Cailean MacLean

Cailean MacLean has been establishing himself as a genuine representative of the repertoire and rhythms of Scotch music. His powerful sense of rhythm and respect for the tempos and traditional settings of former generations has earned him the admiration of his contemporaries. Cailean’s musical style has been preserved through generations of tradition bearers in his family, who lived in relative isolation on Cape Breton Island until modern times. Immersed in traditional music throughout his upbringing, he also acquired his technical skills from Dalhousie University trained jazz guitarist and piper Trevor Kellock. But it was his family’s deep knowledge of traditional music and culture that most impacted Cailean in his formative years. The musical traditions preserved by these families had a profound influence on Cailean’s style and he possesses an intricate knowledge of tunes and rare settings passed down both orally and through a vast collection of home session recordings. Cailean has a reputation for his precise interpretation of a vast number of pipe tunes, many of which his father learned from the Curries and fiddlers like Johny Wilmot and Mary Hughie MacDonald. Cailean will accompany piper Kevin Dugas this year during Musique de la Nuit [Music of the Night].

Musique de la Nuit [Music of the Night] (19+)

CONCERT

Friday, October 16 • 5:00pm

Roger Boudreau & Marcel Le Fort
Emma Stevens & Carter Chiasson
& Heather Cameron
Kevin Dugas
& Cailean MacLean
Joanne MacIntyre & Sons
J.P. Cormier
Aaron MacDonald
Dara Smith-MacDonald
& Adam Young

Picture the bustling French fortress town of Louisbourg on a Friday night in the mid-1700s. Singing and laughter spill out into the...MORE

Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site

Louisbourg

Tickets: $180

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Cailean MacLean

Festival Performances

Musique de la Nuit [Music of the Night] (19+)

Friday, October 16 • 5:00pm