Cape Breton Music Roundup #32 - April 16 2015 - April 18 2015
Greetings!
Every so often there is a complete no miss weekend on the Island and this is one of them. Wherever you are this weekend from Port Hawkesbury to Sydney to Ingonish to Cheticamp there is a great show near where you are, here are some of the our top recommendations. Our early weekend Thursday shows start this week with the weekly jam at the Creignish Community Hall with lead Mac Campbell. If your on the other side of the Island on Thursday check out Governor's for a great songwriters circle featuring Danny MacNeil, Andrew Greig and John Karlsson. Moving on to Friday we have our top recommendation of the weekend coming to you from the Savoy Theatre in Glace Bay, Discovery Stage featuring CBRM's best emerging talent. This is going to be an excellent should featuring Gillian Head, Jofo, Black and Grey, Jordan Musycsyn Band, Blair Lucas And The Apple Corps and Pretty Archie, what a lineup! Saturday follows up with another great show for a great cause, this time at the Black Spoon in North Sydney we have A Night at the Nunnery, this show features Dawn and Margie Beaton, The Dubinsky Family and The Boularderie Babes. The show is a fundraiser for Cape Breton Cancer Patient Care Fund by Bouldarderie MammoWarriors. Back to the west of the Island on Saturday night we have the great Elvis tribute act Thane Dane and The Cadillac Kings at the Port Hawkebury Civic Centre, as close to a live Elvis performance as you can get. Rounding out our Saturday and weekend recommendations performing at the Membertou Trade and Convention Centre are The Mellotones with their tight harmonies, powerful horns and funky rhythm section, a great cap to the weekend.
Those are our recommendations and highlights for the weekend, but click the links below for each day and check the full list of shows for that day because this is a top notch weekend for live music on the Island. As always check Music Guide Cape Breton for our full list of live music for the next seven days.
Our Weekend Recommendations(Click the Links for Details)
- Friday April 17 2015
- Discovery Stage - CBRM's Best Emerging Talent - Savoy Theatre, Glace Bay
- 6 PM
- $10
- Gillian Head
- Jofo
- Black & Grey
- Jordan Musycsyn Band
- Blair Lucas And The Apple Corps
- Pretty Archie
- Saturday April 18 2015
- A Night at the Nunnery - Black Spoon Cafe & Pastry Shop, North Sydney
- 7 PM
- $40
- Dawn & Margie Beaton
- The Dubinsky Family
- The Boularderie Babes
- Thane Dunn & the Cadillac Kings - Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre, Port Hawkesbury
- 7:30 PM
- The Mellotones - Membertou Trade & Convention Centre, Membertou, Membertou
- 9 PM
- $25
Cape Breton Music Roundup #28 - March 19 2015 - March 22 2015
Hey All,
First, all our recommendations this week come with the caveat to call ahead and make sure the event is still a go. The first day of Spring is Friday but you wouldn't know it by looking outside, plow drivers and municipal and provincial workers are hard at it though and by Friday, hopefully everything will be good to go. It would be great if it is because this is one heck of a weekend for music all around the Island. We're starting with an early show in St. Peter's on Thursday, a jam session hosted by Jason Williams MacDonald. They will be taking donations at the door for a great cause. Thursday also features a great show in Port Hastings with a Jam hosted by Mac Campbell. Friday is simple packed. First the Songbird series continues in Little Narrows featuring Halifax based pop-folk quartet Hillsburn. These shows are amazing and our top recommendation for the weekend, tickets are limited due to the intimate nature of the show but if you are in the area or can safely get there, you should. Keith Mullins and Kim Wempe will be attempting to get Spring in gear with what will be a great show at The Dancing Goat Cafe in Margaree. The Civic Centre in Port Hawkesbury has another great event lined up with Eddie Cummings, Liam Brophy and Andre Pettipas rocking the night away. If you are seeking a heavier sound, check out the return of Moxham Castle along with Vicious, from Halifax and Thirty Aught Six at Embers, a great metal combination. Saturday brings us to Governor's and a show with the Mikey Space Jam Band featuring Mike Le Lievre, Glen Bourgeois and Jordan Bruleigh of Back Pocket Material. They'll be kicking up some funky dance jams to get you up and moving. They'll be joined by Long Island Road and Blair Lucas and The Apple Corps for a complete evening. Saturday also features a mega show at the Membertou Trade and Convention Centre, Ice Breaker a show in support of Cape Breton Music Industry Cooperative and featuring Sprag Session, Jordan Musycysn Band, Port Cities (Carleton Stone, Dylan Guthro, Breagh MacKinnon), The Beaton Sisters and more! All in all, just a great weekend for live music, get out and check it out.
