Na Seann Dòighean Ùra / The New Old Ways

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IMG_0867 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…

Mouth Rhythms

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“Gaelic Mouth Music”. Here in Cape Breton, we are not afforded the luxury of hearing a lot of this type of musical expression in the Gaelic language. It is yet another dimension of song and dance that demonstrates a very…

The Music of Michael Anthony MacLean

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It was a night out for me, and by far one of the best kinds of evenings out a person could ask for.  The concert was held at the Highland Village in Iona, Cape Breton.  The evening paid tribute to…

Heading To The Hill

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We’ll start praying now for a warm, dry, sunny day on Saturday, August 7, 2010 beginning around 2PM.  Actually if truth be known, the event of this day continues to be enjoyed by all in attendance year after year, regardless…

Bunk Beds and Buntata’s Sgadan

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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…

You’ve Got The Moves!!!

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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…