‘S a’ Chomunn Ghrinn [In Fine Company]: Celebrating Sruth nan Gàidheal [Gaelstream]
OFFICIAL CONCERT

‘S a’ Chomunn Ghrinn [In Fine Company]: Celebrating Sruth nan Gàidheal [Gaelstream]

date Wednesday, Oct 14th 2026 @ 7:30 pm ADT
venue Highland Arts Theatre
locale Sydney
price $50/$40
washroom Yes
seating Reserved Seating

Interweaving archival recordings of our elders with live performance of their songs and stories, combined with lively music and dance, this concert is an homage to the voices in Sruth nan Gàidheal [Gaelstream]. At the heart of Gaelstream lies the Nova Scotia Gaelic Folklore Collection, an extraordinary audio archive of more than 2,000 Gaelic songs, stories, and folklore recordings housed at St. Francis Xavier University. The collection features recordings of more than 160 tradition bearers, made during the late 1970s and early 1980s by folklorist Dr. John Shaw. His extensive fieldwork with Gaelic speakers in Cape Breton resulted in one of the most significant documentations of Gaelic culture in Nova Scotia. Under the leadership of Dr. Heather Sparling, Cape Breton University, a four-year project was undertaken to enhance the collection and make it more accessible to the public. The project culminated in the launch of a new website in May, ensuring that this treasured cultural resource can be more easily explored and enjoyed by all in Nova Scotia and beyond—a very exciting development! Mary Jane Lamond and Màiri Britton both worked intimately with the collection and have designed this concert to bring together performers who respectfully and joyously bring voices from the past into the present. Come and hear this bridging of generations in action.

Performing Artists

Mary Jane Lamond

Cape Breton

Renowned Gaelic singer Mary Jane Lamond has dedicated her 30-year musical career to the preservation of Scottish Gaelic songs, garnering JUNO nominations and East Coast Music Awards, critical acclaim, and a worldwide audience for her music. Mary Jane’s five solo recordings create a respectful ...

Màiri Britton

Scotland

Màiri Britton is a Gaelic educator, musician, and community builder making her home between Scotland and Unama’ki [Cape Breton]. She has worked in numerous roles focused on uplifting and celebrating Gaelic language and culture including as instructor at St. Francis Xavier University and Colaisde ...

Bradley Murphy

Cape Breton

Bradley Murphy is a Gaelic musician from East Bay, Unama'ki - Cape Breton Island. Rooted in his language and culture, he showcases the relevance and power of traditional songs. His most recent album, Beul, was nominated for traditional album of the year at both the ...

Lewis MacKinnon

Nova Scotia

Lewis MacKinnon is a singer, musician, and poet born in Inverness, Cape Breton, and raised in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia. A Gaelic speaker, Lewis has released two albums—one of Gaelic songs, A’ Seo / Here (2006) and one of English songs, Making More of ...

Mairi Rankin

Cape Breton

Born in Mabou, Mairi Rankin is a fiddler and step dancer who has been influenced by some of the best Cape Breton traditional musicians and instructors on the island. She has developed her own unique style by being immersed in this rich musical culture, ...

Abigail MacDonald

Nova Scotia

Abigail MacDonald was raised in St. Andrews, Antigonish County, and grew up surrounded by Gaelic music and culture. She has been learning Gaelic since the age of five with much guidance from her father Brian, a respected fiddler from a long line of musicians ...

Malcolm MacNeil

Cape Breton

Malcolm MacNeil is a guitarist and multi-instrumentalist from Cape Breton Island. Currently based in Halifax, MacNeil is quickly developing a reputation as one of the region's most versatile and reliable side musicians. He can regularly be seen performing with fiddlers, folk singer-songwriters, and jazz ...

Melody Cameron

Cape Breton

Melody Cameron is an accomplished Cape Breton-style step dancer and fiddler with more than 40 years of dance experience. From a young age she performed and taught with her sister Kelly throughout Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Western Newfoundland. Through the 1980's, they ...

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