exhibitions in MI’KMAQ DREAMS the loft and Gallery Shop featuring local STORYTELLING TOUR

AND DREAMCATCHERS craft. & TRADITIONAL CEILIDH MacAskill House Museum, St. Peter’s contact: Holley Grant • 902-270-7491 Baile nan Gàidheal / Highland Village, [email protected] Iona 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm hosted by Cape Breton Centre for Craft $30 includes materials 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm • $25 and Design Learn about the history of the Come join us for a special storytelling dreamcatcher while you make SCOTSVILLE MILLING FROLIC tour of the Highland Village. This your own. Experience a smudge Scotsville School of Crafts, folklife experience will give you insight ceremony, welcome dance, listen to Scotsville into the lives and stories of Nova Scotia hand drummers, and enjoy tea with Gaels. Reservations required. 2:00 pm • $10 contact: Baile nan Gàidheal / homemade bannock. Limited capacity, 47 please register in advance This hands-on session invites people Highland Village • 902-725-2272 contact: Noelle Doucette • 902-535-3160 to sing together around the milling hosted by Baile nan Gàidheal / 902-217-0447 • [email protected] table. The hosts will share songs from Highland Village hosted by St. Peter’s Economic Development the 1600s to modern times as well Organization as insight on Gaelic life and history OPEN MIC JAM SESSION contained in the songs. Bras d’Or Yacht Club, Baddeck AUTUMN PAINT OUT contact: Verna MacMillan • 902-258-2278 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm • donation Salty Rose’s and [email protected] The Periwinkle Café, Ingonish hosted by Lake Ainslie Weavers & Craft Guild Bring your instrument and join us for our daily “open mic jam” at the Bras 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm • $25 DOCUMENTARY SCREENING: d’Or Yacht Club. Enjoy great tunes and Artist Lynda Lou MacIntye leads this CELTIC COLOURS - warm hospitality. Autumn Paint Out. Participants will SPIRIT OF THE FESTIVAL contact: Sharon McIntyre • 902-295-2107 explore the beautiful coast of North Strathspey Performing Arts Centre, [email protected] Ingonish, sketching as they go, then Mabou hosted by Bras d’Or Yacht Club return to the café to use watercolour 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm • donation paints to create a unique painting. contact: Caitlyn Purcell • 902-202-2431 This documentary takes you on an [email protected] emotional Island-wide journey filled hosted by Cape Breton Centre for Craft with music and breathtaking scenery, and Design capturing aspects of the Festival rarely seen, but experienced by so many HIKE THE HILL contact: Jane Gesner • 902-945-5300 The Lakes Golf Club, [email protected] Celtic Colours Live or Tracey MacNeil • 902-945-5300 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm • free Volume Five [email protected] Recorded during this year’s Festival Meet naturalists along this hike as hosted by Strathspey Place Association Pre-order at you walk ski trails to the top of Ben celtic-colours.com/live2017 Eoin hill, overlooking the scenic Bras d’Or Lake and learn about this UNESCO CULTURAL EXPERIENCES

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TOUS ENSEMBLE: DANSEZ SA contact: Celtic Music Interpretive Centre INGONISH JAM SESSION CULTURE / ALL JOIN HANDS: 902-787-2708 • [email protected] Ceilidh Hall - Keltic Lodge Resort, ACADIAN DANCE THROUGH TIME hosted by Celtic Music Interpretive Centre Ingonish Centre de la Mi-Carême, Grand Étang Harbour IONA ROAST PORK DINNER 10:00 pm - 1:00 am $10, $8 with concert ticket stub: free for players Grandona Royal Canadian Legion 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm • free Branch 124, Iona Bring your instruments and voices A bilingual activity where participants to join in an after-hours jam session 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm • $18 will have the chance to learn from hosted by Danny Usifer and Derrick dance expert Barbara LeBlanc. Learn Homecooked roast pork dinner with Hawley. There will be food available at the history of Acadian potatoes, turnip, carrots, dessert and this licensed event for those 19 & over. traditions, and then enjoy dancing to tea or coffee. Bar service available. This contact: Mike Doucette 902-285-2029 the live music. dinner takes place prior to the concert [email protected] contact: Valerie Roach • 902-224-1016 just up the road at the Highland Village. hosted by Ingonish Development Society [email protected] contact: Hugh C. MacNeil • 902-622-2008 hosted by Société Mi-Carême [email protected] KITCHEN RACKETS JAM SESSION hosted by Royal Canadian Legion Bras d’Or Lakes Inn, St. Peter’s TUNES & TALK WITH Branch 124 Grandona ALISON BROWN 10:30 pm - 1:00 am Celtic Music Interpretive Centre, Judique INGONISH ROAST TURKEY $5 for listeners; free for players DINNER 3:00 pm - 3:50 pm • donation Open jam session where visiting players Ingonish Fire Hall and Community are invited to sit in with Cape Breton Alison Brown, extraordinary banjo Centre, Ingonish local players. Listeners welcome as well and guitar player, shares a behind- 5:00 pm • $15 to this late-night jam following the the-music perspective with this concert in L’Ardoise. Ages 19 & over, ID demonstration and talk. Roast turkey dinner with all the required. contact: Celtic Music Interpretive Centre trimmings, dessert and tea or coffee; 48 contact: Greg Silver •902-631-5050 902-787-2708 • [email protected] eat in or take out. No reservations [email protected] hosted by Celtic Music Interpretive Centre required. First come, first served. Stop hosted by Kitchen Rackets.org by before heading to the nearby concert ALL AGES FAMILY SQUARE DANCE held in St. Peter’s Church. Cape Breton University Great Hall, contact: Marilyn MacLean 902-285-2434 Sydney hosted by Ingonish United Church Women

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm • free APPLE GLAZED ROAST PORK DINNER An afternoon square dance for young and old alike! Timed to take place after United Protestant Church of Sydney school, drop in with the youngsters, all River, Sydney River ages welcomed. 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm • $15 contact: Heather Sparling • 902-563-1242 [email protected] Apple glazed roast pork, applesauce, hosted by Cape Breton University rolls, peas, carrots, turnips, mashed potatoes, homemade pie and juice, SEAFOOD CHOICES DINNER tea or coffee included. Reservations Watch a different Celtic Music Interpretive required. This dinner is held in the Centre, Judique church hall before the evening concert concert each night begins upstairs. 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm • $16 & menu pricing contact: Sydney River United Church Office of the Festival. Enjoy a delicious local meal of fried 902-562-4145 haddock with mashed potatoes, [email protected] Tune in at vegetables, dessert, and tea or coffee hosted by Mens Brotherhood of Sydney celtic-colours.com for $16. There is also seafood chowder, River United lobster sandwiches, haddock burgers and non-seafood items available at Brought to menu prices. No reservations. First you by: come, first served. CULTURAL EXPERIENCES CONCERTS (TICKETS 1-888-355-7744)

