The next ceilidh in our 2013 summer ceilidh series will be Thursday, July 11th at 7 PM at the museum.
This week we will feature:
Kinnon Beaton – Fiddle
Betty Beaton – Piano
Pius MacIsaac – Guitar
Michelle Greenwell – Dance
Laurel Browne – 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!
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 – KC Beaton provided some lovely Gaelic singing, Marie Aucoin treated us to beautiful renditions of Cape Breton and Irish songs and Bill MacDonald brought along some old favourites. His rousing rendition of “Farewell to Nova Scotia” had everyone singing along to end the show.
It was a great start to another summer of ceilidhs at the Chestico Museum!
There are a few photos on our Facebook page. You can check them out here.
Gussie MacLellan and granddaughter Taylor Smith perform at the Chestico Days Step Dancing Festival.
Since August 4, 1984, hundreds of dancers and young fiddlers have participated in the Chestico Days Step Dancing Festival and many of these continue to entertain audiences throughout the world.
The 30th Annual Step Dancing Festival will be held in beautiful Port Hood on Saturday, August 3, 2013 at 1 PM. Music for the dancers will be provided by all-time favourites Kinnon and Betty Beaton. Bob MacEachern, owner/manager of 101.5 The Hawk, will be Master of Ceremonies.
Since 1984, the ChesticoMuseum has been involved with the Step Dancing Festival. Once again, we are searching for dancers to perform in this year’s festival. If you have danced in the past, we would love to have you back and if you have never graced our stage, we will be more than happy to welcome you to it!
Step dancers, square dancers, cloggers, highland dancers – all are welcome. If you will be in Port Hood on August 3rd, please consider sharing your talent with us.
Our festival provides a unique opportunity for a variety of dancing styles to be showcased. We thank you if you have performed in the past and realize that without the generosity of so many talented dancers, the festival would not have survived for thirty years. We hope that you will be able to take part in our special thirtieth edition of the Chestico Days Step Dancing Festival.
If you would like to participate in this year’s festival, please contact Emily MacNeil at the ChesticoMuseum by July 20, 2013. Emily may be reached by email or by phone at 787-2244.
We look forward to seeing you in Port Hood for Chestico Days. Remember, you are never too old or too young to dance!
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. Tea and light refreshments will be served following the show.
We look forward to seeing you as we kick off another summer of great ceilidhs at the Chestico Museum!
The 2013 Celtic Colours lineup has been announced! The Chestico Museum is pleased to once again be hosting two events.
On Tuesday, October 15th at 2 PM, Storytelling & Afternoon Tea will be held at the museum. Once again, we will feature local storytellers and this year we will focus on tales of Port Hood with a connection to Fortress Louisbourg. The cost is $10.
The evening of October 15th, the Chestico Museum show Dance Dance Wherever You May Be will be held at 7:30 PM at Strathspey Place in Mabou. Dance is just as popular and exciting whether you come from Norway, Quebec, Scotland, Appalachia or Cape Breton. It is well-established that dance tradition is an important, if not defining, influence on Cape Breton’s traditional music. With this show, we see how dance influences traditional music from around the world. Nic Gareiss, Pierre Chartrand, Normand Legault, Hallgrim Hansegård, and the Pellerin Brothers represent some of the top dancers in each of their traditions. And there will be some expert accompaniment in Shelly Campbell and Allan Dewar, Breabach and Raz de marée. This amazing array of dance styles will knock your socks off!
Ticket prices are $35/$30/$25 and are available through the Celtic Colours site or the Strathspey Place Box Office. Tickets go on sale Monday, July 8th at 10 AM ADT.
Prior to our Storytelling, you can begin your day with a Chestico Breakfast at St. Peter’s Parish Hall. A full breakfast with fried or scrambled eggs, meats, breads, choice of juices, and tea or coffee is available between 8 and 10 AM at a cost of $8. Beginning at 11 AM, you can purchase a delicious soup and sandwich lunch for just $5 at St. Stephen’s Church Hall. After lunch you can browse their sale of assorted local crafts. A roast beef supper is available that evening at St. Peter’s Parish Hall beginning at 4 PM. The meal is sponsored by the Port Hood Knights of Columbus. The cost is $15 for adults and $7 for children 12 and under.
We look forward to seeing you this year during Celtic Colours!
