Tag Archives: Betty Beaton

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…)

July 10, 2014 Ceilidh

The second ceilidh of the Chestico Museum’s 2013 summer ceilidh series was held on July 10th and it was a real treat! The talented duo of Kinnon & Betty Beaton performed a number of tunes that had everyone tapping their toes! We had two thirds of The Boys from the Hood present – Edgar Cormier and Gerard Walker. Their wonderful… (more…)

Next Ceilidh: July 10, 2014

The next ceilidh in our 2014 summer ceilidh series will be Thursday, July 10th at 7 PM at the museum. This week we will feature: Kinnon Beaton – Fiddle Betty Beaton – Piano Michelle Greenwell – Dance The Boys from the Hood (Edgar Cormier, Sandy Gillis & Gerard Walker) – Guitar & Vocals Admission is $5 for adults and $3… (more…)

August 15, 2013 Ceilidh

The seventh ceilidh of the Chestico Museum’s 2013 summer ceilidh series was held on August 15th and we had a really good crowd in attendance! Stephanie MacDonald was our fiddler for the evening and she a fine job. She brought along Betty Beaton to accompany her on piano – beautiful as always! We were fortunate to have two very talented… (more…)

July 25, 2013 Ceilidh

The fourth ceilidh of the Chestico Museum’s 2013 summer ceilidh series was held on July 25th and we had a great crowd in attendance. Our fiddler and piano player were Kinnon and Betty Beaton. Kinnon and Betty are great entertainers and favourites at the Chestico Museum and they were certainly in fine form! Leo Cameron from Sudbury, ON but originally… (more…)