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TUNES ON MUSIC OF THE CELEBRATING THE MIRA NIGHT: DR. DAVE The MacNeil Sisters MUSIQUE Dave MacIsaac & Tracey Dares MacNeil Kinnon & Betty Lou Beaton Matthew Byrne DE LA NUIT Howie MacDonald Mike Barron & Doug MacPhee Margaret Stewart & Hilda Chiasson Rankin & Robertson Wendy MacIsaac Marion Bridge Community Centre Donny LeBlanc Buddy MacDonald Marion Bridge • 2:00 pm •$30 & Lawrence Cameron Mary Elizabeth MacInnis The is a beauty to MacIsaac & MacKenzie & Sarah MacInnis 49 behold, inspiring tribute in song Les Zorvenants Brent Aucoin and recognition around the world. Melody & Derrick Cameron Joe MacMaster • Joe Murphy The river makes its way past the communities of Albert Bridge, Fortress of Louisbourg National Inverness Education Centre / Marion Bridge and Mira Gut, then out Historic Site, Louisbourg Academy, Inverness • 7:30 pm • $30/25 to Mira Bay. Warm hospitality, good 5:30 pm • $150 music and good times have always Tonight many of Dave MacIsaac’s been the way along the river, where It’s Friday night in the French friends and contemporaries will be on sharing songs and playing tunes is fortress town of Louisbourg, in the hand to play in his honour and help tradition. This afternoon will be no middle of the 18th century. Music celebrate this living legend. Dave is a different when piano player Tracey and laughter spill out onto the musician’s musician and is called upon Dares MacNeil, who grew up in the streets as villagers gather at pubs and for his invaluable recollection of tunes, Marion Bridge area, will be joined by restaurants. Conversation mingles tune names and tune origins. He’s her daughters The MacNeil Sisters with music over a delicious meal also the one to provide great “dirt” in for beautiful Gaelic songs, tunes, and while lively tunes draw the dancers to his fiddle playing and is well-known dancing. Matthew Byrne wraps up the hall. Experience it all for yourself for his electric guitar picking and riffs. his all too brief visit in Cape Breton at this one-of-a-kind night on the Two of his greatest musical influences singing songs on the Mira, before town that starts with an 18th century have been Buddy MacMaster from heading home to Newfoundland and meal. Great entertainment continues Judique and Arthur Muise from Labrador. Some traditional tunes as you travel from one reconstructed Chéticamp, and we’ll have family and from North Sydney fiddler Mike stone building to another. You’ll friends of both on hand to play for Barron and New Waterford’s Doug find music everywhere from French us tonight. While he won’t be giving MacPhee on piano complete this and Gaelic songs to tunes from Cape out prescriptions, the CBU Honourary afternoon visit on the Mira. Make the Breton and Scotland, just right for Doctor will certainly have the musical most of this matinee and take in the toe-tapping and dancing. Bring medicine for what ails you. scenery along the way. comfy shoes and a sweater! hosted by hosted by 19 & over; photo ID required Marion Bridge Community Council Inverness Academy Student Council

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BIG CEILIDH AT HOMETOWN CELTIC PUB THE BIG FIDDLE ROOTS Rhiannon Giddens & Dirk Powell Cherish the Ladies Bruce Guthro Alison Brown Rodney MacDonald Hanneke Cassel Trio J.P. Cormier & Glenn Graham Ben Miller & Anita MacDonald Dwayne Côté & Mac Morin Inverary Resort – MacAulay Ímar & Patrick Gillis Conference Centre, Baddeck 9:00 pm • $30 Joan Harriss Cruise Pavilion Stewart MacNeil Sydney • 7:30 pm • $45/40 Paul McKenna Celtic Colours has wisely and 50 knowingly been described as a Whether this is your first show of the St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church marathon not a sprint, and however week or one in a long line of concerts, • 7:30 pm • $30 well you may or may not have you’ll cherish the outstanding artists paced yourself this week, the final we have on the “Big Fiddle” stage We’ll be celebrating hometown roots weekend is here. You deserve a little tonight. If you didn’t get to see Alison tonight in the majestic St. Andrew’s celebration for making it this far and Brown and her band from Nashville Presbyterian Church, renowned as the Inverary Inn in Baddeck is just yet, this is your last chance at this both a place of worship and host to the place to make it happen. Settle in year’s Festival. Alison plays banjo, but musical performances throughout to the cozy pub atmosphere and get you rarely find her in a conventional the year. Hometown favourites, ready for a night of beautifully sung bluegrass setting. The Grammy Award- singer-singwriter Bruce Guthro and songs, high-energy tunes and maybe winning artist has taken her own path, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter a drink or two. Rhiannon Giddens embracing roots-influenced music and Stewart MacNeil, were born and and Dirk Powell’s Appalachian and delivering it with shades of the folk, raised in this former mining town. Cajun-influenced sound combines jazz, Celtic and Latin traditions. Ímar’s Bruce has travelled the world as a banjo, fiddle, button accordion, mix of traditional and newly written much sought after vocalist, currently guitar and mandolin for lively tunes tunes from Ireland, Scotland and the fronting the Scottish folk-rock and songs from various traditions Isle of Man fits nicely alongside Cape band , while Stewart delights including Scottish, Irish, Cajun and Breton fiddler and composer Dwayne audiences worldwide through his American . Boston- Côté, while fellow Cape Bretoner J.P. accordion playing, steps and songs based fiddler and composer Hanneke Cormier will be on hand to share his alongside his siblings in The Barra Cassel is an exuberant player whose heart-felt songs and dazzle us with his MacNeils. Roots also run deep for style fuses influences from Cape mastery of stringed instruments. And fiddling cousins Rodney MacDonald Breton and the Isle of Skye with Cherish the Ladies will show us why and Glenn Graham, who will share Americana grooves. Along with her they have enjoyed more than 30 years some spirited dance tunes, and Trio, Hanneke creates a cutting- of popular and critical acclaim with a Scottish singer Paul McKenna, whose edge acoustic sound that retains the selection of tunes on flute, whistles, hometown roots may seem pretty integrity and spirit of the Scottish guitar, mandolin, banjo, accordion, far off, will prove to be more familiar tradition. Ben Miller and Anita fiddle, and piano. Get your tickets early. than we thought. MacDonald keep the energy up with You don’t want to miss this one. hosted by pipe and fiddle tunes fit for the pub. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church 19 & over; photo ID required CONCERTS (TICKETS 1-888-355-7744) CULTURAL EXPERIENCES

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GABARUS COMMUNITY 902-787-2708 • [email protected] ANNUAL QUILT SHOW BREAKFAST hosted by Celtic Music Interpretive Centre Belle Côte Community Centre, Gabarus Volunteer Fire Hall Belle Côte & Community Centre, Gabarus GUIDED HIKE IN THE NATIONAL PARK: MICA HILL HIKE 10:00 am - 4:00 pm • donation 9:00 am - 11:30 am • $10 Mica Hill Trailhead, South Harbour Show of traditional and contemporary Start your day off with pancake 10:00 am • free with park pass quilts, many of which will be for sale. breakfast in the seaside village of Various demonstrations of quilting Gabarus. While on site, visit the artist Join Cape Breton Highlands National techniques will be shown. market. Park staff for a guided hike of Mica Hill. contact: Bea Tilsley • 902-258-3048 contact: Daniel Wheaton • 902-884-2296 This is a gradual climb through Acadian [email protected] [email protected] and boreal forest to taiga barrens hosted by Celtic Quilt Guild hosted by Gabarus Volunteer Fire Dept with panoramic views of the highland plateau. This 7.9 km hike takes 3-4 hr, FALL FIBRE EXHIBITION ARTISANS MARKET with elevation of 260-410 m elevation. J. Franklin Wright Gallery at Gabarus Volunteer Fire Hall contact: Katie Wood / Nadine Deveau Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre, & Community Centre, Gabarus 902-224-2306 / 902-285-3004 Port Hawkesbury [email protected] 9:00 am - 12:00 pm 10:00 am - 7:00 pm • free hosted by Cape Breton Highlands free • donations welcome National Park Each autumn, as tradition dictates, Artists, artisans and heritage crafters Cape Breton displays its wool. Local will be on site with their wares for THE GREAT HOOKING TRADITION artists show their weaving, hooking,

