Norm MacDonald at The Markland
Norm MacDonald is a guitar player and singer from Cape North who has been performing in the area for 30 years. With a crowd-pleasing repertoire of Celtic and folk songs, Cape Breton favourites, classics by the likes of John Prine and Steve Earle, and a few surprises, Norm—who is also a local paramedic—is a regular performer at the Markland, local farmers markets, Cape Smokey, and the Keltic Lodge.
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