Step Into the Past
When
Occurs on
Sunday October 8 2017
Approximate running time: 4 hours
Venue
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Ticket Price: $110 Showtime: 6:00PM
Go back in time this evening as one of the Festival’s most popular concerts invites you to Step into the Past at the Fortress of Louisbourg. The Fortress, North America’s largest historical reconstruction, offers a glimpse of life in colonial Cape Breton around the 1740s. If you are fortunate enough to get a ticket to this perennially sold out show, you are in for a real treat. The evening begins with an authentic, traditional 18th century meal, served in period costume and character by candlelight. An after- dinner walk, guided by the glow of lanterns through the cobbled streets, takes you to the lovely chapel in the King’s Bastion for a night of acoustic songs and tunes from Cape Breton, Acadian, and Irish traditions. Nicole LeBlanc is a singer and songwriter who mixes traditional Acadian songs with her own compositions, making the connection between past and present. The Cormier Duo plays both local traditional and age-old classical tunes on guitar while Ireland’s Fergal Scahill and Ryan Molloy will contribute some fiddle tunes to this unique experience.
Hosted by Fortress Louisbourg Association
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Artists
Go back in time this evening as one of the Festival’s most popular concerts invites you to Step into the Past at the Fortress of Louisbourg. The Fortress, North America’s largest historical reconstruction, offers a glimpse of life in colonial Cape Breton around the 1740s. If you are fortunate enough to get a ticket to this perennially sold out show, you are in for a real treat. The evening begins with an authentic, traditional 18th century meal, served in period costume and character by candlelight. An after- dinner walk, guided by the glow of lanterns through the cobbled streets, takes you to the lovely chapel in the King’s Bastion for a night of acoustic songs and tunes from Cape Breton, Acadian, and Irish traditions. Nicole LeBlanc is a singer and songwriter who mixes traditional Acadian songs with her own compositions, making the connection between past and present. The Cormier Duo plays both local traditional and age-old classical tunes on guitar while Ireland’s Fergal Scahill and Ryan Molloy will contribute some fiddle tunes to this unique experience.
Hosted by Fortress Louisbourg Association
Menu
- Wine
- Vegetable Soup with Roll
- Salmon with Herbs and Butter
- Glazed Carrots with Rice
- Fortress Rum Cake
- Tea or Coffee
Artists
- Fergal Scahill & Ryan Molloy
- Nicole LeBlanc
- Maxim Cormier & Gervais Cormier
Please Note: Artists and events subject to change without notice.