For all those fans of the Celtic Colours International Festival, the line up for this year is incredible. The tickets will be going on sale on July 11th, so as soon as your decide which ones you plan on attending I would place my order. With the amount of talent that will be performing this year the tickets will be going fast.
Here is a line up of this years shows and performers.
Shows - Friday 07
Distant Sons and Daughters
7:30 PM, Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre, Port Hawkesbury, Tickets: $60/50/40
•Sons and daughters from four Celtic cultures--Ireland, Scotland, Appalachia and Cape Breton--come together to share their traditions for the opening of the 15th annual Celtic Colours International Festival.
•The Black Family | Dougie MacLean | Ashley MacIsaac | Barbara MacDonald Magone | Bruce Molsky & Jumpsteady Boys | Mary Jane Lamond & Wendy MacIsaac |Sheila Kay Adams | Nic Gareiss
Festival Club
11:00 PM, Gaelic College, St. Ann's, Tickets: $20 / $10 with ticket stub from show that day
•One of the most popular features of the Celtic Colours International Festival every year is the Festival Club. Located at the Gaelic College ...
Shows - Saturday 08
Celtic Couples
2:00 PM, St. Matthew's United Church, Inverness, Tickets: $25
•The couple that plays together... you know the rest. Five young couples share their songs, tunes and dances for an unforgettable Saturday afternoon in Inverness.
•Karine Polwart | Mattie Foulds | Gabrielle MacLellan & Tom Daniels | Dawn & Kyle Gillis | Lisa Cameron & Vern MacDougall | Helen MacDonald & Scott MacKenzie
A Taste of the Festival
7:30 PM, Joan Harriss Cruise Pavilion, Sydney, Tickets: $40/35/30
*From the Blazin' Fiddles of Scotland to songs of Ireland, Acadia, Louisiana and Cape Breton, this is a taste that will leave you hungry for more.
•Blazin' Fiddles | BeauSoleil Quartet avec Michael Doucet | The Black Family | Ronald Bourgeois | Dwayne Côté | Hilda Chiasson-Cormier | Sylvia LeLievre
The Boys and their Ballads
7:30 PM, Boularderie School, Boularderie East, Tickets: $30/25
•Each of these "boys" is a balladeer of considerable renown. It's a rare opportunity to hear them all together on one stage. Bring your voices tonight.
•Dougie MacLean | James Keelaghan | Archie Fisher | Buddy MacDonald
Pickin' and Grinnin'
7:30 PM, Wagmatcook Culture and Heritage Centre, Wagmatcook,Tickets: $30/25
•Can you ever get enough guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle and dance in one show? We're guessing this night sets the bar pretty high. Okay we'll throw in some songs for safety.
•J.P. Cormier & The Elliott Brothers | Bruce Molsky & Jumpsteady Boys |Old Man Luedecke | Nic Gareiss
Festival Club
11:00 PM, Gaelic College, St. Ann's, Tickets: $20 / $10 with ticket stub from show that day
•One of the most popular features of the Celtic Colours International Festival every year is the Festival Club. Located at the Gaelic College ..
Shows - Sunday 09
The Cape Breton Fiddlers
2:00 PM, Gaelic College, St. Ann's, Tickets: $30/25
•We're not naming names for this show because they wouldn't all fit. "The Fiddlers" number from 60 to 90 and range in age from 10 to 85. They're the real deal.
•Cape Breton Fiddlers' Association
Step Into the Past
6:00 PM, Fortress of Louisbourg Chapel, Louisbourg, Tickets: $90
•This is our wee treasure of a candlelight concert set in the Chapel at Fortress Louisbourg. The 18th Century meal completes the unique experience.
•Anna Massie | Jenna Reid | Niamh Ní Charra | Buddy MacDonald | Rachel Davis | Ryan MacDonald
Legendary Celts
7:30 PM, Marion Bridge Recreation Centre, Marion Bridge, Tickets: $30/25
•What does it take to create a legend? Each of tonight's artists made the grade with Gaelic and Scots songs, fiddle, guitar and piano at their best.