exhibition and sale, and will be Cape Breton Centre for Craft and quilting, appliqué, and felting creations. providing demonstrations. Pancake Design, Sydney contact: J. Franklin Wright Gallery, Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre • 902-625-2591 breakfast also served on site for $10. 10:00 am - 2:00 pm • free contact: Daniel Wheaton • 902-884-2296 hosted by J. Franklin Wright Gallery Meet Sydney’s preeminent hookers as [email protected] 51 hosted by Gabarus Volunteer Fire Dept they work on their rugs. Learn about COMMUNITY HERITAGE HIKE the craft through demonstrations Gabarus Volunteer Fire Hall BUDDY MACMASTER FIDDLE CAMP and giving it a hook yourself! & Community Centre, Gabarus Celtic Music Interpretive Centre, contact: Holley Grant • 902-270-7491 10:30 am • free • donations welcome Judique [email protected] hosted by Cape Breton Centre for Craft Hike a section of the Gull Cove Trail, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm and Design along the eastern shore of Cape Breton $150/day; $500/week in the 300 year old fishing village of This hands-on workshop for HOOKED ON TESSELLATION Gabarus. intermediate and advanced players Cape Breton Centre for Craft contact: Daniel Wheaton • 902-884-2296 focuses on the Cape Breton style of and Design, Sydney [email protected] hosted by Gabarus Volunteer Fire Deptt playing. Today’s instructors are Kinnon 10:00 am - 4:00 pm • free Beaton and Kimberley Fraser. Pre- registration required. Morning coffee/ Experience the intersection of fibre CULTURAL

tea and lunch included. art and geometric design. This is an DEMONSTRATIONS contact: Allan Dewar • 902-787-2708 exhibition of hooked mats by Cape Colaisde na Gàidhlig [email protected] Breton artists inspired by tartans, The Gaelic College, St. Ann’s ancient mosaics, quilts and hosted by Celtic Music Interpretive Centre 10:30 am - 12:00 pm • $5 M.C. Escher. INTERACTIVE EXHIBIT contact: Holley Grant • 902-270-7491 Witness the construction of the Great ROOM TOUR [email protected] Kilt, learn some Gaelic words and a song Celtic Music Interpretive Centre, hosted by Cape Breton Centre for Craft during a milling frolic, and try a step or Judique and Design two to traditional Cape Breton music. contact: Gail Montgomery • 902 295-3411 9:00 am - 5:00 pm • $8 [email protected] Explore the history of Cape Breton hosted by Colaisde na Gàidhlig / music. Try your hand at playing the The Gaelic College fiddle, learn to step dance and some Gaelic phrases on this self-guided tour. contact: Celtic Music Interpretive Centre CULTURAL EXPERIENCES

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CBC MAINSTREET LIVE contact: Mary Pat Mombourquette THE BELL SERIES: Knox Presbyterian Church, 902-849-4522 CELEBRATING CANADA Baddeck [email protected] Alexander Graham Bell National hosted by Cape Breton Miners Museum Historic Site, Baddeck 10:30 am - 12:30 pm • free 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm • free Learn more about this year’s festival TEXTILE JOURNEYS: HELENE artists as they are interviewed and BLANCHET, ANNE MORRELL A demonstration / talk with James perform for a live-to-tape recording ROBINSON AND ADRIENNE YORINKS Keelaghan, giving a behind-the-music of CBC Cape Breton’s popular show, Inverness County Centre for the Arts, perspective into his life and work. This Mainstreet. Inverness series features artists in the Celtic or contact: Wendy Bergfeldt • 902-563-4151 11:00 am - 5:00 pm • free Folk milieu from different regions of [email protected] Canada, in celebration of Canada 150. hosted by CBC Cape Breton The gallery is filled with colours as contact: Madeline Harvey beautiful as our countryside. This textile 902-295-2069 7TH ANNUAL WAGMATCOOK exhibition features the works of local [email protected]

ABORIGINAL ARTS & CULTURE artists Helene Blanchet, Anne Morrell hosted by Parks Canada’s Alexander FESTIVAL: MI’KMAW TRADITIONAL Robinson and Adrienne Yorinks. Graham Bell National Historic Site DANCE, SONGS & GAMES CELEBRATION contact: Elizabeth Whalley • 902-258-2533 Wagmatcook Culture and Heritage [email protected] AM BREACAN BÒIDHEACH

Centre, Wagmatcook First Nation hosted by Inverness County Centre FÀSANTA: MARY’S BONNY for the Arts PLAID - NATURAL DYE WORKSHOP 10:30 am - 2:00 pm • $10 Baile nan Gàidheal / Highland Village, Welcoming remarks and smudge AUTUMN TREASURES ART SHOW Iona ceremony begin at 10:30am, then spend Grand Lake Road Fire Hall, Sydney 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm • $25 the day celebrating traditional Mi’kmaw 12:00 pm - 7:30 pm • $3 music, dance, and games. Step back in time and learn about contact: Robert Bernard • 902-295-2999 This exhibition and sale of paintings, the various materials and dyeing 52 [email protected] photography, and fine art features the techniques pioneer women used to add hosted by Wagmatcook Culture work of local Cape Breton artists. a wide range of hues to cloth and yarns. & Heritage Centre contact: Mora Smith • 902-539-3172 Pre-registration required. [email protected] contact: Baile nan Gàidheal / LUNCH CEILIDH hosted by Rt. Hon. Vincent Massey Highland Village • 902-725-2272 Celtic Music Interpretive Centre, Chapter IODE hosted by Baile nan Gàidheal / Judique Highland Village CELTIC CONVERSATIONS 11:00 am - 2:45 pm McConnell Library, Sydney COMMUNITY QUILTING BEE $6 admission; menu pricing Scotsville School of Crafts, 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm • free Enjoy a Cape Breton lunch in a great Scotsville atmosphere with music by Kinnon Music and conversation fill this free 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm • donation Beaton and Kimberley Fraser. lunch hour series. Today’s artist is No reservations required. Margaret Stewart. See the Maple leaf design quilt that contact: Celtic Music Interpretive Centre contact: Chris or Tara • 902-562-3279 was put together by Bea Tilsley, 902-787-2708 • [email protected] [email protected] commemorating Canada’s 150th hosted by Celtic Music Interpretive Centre hosted by Cape Breton Regional Library Birthday. It is on the frame and all are invited to lend a hand. UNDERGROUND TOUR LUNCH ON THE MIRA contact: Verna MacMillan

OF A COAL MINE Mira Seniors & Pensioners Centre, 902-258-2278 Cape Breton Miners’ Museum, Marion Bridge [email protected] Glace Bay hosted by Lake Ainslie Weavers 12:30 pm • $12 & Craft Guild 11:00 am - 4:00 pm Join the community of Marion Bridge Adults $17.25; Youth $14.95 for a cold plate luncheon with ham, Pre-register to book your 1.5 hour tour salads, tomato, cucumbers, dessert and down into a mine that has been tunnelled tea or coffee. next to the Atlantic Ocean, guided by a contact: Beth Matheson • 902-727-2325 former coal miner who shares personal hosted by Mira Seniors and Pensioners stories from his work and life. Centre CULTURAL EXPERIENCES CULTURAL EXPERIENCES

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LAKESIDE IMPRESSIONS ART DOCUMENTARY SCREENING: contact: Celtic Music Interpretive Centre AND CRAFT EXHIBIT CELTIC COLOURS - 902-787-2708 • [email protected] Scotsville School of Crafts, Scotsville SPIRIT OF THE FESTIVAL hosted by Celtic Music Interpretive Centre Strathspey Performing Arts Centre, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm • donation Mabou JOE NEIL MACNEIL

