Carry the Music
When
Occurs on
Saturday October 8 2016
Approximate running time: 2 hours and 30 minutes
Venue
Event Notes
×
Ticket Price: $35 Showtime: 7:30PM
Over the past couple of generations, Cape Breton tunes, playing style and musical culture have spread beyond our shores and been carried around the world. First to the most obvious of places like Scotland and Ireland—as our artists explored the roots and history of the music—and into industrial centres like “the Boston States” where Cape Bretoners would often have to go to find work. As the music’s popularity spread, our artists would increasingly be in demand to tour and perform at festivals in places like Denmark and France, places with some connection to Celtic roots. These days, the reach has spread even further. As a love letter to Cape Breton, and the Celtic and Gaelic culture it's predicated on, we've invited folks from some unlikely places to show us just how far our music has carried. Tonight we get a glimpse from Russia, Japan, Jamaica and back. An astonishing and beautiful journey!
Hosted by Wagmatcook Culture & Heritage Centre
NEARBY MEAL: Potluck Supper
Artists
Over the past couple of generations, Cape Breton tunes, playing style and musical culture have spread beyond our shores and been carried around the world. First to the most obvious of places like Scotland and Ireland—as our artists explored the roots and history of the music—and into industrial centres like “the Boston States” where Cape Bretoners would often have to go to find work. As the music’s popularity spread, our artists would increasingly be in demand to tour and perform at festivals in places like Denmark and France, places with some connection to Celtic roots. These days, the reach has spread even further. As a love letter to Cape Breton, and the Celtic and Gaelic culture it's predicated on, we've invited folks from some unlikely places to show us just how far our music has carried. Tonight we get a glimpse from Russia, Japan, Jamaica and back. An astonishing and beautiful journey!
Hosted by Wagmatcook Culture & Heritage Centre
NEARBY MEAL: Potluck Supper
Artists
- J.P. Cormier & Troy MacGillivray
- Keyreel Raskolenko & Kolten MacDonell
- Pepeto Pinto
- John John Festival
Please Note: Artists and events subject to change without notice.