Featuring Adam Young with Thomas Allen, Emily Dingwall, Colin Grant, Jason MacDonald, Zach MacLean, Boyd MacNeil, and Brad Reid. This set of tunes—recorded for the matinee presentation An Afternoon in Ingonish—was composed by Cape Breton piano-player Adam Young as part of a year-long project in 2018 to write a tune every day. That commitment led to the recording—and release in 2021—of Yearbook, a double album and a 160-page book of tunes, which has been nominated for a 2022 Canadian Folk Music A

Recorded for Celtic Colours 2021, The McDades’ eclectic mix of jazz improv and world music influences shines through on this tune featuring Jeremiah McDade on the whistle with brother Solon McDade on bass and sister Shannon Johnson on fiddle. This is the third time the award-winning band of siblings from Alberta has performed for the Festival. They are joined by Andy Hillhouse on guitar and Eric Breton on percussion. Recorded in Edmonton, Alberta at The Audio Department for Celtic Colours Intern

As Gaelic Nova Scotia Month nears its end, we’re celebrating with this beautiful performance by Heather Rankin, recorded at Celtic Colours 2022. O Teannaibh Dlùth is Togaibh Fonn Heather Rankin Music Oifis Iomairtean na Gàidhlig / Office of Gaelic Affairs #GaelicNS #ForwardTogether | Celtic Colours International Festival