- Thursday March 19 2015
- Potluck and Jam Session with Jason Williams MacDonald - Lion's Hall, St. Peter's
- 5:30 PM
- Donations for "Free the children - the year of empowerment campaign", for families in Kenya
- Thursday Celtic Jam Sessions with Mac Campbell - Creignish Recreation, Port Hastings
- **Cancelled For This Week**
- 7:30 PM
- Donation
- Friday March 20 2015
- Songbird Series with Hillsburn - Little Narrows Community Centre, Little Narrows
- 7 PM
- $15
- Keith Mullins & Kim Wempe - The Dancing Goat Cafe and Bakery, Margaree
- 7:30 PM
- $20
- Eddie Cummings, Liam Brophy, Andre Pettipas - Civic Centre, Port Hawkesbury
- 9 PM
- $10
- Moxham Castle with Vicious and Thirty Aught Six - Embers Southern Barbeque, Sydney
- 11 PM
- $8
- Saturday March 21 2015
Cape Breton Music Roundup #27 - March 12 2015 - March 15 2015 and St. Patrick's Day
It's starting to look a little Irish out there with St. Patrick's Day right around the corner. In that vein we've decided to include Tuesday's St. Patrick's day event's in this roundup. We start off recommendations however on Thursday night in Sydney Mines with Cape Breton Country Workhorse, Michael Lloyd at the Firemen's Centre in Sydney Mines. We follow that up on Friday night with Cape Breton expats The Gold Coast returning to the Island with support from The High Tide and Danny MacNeil Band. If you are looking to make it a full evening and night at Governor's Buddy MacDonald will be hosting the after work party. Down the road at the Highland Arts Theatre is great show to get your St. Patrick's Day weekend rolling, Evans and Doherty will be kicking out some Irish classics to get your weekend going. Saturday has a great show, great cause event going on at the Sandbar Lounge in Dominion with Singing for Shelter, a fundraiser and awareness raising event for homelessness. Saturday is just littered with St. Patrick's Day events, we've listed what we have below including a great show with Rob MacLean, Buddy MacDonald and Cyril MacPhee at the Whycocomagh Waterfront Centre. We have a few shows listed for actual St. Paddy's day on Tuesday, check back often for updates and make sure to check out our Music Guide Cape Breton for our full listing of shows on St. Patrick's Day and throughout the week.
- Thursday March 12 2015
- Friday March 13 2015
- Saturday March 14 2015
- Singing for Shelter - Sandbar Lounge, Dominion
- 4 PM
- Donations at the Door
- Headspin
- John Curtis Sampson
- Johathan Kanary
- Final Cut
- Alex Lee
- Bittersweet
- Dave Donovan
- Michael MacKenzie
- Bad Habits
- Steve Andrews
- Charlie Murphy
- The Jam Band
- ** Saturday St Patrick's Day Celebrations
- St. Patrick's Day Dance with Silver Moon - Royal Canadian Legion, St. Peter's
- 4:30 PM
- St. Patrick's Dance with Pam & Tim - Frenchvale Senior's Club, Frenchvale
- 8 PM
- St. Patrick's Day Dance with Jeremy White - Creignish Community Hall, Port Hastings
- 9 PM
- $8
- St. Patrick's Day Dance - Framboise Community Centre, Framboise
- 9 PM
- $6
- St. Patrick's Day Dance with DJ Gerald MacIntyre - Riverdale Community Centre, Evanston
- 9 PM
- $10
- St.Patrick's Day Dance with Al Martin & Donna Marie DeWolf - L’Ardoise Community Centre, L'Ardoise
- 9 PM
- St. Patrick's Day Dance with the Pub Boys - Rocky Bay Community Hall, Rocky Bay
- 9 PM
- St. Paddy’s Day Party with Kintyre Lite - John Nugent Firefighter’s Club, Sydney Mines
- 9 PM
- $10 advance, $15 at the door
- St.Patrick's Day Bash - Pier Legion, Sydney
- 9 PM
- $5
- Rob MacLean, Cyril MacPhee, and Buddy MacDonald - Whycocomagh Waterfront Centre, Whycocomagh
- 9 PM
- $15 advance
- Tuesday March 17 2015
- **Tuesday St. Patrick's Day Celebrations
- 10 PM
- St Patrick's Day Bash Featuring the Pub Boys - Embers Southern Barbeque, Sydney
- 6 PM
- $8
- St. Patrick's Day Extravaganza - Old Triangle, Sydney
- 10:30 AM
- St. Patrick's Day with Kintyre Lite featuring Jennifer Roland - Steel City, Sydney
- 6 PM
- St. Patrick’s Day Celebration ALL DAY - Governor's Pub, Sydney
- 11 AM
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