The next ceilidh in our 2014 summer ceilidh series will be Thursday, August 21st at 7 PM at the museum.
This week we will feature:
Dara Smith MacDonald – Fiddle
Adam Young – Piano
Hughie John Beaton – Guitar & Vocals
Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children. Tea and light refreshments will be served following the show.
Hope to see you there!
On Thursday, August 28, 2014 Ronald Caplan, publisher of Breton Books, will be at the Chestico Museum to launch his latest work Cape Bretoners in the First World War: 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.
The evening will begin with a ceilidh from 7:00 until 8:00 PM (admission is $5). Entertaining will be Allan & Stuart Cameron (fiddle and piano), KC Beaton (vocals) and Siobhan Beaton (step dance).
At the end of the ceilidh Ron Caplan will say a few words about the creation of the book. A tea will be served and people will have the opportunity to speak with Ron and have their books signed.
The sixth ceilidh of the Chestico Museum’s 2014 summer ceilidh series was held on August 14th and we had a really good crowd in attendance!
We were pleased to have the talented Kyle MacDonald as our fiddler for the evening. Many people remembered Kyle from his excellent performance at this year’s Chestico Days Step Dancing Festival.
Johnny MacDonald accompanied Kyle on piano and Johnny’s daughter Regyn MacDonald of the Celtic Touch Dancers treated us to some highland dancing and step dancing! Great performances all around.
Peter Mackenzie brought his guitar and performed a wonderful selection of Irish songs such as “Kilkelly, Ireland”, “There Were Roses” and “The Patriot Game” – an absolutely incredible voice!
You can view some photos of the evening on our Facebook page.
The next ceilidh in our 2014 summer ceilidh series will be Thursday, August 14th at 7 PM at the museum.
This week we will feature:
Kyle MacDonald – Fiddle
Johnny MacDonald – Piano
Peter MacKenzie – Guitar & Vocals
Regyn MacDonald – Highland Dance
Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children. Tea and light refreshments will be served following the show.
Hope to see you there!
The fifth ceilidh of the Chestico Museum’s 2014 summer ceilidh series was held on August 7th.
Shelly Campbell was our guest fiddler this week and she was accompanied by Amanda MacDougall on piano. Shelly & Amanda performed numerous energetic tunes and Amanda even gave us a solo performance. Shelly’s stories were also very much enjoyed!
Barbara Cameron was here with her guitar and treated us to a number of songs including a beautiful one about growing up on Port Hood Island.
You can view some photos of the evening on our Facebook page.
