The second ceilidh of the Chestico Museum’s 2013 summer ceilidh series was held on July 11th and it was a real treat!
Kinnon & Betty Beaton along with Pius MacIsaac performed a number of tunes that had everyone tapping their toes!
Michelle Greenwell of Dance Debut was also with us for some step dancing. Michelle gave us a bit of the history of step dancing which was most informative.
And last but not least was vocalist Laurel Browne who was accompanied by pianist Marianne Jewel. Laurel performed beautiful renditions of 3 diverse songs – Gilbert & Sullivan’s “When I Was a Lad” from HMS Pinafore, “I Dreamed a Dream” from Les Mis and “Ave Maria.”
Laurel also treated us to some wonderful storytelling. I’m sure her story about using opera to herd the cows home will be repeated many times!
We had a most appreciative crowd in attendance who enjoyed the evening immensely.
Photos are posted on our Facebook page. You can check them out here.
