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分享11-Oct-2019
by Christine Johnstone
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 The 2019 Celtic Colours International Festival will be held at 850 Grand Lake Road, Suite 8, Nova Scotia, Canada from October 11th to 19th.The festival will showcase performances by various accordion soloists and groups including “Talisk” (picture above - Scotland) who will entertain at 2pm on October 12th at St. Matthew's United Church in Inverness. The band first played at this festival in 2017 and their return to the Festival this year is something everyone is very much looking forward to. “Ùr: The Future of our Past” (Scotland) is made up of a group of students from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and were chosen to showcase some of the talent and skills being nurtured by the staff of the traditional music degree course in Glasgow. This is the fourth year in a row that the group has been performing at Celtic Colours and although it’s a different group of students each year, they never fail to delight and impress audiences wherever they play. Their performances are: October 13th at 7.30pm at Membertou Trade and Convention Centre in Membertou October 14th at 7.30pm at North Sydney Firefighters Club in North Sydney October 16th at 7.30pm at Louisbourg Playhouse in Louisbourg Accordionist Stewart MacNeil (picture above left - Cape Breton) will entertain at 7.30pm on October 18th at the Greenwood United Church in Baddeck. Stewart MacNeil is best known for being a member of the international recording group the Barra MacNeils – six siblings who have recorded and toured extensively for more than 30 years. The Dardanelles (Newfoundland and Labrador) includes accordionist Aaron Collis. They will entertain on October 18th at 7.30pm at the Inverness Education Centre in Inverness. “The Outside Track” (picture below - Scotland) includes accordionist Fiona Black. The group hail from Scotland, Ireland, and Cape Breton, its five members are united by a love of traditional music and a commitment to creating new music on this as a foundation. This will be their fourth time performing at Celtic Colours. Their performances are: October 17th at 7.30pm at Cape Breton Highlands Academy in Belle Côte October 18th at 2pm at Marion Bridge Recreation Centre in Marion Bridge For ticket information phone: 1-888-355-7744 |
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