On Thursday, June 20th, the Chestico Museum hosted a book signing by Wally Ellison for his new work, Waterfalls, Cape Breton’s Hidden Treasures. Wally signed numerous books and also presented a slideshow on Cape Breton waterfalls. Wally was most informative and his talk was greatly enjoyed! Wally also brought along some musical friends and we had quite the ceilidh! Entertaining… (more…)
Tag Archives: Kolten MacDonell
August 26, 2010 Ceilidh
The seventh and final ceilidh of the our 2010 summer ceilidh series took place at the museum on August 26th. This special two hour ceilidh certainly was a night to remember! We had a great group in attendance and they were treated to two fine fiddlers in Dara Smith and Kolten MacDonell. Adam Young on piano and Marcellin Chiasson on… (more…)
Next Ceilidh: August 26, 2010
The next ceilidh in our summer ceilidh series will be Thursday, August 26th at 7 PM at the museum. This will be the final ceilidh of the season and will be 2 hours in length. Entertaining will be: Dara Smith – Fiddle Kolten MacDonell – Fiddle Adam Young – Piano Marcellin Chiasson – Guitar & Mandolin Pius MacIsaac – Guitar &… (more…)
August 20th Ceilidh
The seventh ceilidh of the Chestico Museum’s summer ceilidh series was held at the museum on August 20th. Our entertainment for the evening was Brandi McCarthy who played the fiddle and step danced, Kolten MacDonell who accompanied Brandi on the keyboard and then played the fiddle for us, Jeannie Beks who played guitar and sang beautifully, Maria van Zutphen who did some highland dancing and… (more…)
Next Ceilidh – August 20th
The Chestico Museum summer ceilidh series continues on Thursday, August 20th at 7 PM at the museum. This week we will feature: Brandi McCarthy – Fiddle Kolten MacDonell – Fiddle & Keyboard Pat Quinn – Bodhran Drum, Vocals & Storytelling Jeannie Beks – Guitar & Vocals Maria van Zutphen – Highland Dance Admission is $5 and tea and light refreshments… (more…)
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