A unique showcase of local arts and MEMORIAL LECTURE 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm • donation crafts for sale and your viewing Baile nan Gàidheal / Highland Village, pleasure. Everyone welcome! This documentary takes you on an Iona contact: Verna MacMillan emotional Island-wide journey filled 3:30 pm • museum charges apply 902-258-2278 with music and breathtaking scenery, [email protected] capturing aspects of the Festival rarely This annual lecture commemorates the hosted by Lake Ainslie Weavers seen, but experienced by so many. Cape Breton Gaelic tradition of Gaelic & Craft Guild contact: Jane Gesner • 902-945-5300 storytelling as exemplified by the late [email protected] Joe Neil MacNeil of Middle Cape and WATERCOLOUR PAINTING or Tracey MacNeil • 902-945-5300 author of Sgeul Gu Latha – WORKSHOP [email protected] Tales Until Dawn. Scotsville School of Crafts, Scotsville hosted by Strathspey Place Association contact: Baile nan Gàidheal / Highland Village • 902-725-2272 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm GAELIC AND SQUARE DANCE hosted by Baile nan Gàidheal / $30 includes materials WORKSHOP Highland Village Local artist Barrie Fraser leads this South West Margaree Hall (St. Joseph’s workshop in watercolours with step by Parish), South West Margaree ARTISTS’ TALK-

step instruction. Will be held “En Plein TEXTILE JOURNEYS: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm • donation Air” (outdoors), weather permitting. HELENE BLANCHET, ANNE MORRELL ROBINSON AND ADRIENNE YORINKS contact: Verna MacMillan Learn common Gaelic phrases in an 902-258-2278 interactive environment, then learn Inverness County Centre for the Arts, [email protected] the basic steps of a traditional square Inverness 53 hosted by Lake Ainslie Weavers & Craft Guild set. Local Gaelic speakers, fiddlers and 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm • free dancers share their culture. All ages STORIES OF THE MI’KMAQ welcome. Artists Helene Blanchet, Anne Morrell

Membertou Heritage Park, contact: Mary MacNeil • 902-248-2317 Robinson and Adrienne Yorinks, Membertou [email protected] discuss their feature textile exhibition hosted by St. Joseph’s Parish Hall in the Gallery. 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm • $10 Committee contact: Elizabeth Whalley Jeff Ward leads an afternoon of stories 902-258-2533 about the history and culture of the OPEN MIC JAM SESSION [email protected] Mi’kmaq people. Bras d’Or Yacht Club, Baddeck hosted by Inverness County Centre for the Arts contact: Jeff Ward • 902-567-5333 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm • donation [email protected] ROAST BEEF DINNER AT THE ARTS CENTRE hosted by Membertou Heritage Park Bring your instrument and join us for Aboriginal Culture Centre our daily “open mic jam” at the Bras Inverness County Centre for the Arts, d’Or Yacht Club. Musicians and music Inverness MILLING FROLIC lovers will enjoy great tunes and warm 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm • $20 Baile nan Gàidheal / hospitality. Highland Village, Iona contact: Sharon McIntyre • 902-295-2107 Enjoy a traditional roast beef dinner [email protected] with maragh, seasonal local vegetables, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm hosted by Bras d’Or Yacht Club tea or coffee and dessert. Takes museum charges apply place prior to the evening concert at Join us for a traditional milling frolic in DANCE CEILIDH Inverness Education Centre / Academy. a period setting at the Highland Village. Celtic Music Interpretive Centre, contact: Elizabeth Whalley Refreshments served. Judique 902-258-2533 [email protected] contact: Baile nan Gàidheal / 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm • $7 Highland Village • 902-725-2272 hosted by Inverness County Centre for the Arts hosted by Baile nan Gàidheal / Enjoy an authentic and hands-on Cape Highland Village Breton experience of live music and square dancing with instruction by Mac Morin who will lead you through the sets. CULTURAL EXPERIENCES & CONCERTS

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BOISDALE ROUND AND SQUARE DANCE Boisdale Volunteer Fire Department, Boisdale

9:00 pm - 12:30 am • $10 An adult square dance featuring Troy MacGillivray, Andrea Beaton and Kimberley Fraser. Ages 19 and over, ID required. contact: Fred McCracken • 902-871-2655 / 902-577-7728 • [email protected] hosted by Boisdale Volunteer Fire Dept

SOUTH WEST MARGAREE MHÀBU THE CAPE SQUARE DANCE South West Margaree Hall(St. Joseph’s MATINEE BRETON Parish), South West Margaree Margaret Stewart FIDDLERS 10:00 pm - 1:00 am • $8 Wendy MacIsaac The Cape Breton Traditional square dance featuring local & Mairi Rankin & Mac Morin Fiddlers’ Association musicians on fiddle and piano. Licensed Rankin & Robertson to serve alcohol, adults 19 and over, Colaisde na Gàidhlig / The Gaelic ID required. Féis Mhàbu Gaelic Singers College • St. Ann’s • 2:00 pm • $30 contact: Lawrence MacLellan 902-248-2180 St. Mary’s Parish Hall Enjoy the Island’s rich fiddling [email protected] Mabou • 2:00 pm • $25 tradition this afternoon with the Cape 54 hosted by St. Joseph’s Parish Hall Committee Breton Fiddlers’ Association at their One way culture and tradition homebase, The Gaelic College in St. survive is by being shared in the Ann’s. This Association, made up of community and passed down through amateur as well as professional and generations. Mairi Rankin, Mac well-known players and composers, Available this fall Morin and Wendy MacIsaac have has been dedicated to preserving each benefitted from this traditional and promoting traditional Cape Celtic Colours Live transmission of culture as young Breton fiddle music since the early musicians and performers, and have 1970s. The Cape Breton Fiddlers’ Volume Five done their part to pass it on. Margaret Recorded during this year’s Festival Association has been the grass roots Stewart has carried on the traditional Pre-order at of the fiddle tradition and the keepers Gaelic singing of Scotland’s Isle of celtic-colours.com/live2017 of the Island’s fiddle repertoire, Lewis, as a performer and a mentor presenting an annual Festival of Cape her whole life. This concert is Breton fiddling, hosting workshops, Comunn Féis Mhàbu hosted by , a local and providing opportunities for its organization dedicated to nurturing Live Volume Five members to learn new tunes and young traditional musicians and techniques. Cape Breton fiddle music Gaelic singers. It has played a key role is alive and flourishing both on the in the transmission of the culture Island and throughout the world, and and Féis Mhàbu Gaelic Singers will the Cape Breton Fiddlers’ Association represent some of the ongoing results has played a significant role in this of these efforts in today’s concert, resurgence. This afternoon’s concert which will also feature Mairi Rankin will showcase various members and her Outside Track bandmate Ailie of the Fiddlers’ Association and a Suas leis Robertson on fiddle and harp. variety of styles and repertoire. a Ghàidhlig! hosted by hosted by Comunn Féis Mhàbu Colaisde na Gàidhlig / The Gaelic College

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PANCAKE AND SAUSAGE BREAKFAST Sydney Forks Recreation Centre, Sydney Forks

8:30 am - 11:30 am • $6 Pancake and sausage breakfast includes fresh Horyl’s sausages, pancakes, homemade tea biscuits, apple or orange juice and a bottomless cup of tea or coffee. contact: Gail Leighton • 902-562-8012 [email protected] hosted by Sydney Forks Rec Center

