Tag Archives: Frances MacEachen

Gaelic & Cultural Workshops

Join us at the Chestico Museum for Bidh Sinn a’ Seannachas – Gaelic & Cultural Workshops (all ages welcome). Monday workshops cost $15 and are July 10, 17 & 24 from 9:00 until 10:30 AM. Learn Gaelic phrases, explore Gaelic song, music & dance, engage with our local lore, discover Nova Scotia’s Gaelic geography and there will be stories! Tuesday… (more…)

August 4, 2016 Ceilidh

The fifth ceilidh of the Chestico Museum’s 2016 summer ceilidh series was held on August 4th. We had a huge crowd in attendance for this special Chestico Days Week ceilidh and everyone was certainly well entertained! The talented Stephanie MacDonald played fiddle and she was beautifully accompanied by Amanda MacDougall on piano. Stephanie and Amanda provided music for Amanda MacDonald… (more…)

Next Ceilidh: August 4, 2016

The fifth ceilidh of our 2016 summer ceilidh series will be Thursday, August 4th at 7 PM at the museum. For this special Chestico Days week ceilidh our entertainment will be: Stephanie MacDonald – Fiddle Frances MacEachen – Gaelic Vocals The Campbell Sisters (Mairinn , Eilidh and Seonaid) – Fiddle, Vocals, Guitar and Piano Amanda MacDonald – Step Dance Kati vanZutphen – Guitar & Vocals Admission… (more…)

July 23rd Ceilidh

The fourth ceilidh of the Chestico Museum’s summer ceilidh series was held at the museum on July 23rd.  This week we featured a night of singing.  On guitar and vocals were Edgar Cormier & Sandy Gillis and also on guitar and vocals were Andrea Currie & Rick Minnikin. As well, we had a special treat in the form of Frances MacEachen.  She… (more…)