•Archie Fisher | Carl MacKenzie | Patricia Chafe | Doug MacPhee | Dave MacIsaac | Iona Gaelic Singers
Whycocomagh Gathering
7:30 PM, Whycocomagh Education Centre, Whycocomagh, Tickets: $30/25
•Irish, Cajun, Appalachian, and Cape Breton... four Celtic cultures gather in Whycocomagh to explore their connections through amazing music
•The Black Family | BeauSoleil Quartet avec Michael Doucet | Brenda Stubbert | Kimberley Fraser | Sheila Kay Adams
Back Together in Boisdale
7:30 PM, Boisdale Volunteer Fire Department, Boisdale, Tickets: $25
•Karine and James wrote songs together at Celtic Colours 2008. We thought they'd like to swap a few more. And the fiddle tunes will flow as well.
•Karine Polwart | James Keelaghan | Leanne Aucoin | Joel Chiasson |Kristen Shaw
Celtic Idol: Foolish Edition
7:30 PM, Membertou Trade and Convention Centre, Sydney, Tickets: $35/30
•Whether we're Scottish or Cape Bretoners, we love to laugh at ourselves. Throw in a bunch of fiddlers and some rivalry and you have a crazy Celtic cabaret.
•Ashley MacIsaac | Max MacDonald | Allan Henderson | Iain MacFarlane |Bruce MacGregor | Wendy MacIsaac | Colin Grant | Andy Thorburn | Kelly Peck | Cathy Ann MacPhee| Patrick Gillis
Festival Club
11:00 PM, Gaelic College, St. Ann's, Tickets: $20 / $10 with ticket stub from show that day
•One of the most popular features of the Celtic Colours International Festival every year is the Festival Club. Located at the Gaelic College ..
Shows - Monday 10
The Red Shoes: A Tribute to Dan R. MacDonald
7:30 PM, Judique Community Centre, Inverness, Tickets: $30/25
•Dan R.'s tunes are played all over the world. This tribute to a legendary Cape Breton composer reaches from Judique to the Highlands of Scotland.
•Blazin' Fiddles | Dave MacIsaac | Doug MacPhee | Winnie Chafe | Patricia Chafe | Troy MacGillivray | Karen & Joey Beaton | Barbara MacDonald Magone | Jackie Dunn MacIsaac | John Donald Cameron | Doug Lamey
Down the Road & Across the Sea
7:30 PM, North River Community Hall, North River, Tickets: $25
•Whether you are from down the road like Paul and Carmel or across the sea like Mícheál and Órla, the songs and the tunes bring us to one place.
•Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin & Órla Ni Cheallaigh | Paul Cranford | Mario Colosimo | Carmel Mikol | Rachel Davis
Collectively Celtic
7:30 PM, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Sydney Mines, Tickets: $25
•It would be tough to collect a more Celtic group of performers. Tim is back with his collective, Wendy and Mary Jane have a new sound and Archie is... well, he's just Archie.
•Mary Jane Lamond & Wendy MacIsaac | The Tim Edey Collective | Archie Fisher
There's a Land Somewhere
7:30 PM, Membertou Trade and Convention Centre, Sydney, Tickets: $40/35/30
•The songs of Scotland's finest, some Irish tunes, a taste of Appalachia, and Cape Breton's driving energy. Add the sounds of Jamaica and you could be anywhere.
•Dougie MacLean | Bruce Molsky & Jumpsteady Boys | Colin Grant Band |Niamh Ní Charra | Nic Gareiss | Pepeto Pinto
Friends and Family: Mo Chàirdean
7:30 PM, Union Presbyterian Church, Albert Bridge, Tickets: $25
•Two couples who play music together on pipes, piano, fiddle and guitar share the stage with two friends who sing in Gaelic. Music brings out the love in all of us.
•Tracey Dares MacNeil | Paul K. MacNeil | Kathleen MacInnes | Cathy Ann MacPhee | Derrick & Melody Cameron
From the Bayou to d’Escousse: D’Escousse fais do do
7:30 PM, D'Escousse Civic Improvement Hall, D'Escousse, Tickets: $30/25
•An Acadian community welcomes home her Cajun cousins from the Bayou. The songs will flow in both official languages along with tunes from here and there.
