Belfast to Istanbul!

Lots of visitors have taken the stage in the last couple weeks of the ceilidh.


We've seen and heard from:


Ian Finn from Belfast. He is a lovely guitar player, who sang us a song, accompanying himself, and then finger-picked a lovely air. Very nice, indeed. As were his dear family: wife, son and 2 sweet daughters who were all travelling together in this Cape Breton holiday.


Lydia Thornton from Somerville, Massachusetts sang She Moved Through the Fair, which you can hear at her myspace page again to reminisce, if you were there, or if you weren't, find out what you missed! Lydia is focusing primarily on the singer-songwriter genre at present, though she has a strong familial heritage in traditional Celtic music and song. After listening to the other songs on her page, I recommend you having a listen as well. They were very enjoyable, and I am glad to have found this lovely gem of a songstress. Just click her name above! Find out for yourself!


Yeliz Christensen from Istanbul, Turkey. After dancing in our nightly square set, she sang one of her family's favourite traditional Turkish songs. Yeliz is a professional musician in Turkey; she sings and is a cellist.

You never know what you might miss at our ceilidhs! The musicians on the schedule may very well only be the beginning...

See you at the ceilidh!