celtic music

Celtic music and dance with guests at Cabot Shores

May 23, 2013
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On Monday evening Paul Cranford and Sarah Beck got everyone up on their feet with their lively Celtic fiddle and Piano music combo!

The Sienna family was celebrating their son’s graduation and two birthdays! 84 year old Aunt Ruth had made the journey all the way from California to be with the rest of the family for a few days holiday on Cape Breton. She was the star of the show as she led her family as well as other guests and staff in some lively square dancing!

We all really enjoyed the live music and dancing, a big thanks goes out [...]

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First Breast Cancer Retreat for Cape Breton Held at Cabot Shores

October 27, 2012
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Breast Cancer Action Nova Scotia hosted its first annual “SEARCH” Retreat for Cape Breton survivors, supporters and facilitators.  Thirty-five women participated in the Retreat at Cabot Shores Wilderness Resort, at Indian Brook.
One woman from Baddeck said:  “This place is a hidden treasure of peace and tranquility, a great retreat.  Awesome..”
Volunteers and staff from Breast Cancer Action, NS worked for months to organize and fund the retreat with donors including:
The Good Health Festival Society; Just Us  Coffee Roasters Coop; Rainbow Farms; Pete’s Fruitique, Bedford; Community Health Board from around Cape Breton Island; and others.
Breast cancer survivors gathered in “clans” and had [...]

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Step Dancing and Celtic Fiddling in Flip Flops on Cape Breton with Brenda Stubbert & Cheye

October 14, 2012
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Fiddler Cheye From Colorado Joins The Ceilidh at St. Ann’s
Do you admire those people who bar no limits to life’s journeys and expectations?  We often go to Ceilidhs (concerts/dancing) at the St. Ann’s United Church…and we meet musicians there who have that daring and one of them was a 16 year old named Cheye.
 
Imagine this  16 year old from Colorado showing up at a traditional Nova Scotia concert and dance gathering (called a ceilidh in Gaelic), going up on stage and taking charge of the fiddle with a world class fiddler- a Celtic Music icon who is pushing 6 foot [...]

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