•Ronald Bourgeois | BeauSoleil Quartet avec Michael Doucet | James Keelaghan | Mckayla MacNeil | Kayla Bona | Clifford (Ciffie) Carter
Festival Club
11:00 PM, Gaelic College, St. Ann's, Tickets: $20 / $10 with ticket stub from show that day
•One of the most popular features of the Celtic Colours International Festival every year is the Festival Club. Located at the Gaelic College ..
Shows - Tuesday 11
Close to the Floor
7:30 PM, Strathspey Place, Mabou, Tickets: $35/30/25
•This show is a perennial favourite. Dance is the root of our culture and drives the rhythmic style of music found not only here but also with our Appalachian cousins from the south!
•Andrea Beaton | Tracey Dares MacNeil | April Verch Trio | Bruce Molsky |Nic Gareiss |Melody Cameron | Amélie Larade & Christopher Poirier
We Are All Cousins: On est tous cousins
7:30 PM, La Place des arts Pére Anselme-Chiasson, Cheticamp, Tickets: $30/25
•The Cajuns are our close cousins, linked through Acadian families since the Expulsion. Tonight the family is back together for a reunion and it's quite a party.
•Ronald Bourgeois | BeauSoleil Quartet avec Michael Doucet | Les Zorvenants | Pepeto Pinto | Joel Chiasson
A Touch of the Irish
7:30 PM, Riverdale Community Center, Cleveland, Rich. Co., Tickets: $30/25
•In a community with Irish roots, some of Ireland's finest singers and instrumentalists will meet a father and daughter vocal duo.
•Alan Kelly Quartet | Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin & Órla Ni Cheallaigh | Cyril MacPhee | Haley MacPhee
Piano Summit
7:30 PM, Our Lady of Fatima Church, Sydney River, Tickets: $30/25
•Nothing spurs on a fiddler like a fantastic pianist. Tonight from near and far they hold court with no need of fiddles. There are 88 reasons to attend this show!
•Doug MacPhee | Mac Morin | Troy MacGillivray | Kimberley Fraser | Andy Thorburn | Barbara MacDonald Magone
Close to Home
7:30 PM, Christmas Island Fire Hall, Christmas Island, Tickets: $25
•Three brothers will be close to home tonight along with friends from down the road. Gaelic songs from Scotland and Cape Breton will round out the ceilidh.
•Shawn MacDonald | Paul MacDonald | Dan MacDonald | Joanne MacIntyre| Kathleen MacInnes | Boisdale Trio
Cow Bay Ceilidh
7:30 PM, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 055, Port Morien, Tickets: $30/25
•Last year we dubbed these guys the "rat pack" for their full harmony male vocals. We'll throw in some lively tunes from the gals tonight and watch the sparks fly
•Anna Massie & Mairearad Green | John Ferguson | Roger Stone | Darrell Keigan | Wally MacAulay | Chrissy Crowley | Jason Roach
Festival Club
11:00 PM, Gaelic College, St. Ann's, Tickets: $20 / $10 with ticket stub from show that day
•One of the most popular features of the Celtic Colours International Festival
Shows - Wednesday 12
The Song and the Songsmith
7:30 PM, Strathspey Place, Mabou, Tickets: $35/30/25
•Songsmiths take great pains to mold lyrics and notes into a carefully crafted beautiful blend of art. Tonight's craftsmen represent a variety of backgrounds and geography.
•Ron Hynes | Old Man Luedecke | Ronald Bourgeois | Lewis MacKinnon |Cyril MacPhee
Foot Stompin' Fun
7:30 PM, North Highlands Elementary , Aspy Bay, Tickets: $30/25
•When Metis square dancers meet up with Jennifer Roland you can be sure the feet are gonna be flying. You won't be able to keep still so why even try.
•Jennifer Roland Band | Asham Stompers | Marc Boudreau | Douglas Cameron | Maybelle Chisholm McQueen | Darrell Keigan
Gaelic in the Glen: Gàidhlig anns a' Ghleann
7:30 PM, Glendale Parish Hall (St. Mary's), Glendale, Tickets: $25
•Whether it be Scottish or Irish Gaelic, or the Gaelic in the fiddle and pipes, Glendale and this historic hall will be sure to transport you back to another era.
