The warm nights are adding to ceilidh excitement. Lovely, appreciative folks come through our door every single night, and dance to our great tunes. It seems they get better every night!
July 20th Ceilidh was fantastic with Shelly Campbell, Mike Hall and lots of audience participation. Simply terrific fiddle tunes from two of our finest!
July 22 sold out and we made good use of extra stools! We're happy Melody and Derrick Cameron are back from Scotland. We always enjoy hearing our friends, knowing we'll laugh once again at Derrick's stories, listen intently to Melody's fine tunes and get to see her fancy footwork! Many tickets were bought in advance. What an appreciative crowd---they learn to love our music.
The 23rd, Dawn and Margie Beaton take the stage. These young sisters have a way with the crowd. Who cannot be charmed by the chemistry of these two? Their striking red hair speaks of the fiery music within them, and their passion for our traditional music comes through their hands straight to our grateful ears!
July 24th we had a great time with Anita and Jason MacDonald. This was Jason's first Baddeck Gathering Ceilidh, but not his last. And Anita, well, we've spoken of her plenty before! This girl just knows her stuff - from playing fiddle, to stepdancing, to Gaelic singing, to expounding on the historical context of the traditions, she's quite the gal! We're so happy to have her.
July 25 Sunday, the Baddeck Gathering was tops. The hall was packed! Great music was had with Buddy and Rachel. Great dancing topped it off when Cheryl MacQuarrie dropped by and showed her steps. She can be seen at some local dances, and often teaches at the Gaelic College in St. Anne's, if you want to learn some of those great steps for yourself.
Genevieve from BC played a French Acadian tune on her fiddle. Thanks, Genevieve!
And finally for our Monday duo, Mike Hall and Jennifer Bowman, many seats were booked and sold in advance. These people were in the know, apparently, because what a night! Frederic Tremblay landed in from Quebec City with his accordion, and though there were a few others sharing their talents, he was given such literally uproarious applause after his first set, he was compelled to play more! What a talent! He brought the house down in a couple reels along with Mike and Jennifer.
Also visiting was Jacob, who shared a set of jigs on the fiddle with Mike accompanying.
And finally, Brooke Grady, a lovely young lady from Guysborough County who is taking piano lessons from Jennifer and becoming a fine accompanist in her own right, took the stage. She accompanied Jennifer on a set of strathspeys and reels. Fine work, Brooke! Keep it up!
See you at the ceilidh!
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