Ceilidh is the Gaelic word for "Party" or "Gathering" and Route 19 on the western side of Cape Breton Island is the stage for a host of local musicians playing traditional music all summer long. Along this particular stretch of the Island, you will find more fiddlers, dancers, piano players and other musicians per square miles than any other part of the island (quite posibly the world). Home to Natalie MacMaster, Ashley MacIsaac and the Rankin Family, this is where Celtic music flourishes in community halls and local pubs in every village along the way. Think... fiddling and step dancing...square dances....and lobster suppers! Here too, artists and artisans are plentiful - visit them in their studios and look for their work in the Inverness County Centre for the Arts gallery and gift shop. Lie on white sand beaches, swim in the pristine warm waters of the Northumberland Strait and watch the sun set over the sea. The Ceilidh Trail has it all - friendly people, beautiful scenery, great music and spectacular sunsets!

The Ceilidh Trail is included in our Cape Breton ASK GPS Tour Guide.

Our Ceilidh Trail Tour is Under Review. Come back soon!

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