•MacKenzie Brothers | Goiridh Dòmhnallach | Michael Hall | Allan Dewar |Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin & Órla Ni Cheallaigh
Louisbourg Crossroads
7:30 PM, Louisbourg Playhouse , Louisbourg, Tickets: $35/30/25
•Tonight's artists have long-term musical relationships but they don't always get to play together. Tonight they meet at the crossroads and the sparks will fly as they reconnect.
•Troy MacGillivray & Friends | The Tim Edey Collective | Les Zorvenants
Ceilidh on the Canal
7:30 PM, St. Peter's Lions Club, St. Peter's, Tickets: $30/25
•This ceilidh is a real "visit"--Scottish, Irish, Cape Breton and a twist of Bluegrass. You just never know what may transpire on stage.
•Howie MacDonald | Brenda Stubbert | Gillian Head | Anna Massie |Mairearad Green | Niamh Ní Charra | Crowdis Bridge
Women of Song
7:30 PM, St. Andrew's United Church, Sydney, Tickets: $30/25
•Women singers from several different traditions will collaborate for a concert that is far more than the already ample sum of its parts. The harmonies will feed the soul.
•Karine Polwart | Mary Jane Lamond | Emily Smith | Sheila Kay Adams |Cathy Ann MacPhee | Kathleen MacInnes | Fiona MacGillivray | Sylvia LeLievre
Festival Club
11:00 PM, Gaelic College, St. Ann's, Tickets: $20 / $10 with ticket stub from show that day
•One of the most popular features of the Celtic Colours International Festival
Shows - Thursday 13
Guitar Summit
7:30 PM, Judique Community Centre, Inverness, Tickets: $30/25
•A festival favourite since the start, this year's Guitar Summit will showcase another exceptional lineup of guitar prowess. Prepare for some hot guitar licks!
•J.P. Cormier & The Elliott Brothers | Tim Edey | Anna Massie | Scott Macmillan | Brian Doyle
Leave it to the Ladies
7:30 PM, Highland Village Church, Iona, Tickets: $25
•When in doubt, leave it to the Ladies! It will be an all-star line-up as these women of song, pipes, fiddle and piano take to the stage.
•Cathy Ann MacPhee | Kathleen MacInnes | Ryan MacDonald | Mairearad Green | Anita MacDonald | Susan MacLean
The Hills Are Alive
7:30 PM, St. Peter's Church, Ingonish Beach, Tickets: $25
•From the hills we look across the strait to Newfoundland and across the sea to Ireland. Here at home, two young fiddlers welcome their guests from afar.
•Ron Hynes | Alan Kelly Quartet | Gillian Boucher | Rosie MacKenzie
My Old True Love: The Songs that Bind
7:30 PM, Greenwood United Church , Baddeck, Tickets: $25
•Many of the songs of Appalachia came over from Scotland as did our songs and tunes. In an intimate circle, Scottish and Appalachian singers share that journey through song.
•Karine Polwart | Bruce Molsky | Emily Smith | Sheila Kay Adams
Devilish Duos
7:30 PM, Cape Breton Highlands Academy, Tickets: $30/25
•Whether at a dance, a concert, or in the kitchen, these duos work well together. They are so in tune that the connection is magic and truly devilish.
•Kinnon Beaton | Betty Lou Beaton | Dwayne Côté | Duane Andrews | Fiona & Ciarán MacGillivray | Maxim Cormier | Gervais Cormier
Kickin' Up a Storm
7:30 PM, United Protestant Church of Sydney River, Sydney River, Tickets: $30/25
•Hold on to your hats for this one. Two high energy fiddle styles, the dancing to match, and a multi-instrumentalist who's stepping into the spotlight. Not for the faint of heart.
•The Beaton Sisters Band | April Verch Trio | Darren McMullen
Festival Club
11:00 PM, Gaelic College, St. Ann's, Tickets: $20 / $10 with ticket stub from show that day
•One of the most popular features of the Celtic Colours International Festival
Shows - Friday 14
Now that the Work is Done
7:30 PM, Savoy Theatre, Glace Bay, Tickets: $35/30/25
•As the week winds down, the singing miners take an evening to share their songs with Irish and Old Time musicians. There's a lot of heart here. Enjoy!
