Eilean Briagha: Beautiful Island
When
Occurs on
Monday October 10 2016
Approximate running time: 2 hours and 30 minutes
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Ticket Price: $30 Showtime: 7:30PM
The magnificent view from the front doors of the Malagawatch Church, perched atop the hill at the Highland Village in Iona, offers a glimpse of all four counties of Cape Breton and a small sense of the Island’s beauty. When the Gaels arrived from the Highlands of Scotland they brought their language and music. The community of Iona is one of the places they settled. Rich in Gaelic heritage, the area has maintained close ties to the Scottish roots of its settlers. The Highland Village, or Baile nan Gàidheal, has played an important role in maintaining that cultural heritage and the Highland Village Society has hosted Celtic Colours concerts since the first year of the Festival. Tonight, local fiddle and guitar-playing brothers Paul, Dan and Shawn MacDonald welcome Gaelic singing Highland Scottish group Cruinn, and Nova Scotian Gaelic singer Joe Murphy as we celebrate the Gaels' legacy of music on our beautiful island.
Hosted by The Nova Scotia Highland Village Society
Nearby Meal: Thanksgiving Pizza Day
Artists
The magnificent view from the front doors of the Malagawatch Church, perched atop the hill at the Highland Village in Iona, offers a glimpse of all four counties of Cape Breton and a small sense of the Island’s beauty. When the Gaels arrived from the Highlands of Scotland they brought their language and music. The community of Iona is one of the places they settled. Rich in Gaelic heritage, the area has maintained close ties to the Scottish roots of its settlers. The Highland Village, or Baile nan Gàidheal, has played an important role in maintaining that cultural heritage and the Highland Village Society has hosted Celtic Colours concerts since the first year of the Festival. Tonight, local fiddle and guitar-playing brothers Paul, Dan and Shawn MacDonald welcome Gaelic singing Highland Scottish group Cruinn, and Nova Scotian Gaelic singer Joe Murphy as we celebrate the Gaels' legacy of music on our beautiful island.
Hosted by The Nova Scotia Highland Village Society
Nearby Meal: Thanksgiving Pizza Day
Artists
- Cruinn
- Paul MacDonald & Dan MacDonald & Shawn MacDonald
- Joe Murphy
Please Note: Artists and events subject to change without notice.