CAPE BRETON FARMERS’ MARKET Cape Breton Farmers’ Market, Sydney River

8:30 am - 1:00 pm • free A popular community market with fresh local produce, baked goods, prepared food products, honey, crafts, artisanal products and more. contact: Laurie Boudreau [email protected] 55 THE GRAND hosted by Cape Breton Farmers’ Market HIKE THE TRAILS AND PLANT A TREE Port Hawkesbury Trailhead, Port FINALE Hawkesbury Cherish the Ladies Appalachian folk traditions together, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm • free with Rhiannon’s soaring vocals at the Join us for a walk on the Port Rhiannon Giddens forefront. Our next group, Ímar, may Hawkesbury Trail System and plant a be young but these fellas put on quite & Dirk Powell seedling in our forest. Refreshments the show. Their playing will amaze served after the hike. J.P. Cormier you. Cherish the Ladies are back to contact: Paula Davis • 902-625-7891 delight us one more time with their James Keelaghan [email protected] good humour, impressive playing, & Buddy MacDonald hosted by Town of Port Hawkesbury and intricate arrangements. And Cape Ímar Breton’s travelling troubadour J.P. TREASURES OF THE MARGAREE Cormier will deliver the fast-flying CRAFT FAIR Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre guitar picking you’ve come to expect, Margaree Forks Fire Hall, Margaree Forks Port Hawkesbury • 7:30 pm with songs that speak from the heart of $60/50/40 life here on the Island. With this lineup 10:00 am - 2:00 pm • $2 of singers and players, it’s safe to say A variety of crafts and gifts created We’re back in Port Hawkesbury we can expect a pretty “grand” finale by Margaree’s talented artisans and to wrap up the 21st Celtic Colours for this one. And then maybe, just craftspeople. Lovely jewelry, knit and International Festival, and have we got maybe, one last night at the Festival hand-sewn items, woodworking, glass a Grand Finale for you! We’ll catch up Club? Sure, why not. crafts and many other treasures from with our Artists in Residence, Buddy traditional to contemporary. MacDonald and James Keelaghan, who Nearby Meal: Supper at the contact: Janet Gillis • 902-224-0183 have something special lined up for us Causeway: Homemade Fishcakes & [email protected] tonight. Rhiannon Giddens and Dirk Beans Page 57 hosted by Margaree Area Development Powell bring the richest of Cajun and Association CULTURAL EXPERIENCES

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THE THREADS THAT BIND FALL FIBRE EXHIBITION contact: Celtic Music Interpretive Centre Cape Breton Centre for Craft J. Franklin Wright Gallery at Port 902-787-2708 • [email protected] and Design, Sydney Hawkesbury Civic Centre, hosted by Celtic Music Interpretive Centre Port Hawkesbury 10:00 am - 4:00 pm • free WEAVING DEMONSTRATION 10:00 am - 7:00 pm • free Drop in, visit our weaving studio for Taigh an t-Sagairt demonstrations on various looms, see the Each autumn, as tradition dictates, (The Fr. John Angus Rankin Cultural display of weaving artifacts, and try your Cape Breton displays its wool. Local Centre), Glendale hand (and feet!) at this heritage craft. artists show their weaving, hooking, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm • $5 contact: Holley Grant • 902-270-7491 quilting, appliqué, and felting creations. [email protected] contact: J. Franklin Wright Gallery, Port Drop in to the cultural centre to observe hosted by Cape Breton Centre for Craft Hawkesbury Civic Centre • 902-625-2591 one of the oldest surviving handcrafts and Design hosted by J. Franklin Wright Gallery in action and give it a try. contact: Marina MacIntyre • 902-625-1723 ANNUAL QUILT SHOW FÉIS A’BHRÀIGH: GLENDALE [email protected]

Belle Côte Community Centre, GAELIC FESTIVAL hosted by Glendale and Area Community Belle Côte Taigh an t-Sagairt (The Fr. John Angus Cooperative Rankin Cultural Centre), Glendale 10:00 am - 4:00 pm • donation COMMUNITY QUILTING BEE 10:30 am - 3:00 pm • donation Show of traditional and contemporary Scotsville School of Crafts, quilts, many of which will be for sale. Participate in the sharing of stories, Scotsville history, songs, and the teaching of a bit Various demonstrations of quilting 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm • donation techniques will be shown. of everyday Gaelic. Féis a’Bhràigh is for contact: Bea Tilsley • 902-258-3048 all ages but with emphasis on children. See the Maple leaf design quilt that [email protected] contact: Marina MacIntyre • 902-625-1723 was put together by Bea Tilsley, hosted by Celtic Quilt Guild [email protected] commemorating Canada’s 150th 56 hosted by Glendale Gaelic & Birthday. It is on the frame and all are Historical Society invited to lend a hand. HOOKED ON TESSELLATION Cape Breton Centre for Craft contact: Verna MacMillan and Design, Sydney TEXTILE JOURNEYS: HELENE 902-258-2278 BLANCHET, ANNE MORRELL [email protected] am pm free 10:00 - 4:00 • ROBINSON AND ADRIENNE YORINKS hosted by Lake Ainslie Weavers Inverness County Centre for the Arts, Experience the intersection of fibre & Craft Guild Inverness art and geometric design. This is an LAKESIDE IMPRESSIONS ART exhibition of hooked mats by Cape 11:00 am - 5:00 pm • free AND CRAFT EXHIBIT Breton artists inspired by tartans, The gallery is filled with colours as Scotsville School of Crafts, Scotsville ancient mosaics, quilts and beautiful as our countryside. This textile M.C. Escher. 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm • donation exhibition features the works of local contact: Holley Grant • 902-270-7491 artists Helene Blanchet, Anne Morrell [email protected] A unique showcase of local arts and Robinson and Adrienne Yorinks. crafts for sale and your viewing hosted by Cape Breton Centre for Craft contact: Elizabeth Whalley • 902-258-2533 and Design pleasure. Everyone welcome! [email protected] contact: Verna MacMillan • 902-258-2278 FORGING FRIENDSHIPS hosted by Inverness County Centre [email protected] for the Arts FireHouse Ironworks, hosted by Lake Ainslie Weavers & Craft Guild Whycocomagh INTERACTIVE EXHIBIT HIKE THE COXHEATH

10:00 am - 5:00 pm • donation ROOM TOUR COLOURS & CEILIDH Celtic Music Interpretive Centre, Coxheath Hills Wilderness Trail, Drop in to the forge, meet local Judique Coxheath blacksmiths, observe demonstrations and even try your hand at this 11:00 am - 5:00 pm • $8 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm • donation heritage skill. Explore the history of Cape Breton Hike a nature trail to panoramic views. contact: Grant Haverstock music. Try your hand at playing the Musicians and naturalists are situated 902-756-4766 fiddle, learn to step dance and some along the trail, with storytellers in the [email protected] Gaelic phrases on this self-guided tour. hilltop cabin. After the hike stop into hosted by The Cape Breton Blacksmiths the hall for a ceilidh. Association CULTURAL EXPERIENCES CULTURAL EXPERIENCES

