All Shows on Saturday, October 6th

Fiddles and Prose

2:00 PM, St. Matthew's United Church, Inverness, Tickets: SOLD OUT

Two Cape Breton authors read from their award winning novels punctuated by tunes and Gaelic songs for a unique and intimate afternoon.

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Alistair MacLeod | Frank Macdonald | Cathy Ann MacPhee | Joanne MacIntyre | Marion MacLeod | Kenneth MacLeod | Margie Beaton

Taste of the Festival

7:30 PM, Joan Harriss Cruise Pavilion, Sydney, Tickets: $40/35/30

Tonight is more of a feast than a taste…three powerful bands from three islands, songs from home and away, so if you missed Fiddlers’ Bid last night, here’s your chance!

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Fiddlers' Bid | John Doyle | Cyril MacPhee | Alan Kelly Gang | Sprag Session | Rachel Aucoin & Sabin Jacques | MacArthur School of Dance

Kelly’s Dream

7:30 PM, Boularderie School, Boularderie, Tickets: SOLD OUT

Newfoundland tunes and songs drift over the mountain to meet the sounds of Cape Breton as three friends make fiddles and piano soar with delight. Kelly would be smiling tonight.

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Troy MacGillivray | Andrea Beaton | Kimberley Fraser | The Dardanelles | Lewis MacKinnon

A Cape Breton Mawio’mi

7:30 PM, Wagmatcook Culture and Heritage Centre, Wagmatcook, Tickets: $30/25

Four language groups originally settled Cape Breton. Tonight the Mi’Kmaq welcome the French, Gaelic and English as they did centuries ago. It’s a unique cultural gathering…a Mawio’mi.

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Asham Stompers | Mooney Francis | Kitpu Singers | Les Zorvenants | Goiridh Dòmhnallach | Douglas Cameron | Lawrence Cameron | Amélie Larade & Christopher Poirier

Late Night on the Town

10:30 PM, Sydney Curling Club, Sydney, Tickets: $25

You’ve sampled the “taste” and you still want more? After the show, kick back with a pint and more music just down the street at the Curling Club.

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Donnie Campbell | Chrissy Crowley | Jason Roach | Heartwood Slacks | Pepeto Pinto | Jason Roach | Darren McMullen

Festival Club

11:00 PM, Gaelic College, St. Ann's, Tickets: $20 / $10 with ticket stub from show that day

Located at the Gaelic College in St. Ann’s, the licensed Festival Club offers an opportunity for artists to showcase in a more informal setting, as well as get a session in with friends and colleagues from near and far.

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