An evening of Cape Breton music will be held at the Nelson Town Hall on Sunday, Sept. 18, at 7 p.m.
Troy MacGillivray will join Wendy MacIsaac and Buddy MacDonald straight from their appearance at the N.H. Highland Games to share the musical heritage of Nova Scotia.
MacGillivray was raised in Lanark, Nova Scotia. At the age of six, he was performing step dancing for audiences, and by 13 he was teaching piano at the Gaelic College of Celtic Arts and Crafts in St. Anne’s, Cape Breton. He has completed grade seven of the Toronto Conservatory of Music for classical piano, has spent four years in a stringed orchestra, and earned a Bachelor of Arts in music from St. Francis Xavier University.
MacIsaac is a fiddler from Cape Breton who has been playing music for more than 30 years. She is recognized as one of the ‘old school’-style of players who has kept the traditional sound going and has a deep respect for it. She is also a sought-after piano accompanist and step dancer.
Cape Breton singer-songwriter Buddy MacDonald has performed all over Canada and the United States, Scotland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Germany, Switzerland and Holland as a solo act and as part of Celtic folk band combinations. He was born and grew up on Cape Breton Island Nova Scotia, in a rural setting where culture is strong and music is important, and it is that format that he follows.
Admission is $15 and $12 for seniors, students, or in advance.
Tickets can be reserved online at www.monadnockfolk.org.
The concert is presented by the Monadnock Folklore Society.