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contact: Lisa Patterson • 902-564-6352 contact: Marina MacIntyre • 902-625-1723 ALL AGES WEST MABOU DANCE [email protected] [email protected] West Mabou Hall, West Mabou hosted by Coxheath Hills Wilderness hosted by Glendale and Area Community 9:00 pm - 12:00 am Recreation Association Cooperative $8; under 12 free SHIP HARBOUR SONG SESSION OPEN MIC JAM SESSION All ages are welcome to this traditional The Evergreen Club, Bras d’Or Yacht Club, Baddeck square dance that takes place every Port Hawkesbury Saturday night in West Mabou featuring 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm • donation local musicians. 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm • donation Bring your instrument and join us for contact: Derrick & Melody Cameron Join in on an interactive afternoon our daily “open mic jam” at the Bras [email protected] of songs lead by local singers Patrick d’Or Yacht Club. Musicians and music hosted by West Mabou Hall Lamey and Adam Cook. Audience lovers will enjoy great tunes and warm participation welcome. hospitality. contact: Patrick Lamey • 902-625-5345 contact: Sharon McIntyre • 902-295-2107 [email protected] or Adam Cooke [email protected] 902-625-8863 • [email protected] hosted by Bras d’Or Yacht Club One hosted by Port Hastings Historical Society SUPPER AT THE CAUSEWAY: maple tree SQUARE DANCING WORKSHOP HOMEMADE FISHCAKES & BEANS Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre, Port Hastings Fire Hall, Port Hastings Port Hawkesbury planted 4:00 pm • $15 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm • $10 Homemade baked beans and fishcakes for every No experience needed! Jump right in made from the local catch, served with and let Burton MacIntyre teach you the brown bread, biscuits, and tea or coffee. concert First come, first served. basics of a Cape Breton Square Dance. 57 contact: Paula Davis • 902-625-7891 contact: Margaret Ashford • 902-623-1780 [email protected] [email protected] ticket sold hosted by Town of Port Hawkesbury hosted by St. David’s UCW

MAMIE’S ALPACA FARM VISIT NORTH SHORE CRAB DINNER Mamie’s Alpaca’s, Glendale North Shore & District Volunteer Fire Department, Indian Brook 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm • donation 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm • $30 Heritage crafters and artisans in Cape Breton often work with fibre. On this This dinner includes two portions farm walk, you will learn the pros and of locally caught crab, potato salad, cons of this type of farm, along with a coleslaw, dessert, fresh rolls, and tea or demonstration on how to prepare the coffee. fibre for crafts. contact: David MacInnis • 902-929-2061 contact: Marina MacIntyre hosted by North Shore & District Volunteer 902-625-1723 • [email protected] fire Department hosted by Glendale and Area Community Cooperative ROAST BEEF DINNER Celtic Music Interpretive Centre, THE TWISTED RAILS Judique FARM VISIT 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm • $16 & menu prices The Twisted Rails Farm, Glendale Enjoy live music while you dine on a 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm • donation delicious, local roast beef dinner with Take a short route up Maple Brook mashed potatoes, vegetables, dessert Road, and onto the Mason Road to visit and tea or coffee for $16. Other items this beautiful little farm with goats, available at menu prices. First come, horses and bees. Learn about farming first served. and honey. contact: 902-787-2708 hosted by Celtic Music Interpretive Centre Celtic Colours of Canada, including special inclusion of artists Celebrates Canada 150 from western and northern Canada, and artists representing Indigenous, Acadian, and Québécois Celtic Colours International Festival is proud communities, along with the traditional mix of to partner with our Federal and Provincial local and international artists which Celtic Colours governments to celebrate Canada’s 150th is known for. While these artists are programmed anniversary as a country! We have a number of throughout the Festival, “The Bell Series: special initiatives that will support this celebration. Celebrating Canada” at the Alexander Graham Bell With support from the Federal Canada 150, National Historic Site will have a special focus on and Provincial 150 Forward programs, we have Canadian artists through the week. developed programming that reflects many parts What a wonderful setting to celebrate Canada!

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Monday, October 9 1pm-2pm Ten Strings and a Goat Skin (PEI) Tuesday, October 10 1pm-2pm IVA (Nunavut) Wednesday, October 11 1pm-2pm Shane Cook (Ontario) Thursday, October 12 1pm-2pm The Small Glories (Manitoba) Friday, October 13 1pm-2pm James Keelaghan (Ontario) MUSIC EVERYWHERE

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Alexander Graham Bell National Cape North Fire Hall Frog Pond Café Historic Site 29428 Cabot Trail, Cape North 15856 Cabot Trail, Chéticamp 559 Chebucto Street, Baddeck Ceilidh Hall, Keltic Lodge Resort Gabarus Volunteer Fire Hall & An Drochaid: Mabou Gaelic & Historical 383 Keltic Inn Road, Ingonish Community Centre Society • 11513 Ceilidh Trail, Mabou 8791 Gabarus Highway, Gabarus Celtic Music Interpretive Centre Aspy Trailhead 5471 NS Highway 19, Judique George’s River Firehall • 1208 George’s Cape Breton Highlands National Park, River Road, George’s River Big Intervale – Cape North, Cabot Trail Centre 200 481 George Street, Sydney Glencoe Mills Hall Baddeck Volunteer Fire Department / 612 Glencoe Road, Glencoe Mills Community Centre Centre de la Mi-Carême 526 Chebucto Street, Baddeck 51 Old Cabot Trail Road, Grand Étang Glencoe Station Hall 1536 Mabou Road, Port Hood Baile nan Gàidheal / Highland Village Chestico Museum 4119 Highway 223, Iona 8095 Route 19, Port Hood Goat Island Trail Eskasoni Highway, Eskasoni Bay St. Lawrence Community Centre Christmas Island Fire Hall 3160 Bay St. Lawrence Road, Bay St. 8539 NS Highway 223, Christmas Island Grand Lake Road Fire Hall 850 Grand Lake Road, Sydney Lawrence Colaisde na Gàidhlig / The Gaelic Belle Côte Community Centre College • 51779 Cabot Trail, St. Ann’s Grandona Royal Canadian Legion Branch 124 • 4237 Highway 223, Iona 10615 Cabot Trail, Belle Côte Corney Brook Trail Big Pond Community Centre 18573 Cabot Trail, Chéticamp Greenwood United Church 98 Twining Street, Baddeck 7193 NS Highway 4, Big Pond Coxheath Hills Wilderness Trail Boisdale Volunteer Fire Department Intersection of Coxheath Road & Happy Clam Café 3810 Grand Narrows Highway, Boisdale Blacketts Lake Road, Coxheath 15559 Cabot Trail, Chéticamp Boularderie School Creignish Recreation Centre Harbour Restaurant and Bar 12065 Kempt Head Road, Boularderie 2123 Highway 19, Creignish 15299 Cabot Trail, Chéticamp East D’Escousse Civic Improvement Hall Highland Arts Theatre 60 Bras d’Or Lakes Inn 3276 Hwy 320, D’Escousse 40 Bentinck Street, Sydney 10095 Grenville Street, St. Peter’s Dalbrae Academy Holy Trinity Anglican Church Bras d’Or Yacht Club 11156 Route 19, Mabou 329 Reeves Street, Port Hawkesbury 1 Jones Street, Baddeck Dobson Yacht Club Ingonish Fire Hall and Community Broad Cove Campground 600 Westmount Road, Westmount Centre • 35836 Cabot Trail, Ingonish 35479 Cabot Trail, Ingonish Doryman Pub & Grill Inverary Resort - MacAulay Brook Village Hall 15528 Cabot Trail, Chéticamp Conference Centre 368 Shore Road, Baddeck 6432 NS Highway 252, Brook Village Drs. Coady & Tompkins Memorial Calvin Memorial Hall Library • 7972 Cabot Trail, Margaree Forks Inverness County Centre for the Arts 16080 Highway 19, Inverness 3 Upper Warren Street, Louisbourg Ecole NDA • 15118 Cabot Trail, Chéticamp Calvin United Church Inverness Education Centre / Academy Englishtown Community Hall 59 Veterans Memorial Court, Inverness 420 Hudson Street, New Waterford 971 NS Highway 312, Englishtown Cameron Hall Iona Port Every Woman’s Centre 2583 St. Columba Road, Iona 36 Main Street, Whycocomagh 21 Trinity Avenue, Sydney J. Franklin Wright Gallery at Port Cape Breton Centre for Craft and Farquarson Memorial Church Design • 322 Charlotte Street, Sydney Hawkesbury Civic Centre 1948 Cabot Trail, Middle River 606 Reeves Street, Port Hawkesbury Cape Breton Farmers’ Market FireHouse Ironworks 340 Keltic Drive, Sydney River Joan Harriss Cruise Pavilion 109 Main Street, Whycocomagh 60 Esplanade, Sydney Cape Breton Highlands Academy Fisheries Building 11070 Cabot Trail, Belle Côte Judique Community Centre 4115 Shore Road, Eskasoni 5473 Highway 19, Judique Cape Breton Miners’ Museum Fortress of Louisbourg Chapel 17 Museum Street, Glace Bay Knox Presbyterian Church 265 Park Service Road, Louisbourg 39 Grant Street, Baddeck Cape Breton University Great Hall Fortress of Louisbourg National 1250 Grand Lake Road, Sydney L’Ardoise Community Centre Historic Site 206 Chapel Cove Road, L’Ardoise Cape Breton University Rotary Music 259 Park Service Road, Louisbourg Performance Centre La Picasse Centre Communautaire 1250 Grand Lake Road, Sydney Culturel • 3435 Route 206, Petit-de-Grat VENUE INDEX VENUE INDEX

