Shows Archive

Festival Club

June 5, 2012
October 5, 201211:00 pm-3:00 am
Gaelic College
$10
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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A Cape Breton Mawio’mi

May 26, 2012
October 6, 20127:30 pm-10:00 pm
Wagmatcook Culture and Heritage Centre
$30/25Wagmatcook Culture & Heritage Centre 295-2999 or toll free 1-866-295-2999https://tickets.celtic-colours.com/TheatreManager/1/tmEvent/tmEvent504.html
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.
12:00 am Asham Stompers
12:00 am Mooney Francis
12:00 am Kitpu Singers
12:00 am Les Zorvenants
12:00 am Goiridh Dòmhnallach
12:00 am Douglas Cameron
12:00 am Lawrence Cameron
12:00 am Amélie Larade & Christopher Poirier
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Kelly’s Dream

May 26, 2012
October 6, 20127:30 pm-10:00 pm
Boularderie School
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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.
12:00 am Troy MacGillivray
12:00 am Andrea Beaton
12:00 am Kimberley Fraser
12:00 am The Dardanelles
12:00 am Lewis MacKinnon
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Taste of the Festival

May 26, 2012
October 6, 20127:30 pm-10:00 pm
Joan Harriss Cruise Pavilion
$40/35/30Celtic Colours Box Office – 335 George Street, Sydney 567-3000https://tickets.celtic-colours.com/TheatreManager/1/tmEvent/tmEvent502.html
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!
12:00 am Fiddlers’ Bid
12:00 am John Doyle
12:00 am Cyril MacPhee
12:00 am Alan Kelly Gang
12:00 am Sprag Session
12:00 am Rachel Aucoin & Sabin Jacques
12:00 am MacArthur School of Dance
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My Island Too

May 26, 2012
October 5, 20127:30 pm-10:00 pm
Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre
$60/50/40Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre Box Office 625-2591https://tickets.celtic-colours.com/TheatreManager/1/tmEvent/tmEvent500.html
Everyone’s favourite Cape Breton girl is home to open the festival and share her island with friends from Shetland, Jamaica, Manitoba and Quebec. Be prepared for surprises!
12:00 am Natalie MacMaster
12:00 am Fiddlers’ Bid
12:00 am Asham Stompers
12:00 am Goiridh Dòmhnallach
12:00 am Cyril MacPhee
12:00 am Rachel Aucoin & Sabin Jacques
12:00 am Pepeto Pinto
12:00 am Jason Roach
12:00 am Darren McMullen
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Whycocomagh Gathering

May 26, 2012
October 7, 20127:30 pm-10:00 pm
Whycocomagh Education Centre
$30/25Burton MacIntyre 756-2769, Ralph’s Dairy 756-2348 or MacKeigan’s Pharmacy 756-2314https://tickets.celtic-colours.com/TheatreManager/1/tmEvent/tmEvent510.html
They come from Shetland, Ireland, Newfoundland, the US and right here. They’ll gather in Whycocomagh and you’ll wish they could stay forever.
12:00 am Fiddlers’ Bid
12:00 am Howie MacDonald
12:00 am Allan Dewar
12:00 am John Doyle
12:00 am Bruce Molsky
12:00 am The Dardanelles
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Tunes for the Mira

May 26, 2012
October 7, 20127:30 pm-10:00 pm
Marion Bridge Recreation Centre
$30/25Karen Hamilton 727-2587https://tickets.celtic-colours.com/TheatreManager/1/tmEvent/tmEvent509.html
She’s the grand lady of the Scottish/Cape Breton fiddle. He’s the king of the Irish accordion. The tunes will flow on the Mira tonight.
12:00 am Alan Kelly Gang
12:00 am Winnie Chafe
12:00 am Patricia Chafe
12:00 am Lewis MacKinnon
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Raising the Roof

May 26, 2012
October 7, 20127:30 pm-10:00 pm
Boisdale Volunteer Fire Department
$25Beaver Cove Take-Out or Gerald O’Handley 871-2848https://tickets.celtic-colours.com/TheatreManager/1/tmEvent/tmEvent508.html
A Cape Breton virtuoso meets a band with members from three countries. It’s a recipe for some serious energy. Hold on to your hats.
12:00 am Dwayne Côté
12:00 am Hilda Chiasson-Cormier
12:00 am The Outside Track
12:00 am Buddy MacDonald
12:00 am Stewart MacDonald
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