Sunday Céilidh at the Celtic Music Centre
Date: Sunday, September 1 2024 to Sunday, September 29 2024
The Celtic Music Interpretive Centre’s Sunday Céilidh is offered year-round and showcases authentic traditional music. While you’re at the Centre, visit the Gift Shop for locally-made products and one of the largest collections of Celtic CDs anywhere, take a journey through the history of Cape Breton music in the interactive Exhibit Room, or enjoy the Musical Walking Tour along the Trans Canada Trail. “The Music Awaits You” at the Celtic Music Centre, a lively place with a great atmosphere to…
Sunday Céilidh at the Celtic Music Centre: Joe MacMaster & Howie MacDonald
Date: Sunday, September 8 2024
The Celtic Music Interpretive Centre’s Sunday Céilidh is offered year-round and showcases authentic traditional music. This week’s Sunday Céilidh features Joe MacMaster and Howie MacDonald. While you’re at the Centre, visit the Gift Shop for locally-made products and one of the largest collections of Celtic CDs anywhere, take a journey through the history of Cape Breton music in the interactive Exhibit Room, or enjoy the Musical Walking Tour along the Trans Canada Trail. “The Music Awaits You” at the Celtic…
Donna Marie DeWolfe & Abigail MacDonald at the Celtic Music Centre
Date: Monday, September 2 2024 to Friday, September 6 2024
The Celtic Music Interpretive Centre’s Daily Lunch Céilidh showcases authentic traditional music and $15 lunch specials. Donna Marie DeWolfe, of River Tillard, has been playing Cape Breton fiddle music since she was 10 years old and comes from a line of musicians on both sides of her family. Influenced by the vibrant playing of Shelly Campbell, Donald Angus Beaton, and Arthur Muise, Donna Marie is very active playing for ceilidhs and dances around the island and on the mainland. Abigail…
$5 Fridays at the Celtic Music Interpretive Centre: Liam Brophy
Date: Friday, July 26 2024
Liam Brophy is a local performer and recording artist who has been nominated for East Coast Blues Society and East Coast Music Association awards and performed at the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival, the Dutch Mason Festival and the East Coast Music Awards. With a vast repertoire covering everything from old blues tunes and ‘80s pop to modern rock, a powerful voice that has the range to tackle any song, and guitar playing that is second to none, Liam regularly…
Sunday Céilidh at the Celtic Music Centre: Dara Smith-MacDonald & Adam Young
Date: Sunday, July 28 2024
The Celtic Music Interpretive Centre’s Sunday Céilidh is offered year-round and showcases authentic traditional music. This week’s Sunday Céilidh features Antigonish County fiddler Dara Smith-MacDonald and Cape Breton piano player Adam Young. While you’re at the Centre, visit the Gift Shop for locally-made products and one of the largest collections of Celtic CDs anywhere, take a journey through the history of Cape Breton music in the interactive Exhibit Room, or enjoy the Musical Walking Tour along the Trans Canada Trail.…
Daily Lunch Céilidh at the Celtic Music Centre: Taya MacDonald & Amanda MacDougall
Date: Wednesday, July 24 2024 to Friday, July 26 2024
The Celtic Music Interpretive Centre’s Daily Lunch Céilidh showcases authentic traditional music and $15 lunch specials. Today’s céilidh features young multi-instrumentalist Taya MacDonald from Mabou Harbour with piano player and step dancer Amanda MacDougall from Judique. While you’re there, visit the Gift Shop for locally-made products and one of the largest collections of Celtic CDs anywhere, take a journey through the history of Cape Breton music in the interactive Exhibit Room, or enjoy the Musical Walking Tour along the Trans…
Crowdis Bridge at Celtic Music Centre
Date: Saturday, June 8 2024
Come join us at the Celtic Music Centre for a fantastic evening with Crowdis Bridge! Get ready for a night filed with lively music that will have you on the floor. Mark your calendars bring your friends, this will be a night you don’t want to miss out on! See advance ticket information below. PUB NIGHT - Crowdis Bridge Saturday June 8th Celtic Music Interpretive Centre ️ Advance tickets on sale - call 902-787-2708 or visit our website Doors Open…
Friday Patio Series
Date: Friday, July 5 2024 to Friday, August 9 2024
25th Anniversary Celebration 1999-2024: Come celebrate with us. The CMIC is putting on a six-night series of a variety of popular music entertainers and serving delicious food. Have a great night out and join the crowd indoors or on the patio for a night of Cape Breton hospitality. Watch for changing displays in the common area which are a salute to the many musicians who have played at CMIC over the years and supported the work being done by the…
Sunday Walking Tours & Lobster Dinner
Date: Saturday, May 18 2024 to Sunday, August 25 2024
25th Anniversary Celebration 1999-2024: You can always celebrate Cape Breton music at the regular Sunday Ceilidhs from 2 pm - 5 pm (year-round). For this Anniversary year CMIC has added a Walking Tour and a Lobster Dinner take-out. Join us at the Celtic Music Centre for a stroll to the Alexander Community Trail which loops by a pioneer cemetery, crosses a small brook and meets up with the famed Judique Flyer section of the Trans Canada Trail. It's an afternoon…
Feis Youth Jam Session June 5th @ 7pm – Everyone Welcome!
Date: Wednesday, June 5 2024
The Féis’ mission is to reignite the passion and revitalize interest and participation in traditional Gaelic music and culture by helping youth (and other interested age groups) naturally develop skills, encouraging self-directed learning, providing opportunities for playing and performance, and connecting with the community at cultural events through a diverse program of shared activities across Nova Scotia. Feeding the grassroots will ensure our culture remains a vibrant and living tradition for generations.