Gaelic to Go

06/19/2024

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/kKLxqRRgHi7r3Vv3/?mibextid=WaXdOe

06/09/2024

Hey BC pals I am visiting Vancouver for a week starting June 11, perfoming and giving a Gaelic milling frolic at the BC Highland Games (Scotsfest BC) on Saturday June 15.

04/09/2024

Flòraidh ni'n Sheonaidh 'ic Sheonaidh 'ic Mhurchaidh nair maireann. My dear sweet friend Florence Anne MacIssac has passed. What a wonderful life with so many friends and family she leaves behind with our beautiful memories. I am always praying for you Flòraidh. It was an honour to know you.

Cuiridh mi clach air do chàrn. 💔

10/12/2023

So much cultural and ethnic diversity in Sydney, Cape Breton Island! Polish music and dance in the Whitney Pier neighborhood.

10/09/2023

Spent some time singing Gaelic song and weaving some tales with these folks today! Queen Mary II

10/06/2023

Excited to play this Gaelic matinee concert tomorrow, in Nyanza, a very pretty place! 12 noon Sat Oct 7

05/17/2023

Norwegian Prima, how big is this!!!

04/19/2023

Gaelic Song Workshop / Milling Frolic

04/10/2023

Beautiful day to drive to Iona just for the fun!

04/10/2023

Beautiful drive out to Sandraidh/ Iona today

03/28/2023

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/mar/27/kilty-pleasures-tartans-miraculous-highland-craft-to-global-superbrand-punks-princes-dundee

From punks to princes, from shortbread tins to enslaved people, the criss-cross fabric has symbolised rebellion, repression – and pure power. As Scotland gets a new leader, we visit a Dundee show exploring its many contradictions

03/24/2023

https://www.facebook.com/TheFoolsFabricBoutique/
www.foolsfabric.ca

Fool's Cafe and Fool's Fabric Boutique. A brand new state of the art cafe, (with a very fine espresso machine) and adjacent fabric studio in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia with big views of the East River. While looking for beautiful fabrics in Pictou County I discovered this new business! Recently back home from many adventures Cheryl McCarron (hope I spelled that correctly)bought and beautifully renovated a heritage house with her close family and I can't wait to get back there. She offered me a perfect americano with homemade biscotti, and we sat down for a great chin wag. It's her dream to encourage more folks to make their own clothes, expressing original exciting fashion. She sells everything you need including sewing machines and silk fabrics from Italy. I was touched that she is excited about welcoming Gaelic Speakers to come for conversation and she hopes to hear some Gaelic song burst forth. The space is absolutely beautiful. I know you will just love this cafe. The Fool's Fabric Boutique

The Boutique is located on a busy street at 142 Stellarton Road in New Glasgow, however all that busyness will soon evaporate as you walk through the door.

03/13/2023

NEW MIX! This Gaelic lullaby recording we did in 2019 is soothing and promises the sweet little boy that the cattle drovers won't take him away. Whistle Mix by Myke Mazzel of this pretty tune Cadal Ciarach Mo Luran, feat. Jenny Melvin

track by Robyn Carrigan

02/16/2023

Nasa photo of beautiful Cape Breton Island and the big snow pile on the Valentines day. Mild winter revealed by lack of sea ice and Bras d’Or lakes are clear. The maple syrup is running and someone saw a pussywillow so we are close to Spring now!

02/08/2023

https://youtu.be/XN4BlBTj6qc
Some beautiful familiar Cape Breton/ Nova Scotian and Scottish faces in this reel.

"A video montage that celebrates Scottish Gaelic. Taped in Nova Scotia and Western North Carolina. Features scenes from the Gaelic College of Arts and Crafts at St. Ann's and from the Gaelic Language and Song Week at Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, N.C. With deep appreciation to the wonderfully talented faculties!"

A video montage that celebrates Scottish Gaelic. Taped in Nova Scotia and Western North Carolina. Features scenes from the Gaelic College of Arts and Craft...

10/21/2022

Took a day trip to Tatamagouche. A very interesting historic area and part of the beautiful Sunrise Trail. Stopped at Lismore Farm Wool Shop for gorgeous natural sheep coloured wool and brought home a few Irish Stout from Tatamagouche Brewing. Ended the trip with a quick detour to Caribou Island.

06/07/2022

Ho ro mi nighean donn bhoidheach -
My beauiful brown haired girl

06/02/2022

So this happened: https://gaelictogo.com
I started me own Gaelic tourism business, Gaelic to Go Tours! This had been a long dream finally coming true. Back when I was thinking of coming home in 2008, I imagined my life at home. I love hanging with folks, love sharing my enthusiasm for our beautiful province and most beautiful Cape Breton Island, and love singing and sharing Gaelic culture. Tourism was calling me! Before the 'break' I had opened a Gaelic Gatherings space called Can Cala in March 2020 with Bradley Murphy at New Dawn Centre / Eltuek. Our new venture as a gathering space had to be closed because of lockdown, but I held the dream close in my heart. Now we can gather again.
Visitors are returning to our Island and now we can hold Gaelic tourism events and create wonderful attractions to share our culture and grow Gaelic and Gaelic economy.
Fáilte is Thig A-Staigh / Welcome and c'mon in!
https://gaelictogo.com

Fáilte / Welcome!

06/01/2022

What's all this about Canadian Gaelic? Curious to learn more?

Here's a primer about Gaelic history and culture from the Old Country (Scotland) to our new home on Cape Breton Island and Nova Scotia.

https://gaeliccollege.edu/about/gaelic-culture/

Visit the post for more.

05/19/2022

http://www.heathergabrielsmith.ca/GaelicPlaceNamesinNSMap/

Check out this interactive map of the Gaelic names for places in Cape Breton and Nova Scotia.

Webmap: The Gaels and their place names in Nova Scotia

05/03/2022

After 2 long years, Cape Breton Island welcomes the return of the cruise ships!

The Port of Sydney has more than 80 cruises scheduled this year with more than 180,000 passengers expected.

Photo by JaimeLee Gouthro