Exciting New Music Program Hit with Visitors

This summer Destination Richmond Tourism Cooperative has Kayla Bona and Janelle Boudreau two student musicians from Richmond employed to participate in the Music on The Cape Breton Heritage Coast Program. Kayla who sings and plays the fiddle and Janelle who plays the fiddle will be entertaining visitors at venues throughout the County this summer. The program enables the musicians to interact with the visitor to create a lasting experience for visitors to the Richmond area. Visitors can hear our traditional music, ask questions of our entertainers and interact with the locals who have come out to take part in the entertainment.

The girls will be performing at venues including: the Dundee Resort, the Concerts by the Sea series, local festivals, the Kitchen Rackets and weekly Ceilidhs at the Bras d’Or Lakes Inn, The Dundee Marina, Nicholas Denys Museum, Lennox Passage Kiosk and the St. Peter’s and Port Hastings Visitors Information Centers. The full line up of times when Kayla and Janelle will be performing at the Visitors Centers are as follows: Kayla at the Port Hastings VIC on Fridays July 9th,23rd,30th, August 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th; At the St. Peter’s VIC on July 10th from 1:30-5pm, July 17th, from 1:30-5pm, July 19th, from 1:30-5pm, July 24th from 2-5pm, July 26th, from 1:30-5pm, and July 31st, from 9am-12pm. Janelle will perform at the Lennox Passage Kiosk on July 9th, July 16th, July23rd, August 6th, August 13th and August 27th, from 9am-12pm each day. Janelle will perform at the Port Hastings VIC on July16th, from 1:30-5pm, July 14th, 21st, August 4th, 11th, and 25th, from 9am-12pm. Drop in at the VICs on any of these dates and let these very talented young ladies entertain you.

Operators who hold a full membership or friends of tourism membership of Destination Richmond Tourism Cooperative are now able to book lively entertainment for customers to enjoy and will enhance the experience of the visitors at your museums, community functions, shops, and festivals and events free of charge.
The program will also provide the musicians with a chance to live and work in their own community while developing their performances skills and provide the experience of working in a professional setting. The ability to move around the county and take part in the numerous style events while welcoming the visitors give the young entertainers the opportunity to convey their love of traditional Cape Breton music and their knowledge of Cape Breton life style to the visitors on the Cape Breton Heritage Coast.

This exciting new promotional venture spearheaded by Charlene Marshall, Partnership Co-ordinator for Destination Richmond Tourism Cooperative, is remarkable and includes communities, organizations, and musicians, all striving in the goal of highlighting our talent, culture and hospitality to visitors to create an experience that surpasses visitor’s expectations.