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…
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…
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…
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…