Howie MacDonald is a well-respected fiddler who has composed dozens of tunes and, although best known as a fiddler, he is a superb pianist whether chording for fiddlers or performing piano solos. Beverly MacLean, from Southside Boularderie, is a Cape Breton fiddler and piano player who has performed regularly in KitchenFest and at the Louisbourg Playhouse as well as internationally in Denmark.
2-5pm
Next Date: Mar 15, 2025
Region: Cape Breton’s South Coast
Community: Port Hawkesbury
Don’t miss this opportunity to beat the winter blues and enjoy some of the best folk music in Canada. This is a wonderful opportunity to e...
Next Date: Mar 1, 2025
Region: Cape Breton’s South Coast
Community: Port Hawkesbury
Don’t miss this opportunity to beat the winter blues and enjoy some of the best folk music in Canada. This is a wonderful opportunity to e...
Next Date: Feb 28, 2025
Region: Canada’s Musical Coast
Community: Creignish
Jim Ralph is an award-winning multi-instrumentalist and educator who, for the past 30 years, has performed nationally and internationally wi...
Next Date: Feb 14, 2025
Region: Canada’s Musical Coast
Community: Creignish
Eastbound—a husband and wife duo made up of Krista and Jay Luddington—were brought together through their love of music. With their beau...
Next Date: Feb 7, 2025
Region: Cape Breton’s South Coast
Community: Port Hawkesbury
Get out for a skate after school on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at the Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre. Helmets are required for all skate...
Next Date: Feb 10, 2025
Region: Cape Breton’s South Coast
Community: Port Hawkesbury
Get out for a skater after school on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at the Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre. Helmets are required for all skat...
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Janet Barlow is the Executive Director of Hike Nova Scotia and a life-long hiker. Located in Halifax, but originally from Cape Breton, she is always happy to head back home for a hike. FB: @HikeNovaScotia; Twitter: @HikeNS; Instagram: @hikenovascotia
