Tag Archives: Donald Holder

July 17, 2014 Ceilidh

The third ceilidh of the Chestico Museum’s 2014 summer ceilidh series was held on July 17th. Melanie Holder was our fiddler for the evening and she brought along her husband Donald who treated us to some fine step dancing. Melanie was accompanied on piano by the talented Cullen MacInnis from Mabou who also played a lovely piano solo selection. Michelle… (more…)

August 1, 2013 Ceilidh

The fifth ceilidh of the Chestico Museum’s 2013 summer ceilidh series was held on August 1st and we had a huge crowd in attendance due to Chestico Days. The evening began with a slideshow entitled Chestico Stone Builds Fortress Louisbourg. It was a brief overview of how the French quarried stone in Port Hood to build Fortress Louisbourg. In keeping… (more…)