The 2009 Celtic Colours lineup has been announced. The Chestico Museum is pleased to once again be hosting two events.
On Tuesday, October 13th at 1 PM, Storytellers Circle West will be held at the museum. Irish storyteller Jimmy McBride, Newfoundland storyteller Jim Payne, and our own Jim St. Clair are sure to please as they share their tales. Tea and oatcakes will be served. The cost is $10.
The evening of October 13, the Chestico Museum show Close to the Floor: Steps Across the Pond will be held at 7: 30 PM at Strathspey Place in Mabou. Every year our show is dedicated to dance. This year, in keeping with the Irish theme of Celtic Colours, the focus will be the Irish traditional sean nos dancing which will be seen for the first time in Cape Breton at Celtic Colours this year. Sean nos means “old style” and what is most obvious upon seeing this dancing is how much it has in common with Cape Breton step dancing. In this show we will see some of the finest sean nos dancers, Seosamh Ó Neachtain and Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin as well as award winning dancer Cliodhna of the Begley family.
Another Irish-influenced style of dance is that of Newfoundland, performed by Jim Payne, known as one of his provinces best traditional dancers. Melody and Kelly Warner will also perform. And since it is all about the music, there are musicians galore from the Begleys and Fergus O’Byrne to Dawn and Margie Beaton, Derrick and Melody Cameron and Robbie Fraser. It is certain to be a show to remember!
Ticket prices are $35 / $25 and are available through the Celtic Colours siteor the Strathspey Place Box Office. Tickets go on sale Monday, July 6th at 9 AM ADT.
Between the Storytellers Circle and Close to the Floor concert, you will find a delicious roast beef dinner in Port Hood at St. Peter’s Parish Hall beginning at 4 PM. The meal is sponsored by the Port Hood Knights of Columbus. The cost is $12 for adults and $7 for children 12 and under.
We look forward to seeing you this year during Celtic Colours!
