October 9–17, 2026
| date | Thursday, Oct 15th 2026 @ 10:00 am ADT |
| end date | Thursday, Oct 15th 2026 @ 12:00 pm ADT |
| venue | Knox Presbyterian Church |
| locale | Baddeck |
| price | Free |
| washroom | Yes |
This series features interviews in front of a live audience, with stories and performances from feature festival artists, and local culture bearers. Wendy Bergfeldt, radio host of CBC Cape Breton’s “Mainstreet” and “Island Echoes” guides these interesting, entertaining and informative conversations.
Free, no reservations, drop in.
Thursday, Oct. 15
Embodying the roar of the sea with a pure and delicate voice, Rose Morrison is a versatile musician from Baddeck, Victoria County. She has toured and recorded with Oscar and Grammy Award winner Glen Hansard, Irish folk legend Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich, and celebrated Scottish-Canadian ...
Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich was born into a famous musical family and soaked up the music and song of West Kerry from an early age. Breanndán is a major figure in Irish traditional music and clearly states that “his music could not exist were it ...
Kenneth MacKenzie is a piper and fiddler, raised in a Gaelic-speaking and musical family in Mabou, Cape Breton. Kenneth’s music makes him an in-demand performer at dances, concerts, and festivals at home and further afield. He is an accomplished recording artist and, along with ...
For the past two decades, Adam Young has been bringing his particular style of Cape Breton piano accompaniment to audiences around the world. Deeply-rooted within the fiddle and bagpipe music tradition of the Island’s Scottish settlers, the Cape Breton piano style has evolved over ...
Lisa Ornstein, Normand Miron, and André Marchand are legends of Quebec’s traditional music scene. Fiddler Lisa and guitarist/singer André first met as bandmates in La Bottine Souriante, the iconic trad super group that kickstarted Quebec’s folk music revival. Normand is a marvelous singer and ...