•The Men of the Deeps | Alan Kelly Quartet | April Verch Trio | Bruce Molsky| Nic Gareiss
A Ceilidh for Alice
7:30 PM, Inverness Academy, Inverness, Tickets: $30/25
•For 20 years, Alice Freeman has given a stage to the youth of Inverness County. Tonight they come together to show Alice their appreciation.
•Ashley MacIsaac | Barbara MacDonald Magone | Rodney MacDonald |Glenn Graham | Dawn & Margie Beaton | Andrea Beaton | Gillian Boucher |Ian MacDougall | Joanne MacIntyre | Douglas Cameron | Lawrence Cameron | Isaac Fraser | Ronald MacKenzie
A Full Slate
7:30 PM, L'Ardoise Community Center, L'Ardoise, Tickets: $30/25
•L'Ardoise means "slate" and we have a full slate of talent tonight. From virtuoso fiddle and guitar to foot stompin' dancers, you'll be blown away.
•J.P. Cormier & The Elliott Brothers | Dwayne Côté | Duane Andrews |Asham Stompers | Allie Mombourquette
Orangedale Whistle
7:30 PM, Orangedale United Church , Orangedale, Tickets: $25
•The village church is the setting for songs and lively tunes from Scotland and Cape Breton. The train whistle may be a thing of the past but the music carries on.
•Shelly Campbell | Allan Dewar | Donnie Campbell | Anna Massie |Mairearad Green | Donna-Marie DeWolfe
On These Rocky Shores
7:30 PM, Immaculate Conception Parish, Main-a-Dieu, Tickets: $30/25
•The first sight our settlers witnessed coming to the New Country was our rocky shores. They would have loved the old Scottish songs and lively tunes on the shore tonight.
•Paul MacDonald | Dan MacDonald | Lloyd MacDonald | Emily Smith |Rocky Shore
Celtic Pub
9:00 PM, Baddeck Volunteer Fire Department Community Centre,Baddeck, Tickets: $25
•The week is drawing to an end. Time to let your hair down and kick back with a wee dram, some songs, some pipes, a couple of banjos and some good craic.
•Old Man Luedecke | MacKenzie Brothers | Crowdis Bridge
Festival Club
11:00 PM, Gaelic College, St. Ann's, Tickets: $20 / $10 with ticket stub from show that day
•One of the most popular features of the Celtic Colours International Festival
Shows - Saturday 15
Mentors & Musical Minds
2:00 PM, Strathspey Place, Mabou, Tickets: $35/30/25
•Traditions survive because one generation passes them down to the next. Today is an example of how it is happening in Mabou. Suas e!
•Glenn Graham | Kimberley Fraser | Stan Chapman | Joe Murphy | Féis Mhàbu Youth Performers
Dancing Up a Suête
2:00 PM, La Place des arts Pére Anselme-Chiasson, Cheticamp, Tickets: $30/25
•The suete winds of Cheticamp are famous. Our newest dance show will blow you away with high energy dancing from several traditions.
•La Swing du Suête | Asham Stompers | April Verch Trio
Pipers Ceilidh
2:00 PM, Gaelic College, St. Ann's, Tickets: $30/25
•You'll be hard pressed to not tap your toes in this lively bunch of pipers. Whether it's a stirring lament or a dandy strathspey, you'll imagine the Scottish fog over the Highlands.
•MacKenzie Brothers | Ryan MacDonald | Scott Long | Paul K. MacNeil |Tracey Dares MacNeil
The Barra MacNeil's Celtic Roots & Branches
7:30 PM, Joan Harriss Cruise Pavilion, Sydney, Tickets: $40/35/30
•The Barra MacNeils have been in the studio all week with a host of artists from all over the Celtic world. Some of them have stayed to join them on stage tonight.
•Barra MacNeils | Ron Hynes | Old Man Luedecke | Ronald Bourgeois | Matt Minglewood | Tim Edey | Cathy Ann MacPhee | Fiona & Ciarán MacGillivray
Festival Club
11:00 PM, Gaelic College, St. Ann's, Tickets: $20 / $10 with ticket stub from show that day
•One of the most popular features of the Celtic Colours International Festival
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