The final ceilidh in our 2014 summer ceilidh series will be Thursday, August 28th at 7 PM at the museum.
This week we will feature:
Stuart Cameron – Fiddle
Allan Cameron – Piano
KC Beaton – Vocals
Siobhan Beaton – Step Dance
Cathy Gillies, Phyllis MacDonald & Cathy Hawley – Songs of WWI
The evening will also feature an appearance by Ron Caplan who will launch the latest publication of Breton Books – Cape Bretoners in World War One: In Their Own Words. The book features rare interviews with survivors of World War One as well as diary entries, letters and news accounts of Cape Breton’s participation in the conflict.
Among the veterans of local interest included in the book are Thomas Langley – Port Hawkesbury, Gwen LeFort – Cheticamp, Hilda MacDonald – Glendyer, Angus J. MacDonell – Port Hood, John Angus MacNeil – Inverness, Father Donald MacPherson – parish priest in Port Hood from 1919 until 1957, Dan E. MacQuarrie – Middle River, James Murphy – Margaree and Perley Smith – Port Hood Island.
Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children. Tea and light refreshments will be served following the show.
Hope to see you there!
