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…

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…

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…

Date: Friday, September 6 2024

Kinnon Beaton comes from a long line of fiddlers from the Mabou area. His playing, like that of his late father Donald Angus, is rich in the Mabou Coal Mines flavour. Beaton is very much in demand at dances and concerts from Cape Breton to Boston and every place in between. Beaton is a prolific composer as his fiddle tunes can be found on numerous Cape Breton fiddle recordings including his own. Betty Beaton started playing dances with her brother,…

Date: Thursday, September 5 2024

With a deep love and respect for the music he performs, and a keen interest in history, Darrell Keigan’s repertoire includes local songs and stories, well-loved classics from the Irish and Scottish traditions, and some folk music thrown in for good measure. Whether playing to a packed hall, or sitting in a living room with friends, Darrell's love of music and people is instantly evident in his performance.Free | 7-9pm

Date: Monday, September 2 2024 to Wednesday, September 4 2024

Neil McDaniel originates from Margaree Forks who has entertained audiences from the Maritimes to the Ottawa Valley and across the Atlantic to the West Coast of Ireland. McDaniel holds true to his Irish heritage which is evident in his singing and performances on mandolin, guitar, banjo, whistles, and piano. His lively shows encompass a well-flavoured recipe of music, headlining as a solo artist or with a band and always ready to bring on the tradition. Kevin LeVesconte is a fiddler…

Date: Sunday, September 1 2024

Kenneth MacKenzie is a piper and fiddler, raised in a Gaelic-speaking and musical family in Mabou, Cape Breton. Kenneth’s music makes him an in-demand performer at dances, concerts, and festivals at home and further afield. He is an accomplished recording artist and, along with his brother Angus (Dàimh, Seudan), recorded and released the album Pìob is Fìdheall, nominated for both Music Nova Scotia and East Coast Music Awards. $10 | 4-7pm

Date: Saturday, August 31 2024

The Red Shoe’s jam-packed entertainment schedule boasts some of the very best talent the East Coast has to offer. With live music served up every day of the week, you're sure to find something that will get your toes tapping and your heart singing. Free | 7-9pm

Date: Friday, August 30 2024

Brian MacDonald grew up in Westmount in Cape Breton County and spent a great deal of time surrounded by Gaelic music and culture in Inverness County. He has been playing the fiddle for many years for dances and concerts around Cape Breton, Ontario, and Detroit and formed a group a few years ago called the Antigonish County Fiddlers. Brian is joined by his daughter Abigail who grew up in St. Andrew’s, Antigonish County surrounded by Gaelic music and culture. A…

Date: Thursday, August 29 2024

The Red Shoe's jam-packed entertainment schedule boasts some of the very best talent the East Coast has to offer. With live music served up every day of the week, you're sure to find something that will get your toes tapping and your heart singing. Thursday's Tales and Tunes features the beautifully synched harmonies of Eastbound and their wide-ranging repertoire of songs ranging from East Coast and Celtic to Folk and Country and everything in between. Free | 7-10pm