24th Annual Féis an Eilein – Step-Dance Workshop

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Step-Dance Workshop Adm. $6 2 – 3:30 pm The beginner class with Lauren MacDonald is designed for those with no previous instruction in traditional Cape Breton step-dance. This intermediate/advanced class led by Anita MacDonald is designed for those who wish…

24th Annual Féis an Eilein – Songs in the Kitchen

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Songs in the Kitchen – Òrain anns a’ Chidsin Admission $6 12 – 1:30 pm This workshop instructed by Betty Lord offers a variety of song types from puirt-a-beul to lullabies and songs suited to just singing along together. Participants…

24th Annual Féis an Eilein – Gaelic Language Workshops

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Gaelic Language Workshops Admission $6 10:30 – 11:45 am Beth MacNeil will instruct the beginner class and Carmen MacArthur will lead the intermediate/advanced session. Students will be taught conversational Gaelic through the TIP/Gàidhlig Aig Baile method which utilizes body language…

A View from Away

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Winter has come to an end. This is the first post "from away."  I will struggle to capture for you what it is like to encounter Cape Breton Island, some 41 years ago for the first time, and what it…