Bho mo chiad chuimhne bha baile fearainn aig mo phàrantan – bó, caoraich, cearcan agus gàrradh. Gheibheamaid éisg bho ‘n chòbh le lìontan agus giomaich le cliabhan. Bha iomadh baile fearainn ‘sa choimhearsnachd an uair sin ach bha ‘ad uile…
Cape Breton music stems from a long history of song and instrument. Some tunes played today by our traditional musicians on Cape Breton Island could actually be hundreds of years old. They are old, and they sound old. And that…
What a refreshing place to be…….. It had been too long since my last visit. The drive over was relaxing in itself, but the moments that followed as I drove up the driveway, parked and entered the grounds, were really…
The world of summer school…….a really unique kind of summer school…….not the summer school that a child might be forced to take part in if they didn’t quite acquire all of those credits they had hoped for. I’m talking about…
It is that time of the year here on Cape Breton Island. Spring is officially here, summer is only weeks around the corner and many can already here the rhythmical shuffling of sneakers, pumps, sandals, crocs, flip-flops, and the occasional…
Cape Breton music, specifically fiddle tunes, have a way of motivating, inspiring and really affecting the behaviors of people. Life in Central Cape Breton has provided many, myself included, with a number of opportunities to witness countless spontaneous outbursts of…
