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July 4th, 2013 Ceilidh

The Chestico Museum’s 2013 summer ceilidh series kicked off on July 4th! We had a good sized crowd on hand and they were treated to a fine show. Maggie Beaton was our fiddler and she was accompanied by Cathy Hawley on piano – lots of great tunes! We were fortunate to have had 3 very talented vocalists with us –… (more…)

First Ceilidh of 2013!

The first ceilidh of our 2013 summer ceilidh series will be Thursday, July 4th at 7 PM at the museum. Our opening ceilidh will feature: Maggie Beaton – Fiddle Cathy Hawley – Piano KC Beaton – Vocals Marie Aucoin – Vocals Bill MacDonald – Guitar & Vocals Siobhan Beaton – Dance Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children.… (more…)

August 30, 2012 Ceilidh

The final ceilidh of the Chestico Museum’s 2012 summer ceilidh series was held on Thursday, August 30, 2012. We had a great line up of entertainment. As this was our last ceilidh of the summer it was an hour and a half in length and there were 6 draws for door prizes! Mary Elizabeth MacInnis helped us out immensely by… (more…)

Final Ceilidh: August 30, 2012

The final ceilidh of our 2012 summer ceilidh series will be Thursday, August 30th at 7 PM at the museum. This week we will feature: McKayla MacNeil – Fiddle Pius MacIsaac – Guitar Boys From the Hood (Sandy Gillis, Edgar Cormier and Gerard Walker) – Guitar & Vocals Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children. Tea and light… (more…)

August 23, 2012 Ceilidh

The sixth ceilidh of the Chestico Museum’s 2012 summer ceilidh series was held on August 23rd. Our fiddler was Mike Hall who is originally from New Brunswick. One of Mike’s major musical influences when he was growing up was Port Hood native Alex Lewis MacDonald. Mike gave us a number of tunes off his new cd, Dance Hall, which is… (more…)