La Place des arts Père Anselme North Shore & District Volunteer Fire St. Ann’s Bay United Church Chiasson • 15118 Cabot Trail, Chéticamp Department 46715 Cabot Trail, Indian Brook 46177 Cabot Trail, Indian Brook La Rigouèche, Chéticamp Visitor St. Mary of the Angels Community Hall Centre • 16648 Cabot Trail, Chéticamp OLA Parish Hall 4216 Trans Canada Highway 105, Glendale 2318 Highway 206, Arichat Le Gabriel Family Restaurant St. Mary’s Parish Hall 15424 Cabot Trail, Chéticamp Oshan Whale Watch • 3384 Bay St. 11538 Highway 19 (Main Street), Mabou Lawrence Road, Bay St. Lawrence Le Noir Landing St. Matthew Wesley United Church 708 Veteran’s Memorial Drive, Arichat Our Lady of Fatima Church 2 Peppett Street, North Sydney 1452 Kings Road, Sydney River Lennox Passage Provincial Park St. Matthew’s United Church 2313 NS Highway 320, Martinique Port Hastings Fire Hall 78 Church Street, Inverness 15 Old Victoria Road, Port Hastings Little Narrows Community Centre St. Patrick’s Parish Hall 134 NS Highway 223, Little Narrows Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre 6541 Cabot Trail, North East Margaree 606 Reeves Street, Port Hawkesbury Little Narrows Ferry St. Peter’s Lions Hall 1053 Little Narrows Road, Little Narrows Port Hawkesbury Trailhead 39 Lion’s Avenue, St. Peter’s Crandall Road, Port Hawkesbury Lobsters R Us St. Peter’s Parish 197 Little Harbour Road, Lower L’Ardoise Port Morien Firehall 37392 Cabot Trail, Ingonish Beach 2664 Highway 255, Port Morien Louisbourg Playhouse St. Peter’s Parish Hall 11 Aberdeen Street, Louisbourg Port Morien Legion / Community 248 Main Street, Port Hood Centre • 2832 Highway 255, Port Morien Mabou Arena St. Peter’s United Church Hall 186 Mabou Harbour Road, Mabou Riverdale Community Centre 9915 Grenville Street, St. Peter’s 106 Vince McCarthy Drive, Lower River MacAskill House Museum Inhabitants St. Stephen’s Jubilee United Church 7 MacAskill Drive, St. Peter’s 239 Main Street, Port Hood Robert’s Brook Campground Malagawatch Church, Highland Village 86 Chemin Roberts Brook Road, Strathspey Performing Arts Centre 4119 Highway 223, Iona Chéticamp 11156 Route 19, Mabou 61 Mamie’s Alpacas Rocky Bay Irish Club Sydney Forks Recreation Centre 84 MacEachern Road, Glendale 751 Rocky Bay Road, Rocky Bay 2639 King’s Road, Sydney Forks Margaree Forks Fire Hall Royal Canadian Legion Br. 128 Taigh an t-Sagairt (The Fr. John Angus 7811 Cabot Trail, Margaree Forks 850 Victoria Road, Sydney Rankin Cultural Centre)• 4216 Trans Canada Highway 105, Glendale Marion Bridge Recreation Centre SAERC (Strait Area Education 3921 Gabarus Highway, Marion Bridge Recreation Centre) The Evergreen Club 37 Embree Street, Port Hawkesbury McConnell Library 304 Pitt Street, Port Hawkesbury 50 Falmouth, Sydney Salty Rose’s and the Periwinkle Café The Lakes Golf Club 5101 East Bay Highway, Ben Eoin Membertou Heritage Park 36056 Cabot Trail, Ingonish 35 Su’n Awti, Membertou Sarah Denny Cultural Center The Old Miller Trout Farm 408 Doyles Road, Margaree Forks Membertou Trade and Convention 65 Mini Mall Drive, Eskasoni Centre • 50 Maillard Street, Membertou Savoy Theatre Trailhead Parking Area, Red River Road End of Red River Road, Pleasant Bay Mica Hill Trailhead 116 Commercial Street, Glace Bay 30936 Cabot Trail, South Harbour Scotsville School of Crafts United Protestant Church of Sydney River • 1524 Kings Road, Sydney River Middle Head Trailhead 2334 Strathlorne-Scotsville, Scotsville 383 Keltic Inn Road, Ingonish Seafood Stop Wagmatcook Culture and Heritage Centre 10765 NS Highway 105, Wagmatcook Mira Seniors & Pensioners Centre 14803 Cabot Trail, Chéticamp 4037 Gabarus Highway, Marion Bridge Shannon Studio, Port Hawkesbury West Bay Road Fire Hall 644 Cenotaph Road, West Bay Road New Dawn Centre for Social Civic Centre Innovation • 37 Nepean Street, Sydney 606 Reeves Street, Port Hawkesbury West Mabou Hall 2399 West Mabou Road, West Mabou North Highlands Community Museum South West Margaree Hall 29243 Cabot Trail, Cape North (St. Joseph’s Parish) Whycocomagh Education Centre 19678 NS Trunk 19, South West Margaree 50 Norman McLeod Road, Whycocomagh North Highlands Elementary 1363 Bay St. Lawrence Road, Aspy Bay St. Andrew’s Parish Hall Whycocomagh Waterfront Centre 244 New Haven Road, Neil’s Harbour 9650 Trans Canada Highway 105, North River Community Hall Whycocomagh 37 Oregon Road, North River St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church 643 Main Street, Sydney Mines

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Adam Young • Page 43 Darren McMullen • Pages 15, 16, 22 Jennifer Williams • Page 43

Adrianne & Mike Gorey • Page 31 Dave MacIsaac • Pages 42, 49 Joanne MacIntyre & sons • Page 16

Alison Brown • Pages 32, 37, 42, 48, 50 Dawn & Margie Beaton • Page 17 Joe MacMaster • Pages 16, 49

Allan Dewar • Page 16 Denny Family Dancers • Page 25 Joe Murphy • Page 49

Allan Henderson • Pages 32, 33, 37 Dirk Powell • Pages 44, 46, 50, 55 Joella Foulds • Page 17

Allan MacDonald • Pages 16, 21, 36 Donna-Marie DeWolfe • Page 17 Jordan Musycsyn Band • Page 26

Allie Bennett • Page 38 Donnie Campbell & Jinks O’Neill • Page 17 Joël Chiasson • Pages 17, 43

Andrea Beaton • Pages 16, 21, 27, 38, 39, 54 Donny LeBlanc • Page 49 Kenneth MacKenzie • Pages 21, 30, 36, 38, 39

Ben Miller & Anita MacDonald Doris Mason • Page 38 Kevin LeVesconte • Page 31 Pages 29, 39, 41, 44, 50 Doug MacPhee • Pages 26, 30, 49 Kimberley Fraser • Pages 25, 32, 51, 52, 54 Betty Lou Beaton • Pages 16, 25, 49, 62 Douglas Cameron • Page 21 Kinnon Beaton • Pages 16, 25, 49, 51, 52 Bill Elliott • Page 42 Dwayne Côté • Pages 18, 50 Kyle Gillis • Page 36 Billie Yvette Rogers • Page 17 Décota McNamara • Page 26 Kyle MacDonald & Penny Kennedy Blanche Sophocleous • Page 16 Page 36 Emma O’Sullivan • Pages 25, 28, 31 Bon Débarras • Pages 21, 26, 30, 36 Kyle MacNeil • Page 30 Evan Googoo • Page 18 Brenda Stubbert • Pages 26, 37 La Swing du Suête • Pages 15, 21 Ewen & Ingrid Henderson • Page 44 Brent Aucoin • Page 49 Lawrence Cameron • Pages 21, 49 Fergal Scahill & Ryan Molloy • Pages 22 Breton Songbirds • Page 30 Les Zorvenants • Page 49 Fileanta • Page 30 Brian Doyle • Page 22 Lewis MacKinnon • Pages 37, 43 64 Fiona MacGillivray • Page 38 Brian Talbot • Page 38 Lisa Cameron & Vern MacDougall • Page 22 Forrester Dancers • Page 23 Bruce Guthro • Pages 31, 38, 50 Lucy MacNeil • Page 17 Fred Lavery • Page 38 Buddy MacDonald • Pages 14, 36, 49, 55 Lynn Miles • Page 31 Féis Cheap Breatuinn • Page 36 Cailean MacLean • Page 43 Mac Morin • Pages 30, 36, 41, 44, 50, 53, 54 Féis Mhàbu Gaelic Singers • Page 54 Cape Breton Fiddlers’ Association • Page 54 MacArthur Dancers • Page 18 Garnet Rogers • Pages 16, 22, 26 Cape Breton House Band • Page 38 MacIsaac & MacKenzie • Pages 37, 43, 49 George Paul • Pages 18, 25 Catherine MacLellan • Page 31 Mairi Rankin • Pages 32, 33, 44, 49, 54 Glenn Graham • Pages 27, 28, 29, 50 Cathy Ann MacPhee & Patsy Seddon • Margaret Stewart • Pages 37, 43, 49, 52, 54 Pages 16, 17, 22, 27 Hailee LeFort • Page 43 Mary Elizabeth MacInnis • Page 49 Cherish the Ladies • Pages 43, 50, 55 Hanneke Cassel Trio • Pages 37, 40, 44, 50 Matthew Byrne • Pages 43, 49 Chrissy Crowley • Pages 15, 22, 25 Harvey MacKinnon • Page 36 Max MacDonald • Page 38 Christine & Sylvie Doucet • Page 21 Heather Rankin • Pages 15, 17 Maxim & Gervais Cormier • Pages 22, 27 Colin Grant • Pages 22, 37, 44 Hilda Chiasson • Pages 16, 49 Maybelle Chisholm McQueen • Page 22 Colin Watson • Page 43 Howie MacDonald • Pages 16, 25, 49 Maynard Morrison • Page 38 Cyril MacPhee • Page 26 IVA • Pages 15, 18, 25, 34 Mckayla MacNeil • Page 31 Còig • Pages 15, 22 Ian MacDougall • Pages 30, 36 Melody & Derrick Cameron • Page 49 Danelle & Celine Doucet • Page 31 J.P. Cormier • Pages 42, 50, 55 Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker Daoirí Farrell • Pages 17, 23 James Keelaghan • Pages 31, 36, 52, 55 & John Doyle • Pages 15, 18, 22

Dara Smith-MacDonald • Page 43 Jason Roach • Pages 15, 22, 25, 44 Mike Barron • Page 49

Darrell Keigan • Page 36 Jennifer Roland Band • Page 26 Nicole LeBlanc • Page 22 ARTIST INDEX

Nipper MacLeod • Page 36 Sgiobalta • Page 30

Nuala Kennedy • Pages 17, 26, 30, 37 Shelly Campbell • Pages 16, 27, 28, 35, 36

Nuallan • Pages 21, 30 Sheumas MacNeil • Page 30 Search Patrick Gillis • Page 50 Stephen Muise • Page 38 for your Paul Cranford • Pages 26, 37 Stewart MacNeil • Page 50

Paul MacDonald • Pages 26, 37 Sylvia LeLievre • Page 31 favourite Paul McKenna • Pages 32, 33, 44, 50 Talisk • Pages 18, 23, 26, 31 artists in Pellerin Brothers • Page 30 Ten Strings and a Goat Skin Pages 22, 26, 28, 31 Phil Cunningham • Pages 18, 23, 25 a snap, The Alt • Pages 26, 30, 37 Pius MacIsaac • Page 26 The Island Steppers • Page 37 or tap Rachel Davis • Pages 15, 16, 22 The MacNeil Sisters • Page 49 Our website is mobile friendly Ralph Dillon • Page 38 celtic-colours.com The Men of the Deeps • Page 18 Rankin & Robertson • Page 44, 49, 54 The Narrows • Pages 17, 23, 26, 31 Ray Legere • Pages 25, 32, 36, 42 The Small Glories • Pages 31, 36, 46 Rhiannon Giddens • Pages 44, 46, 50, 56 Tracey Dares MacNeil • Page 49 Rodney MacDonald • Pages 30, 50 Troy MacGillivray, Shane Cook Roger Stone • Pages 37, 43 & Ray Legere • Pages 25, 32, 36

Ronnie MacEachern • Page 38 Véronique Plasse • Pages 21, 27 65 Sabra MacGillivray • Page 25 Wendy MacIsaac •Pages 31, 38, 44, 45, 49, 54

Sarah Beck • Pages 28, 46 Ímar • Pages 37, 44, 50, 55 Sarah MacInnis • Pages 17, 49 Ùr: The Future of our Past Pages 18, 23, 25 Scott Macmillan • Pages 37, 44

Seudan • Pages 16, 21, 30

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www.sydneyairport.ca Autumn Hues & Celtic Tunes

Nova Scotia’s highland heart is yours to explore. We’ve got you covered from ship to shore.

Maine to Nova Scotia in just 5.5 hours.

Plan your adventure. Ferries.ca

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Watch a different concert each night of the Festival.

Tune in at celtic-colours.com

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BE PART OF STEP, TUNE, STORY & CRAFT

COLAISDE NA GÀIDHLIG CABOT TRAIL THE GAELIC COLLEGE

OUR CELTIC HEART BEATS WITH EVERY STEP, CRAFT, TUNE & TALE While you’re here enjoying the Celtic Colours International Festival, be sure to explore all of Cape Breton Island’s living Celtic Culture! Have you discovered the Celtic Colours Festival Club?

Follow the key to Nova Scotia’s museums of

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Celebrate the 150th anniversary of Confederation in 2017 by taking advantage of free admission to all Parks Canada places for the entire year. www.parkscanada.gc.ca/ns This is the year to make your Parks Canada dream a reality!

Cape Breton Highlands National Park Marconi National Historic Site

Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site

Canso Islands National Historic Site St. Peters Canal National Historic Site