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Brìghde Chaimbeul in Unama’ki – Cape Breton

DATE: Jul 28 — Jul 30, 2026
LOCATION: Sydney & Inverness

Brìghde Chaimbeul is a Scottish smallpipes player from the Isle of Skye whose music moves between Gàidhlig tradition and contemporary experimental sound. Chaimbeul rose to prominence as a prodigy of traditional music, but has since taken smallpipes into uncharted territory. A fearless artist continuing the living traditions of old music in profound new ways. Arriving in time to celebrate Lùnasa, the beginning of the harvest season, we are thrilled to share these two opportunities on both the east and west coasts of Cape Breton Island.

Opening is PIT PONY, a collaboration blending tape, noise, and field recording into a sound shaped by cultural resilience in a post-industrial community.

Presented by Eltuek Arts Centre and Wild Lots, in partnership with ICCA and Beinn Mhàbu.

Tuesday, July 28, 2026 6:30 PM

Inverness County Centre For The Arts, 16080 Nova Scotia Trunk 19, Inverness, NS

Tickets: $20 – Advance Tickets available online

Doors: 6:30 pm

PIT PONY: 7:15 pm

Brìghde Chaimbeul: approximately 8:00 pm, aligned with sunset

Outdoor event, weather permitting; please dress for the conditions and arrive early. Limited seating on site. Bar open. All donations support ICCA.

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Thursday, July 30, 2026 8:00 PM

St Patrick’s Church Museum, 87 Esplanade, Sydney, NS

Tickets: $20 – Advance Tickets available online

$25 at the door (subject to availability). Limited seating available. Evening performance with loud sounds and interior projections. The space can be humid and damp, even in summer. Please dress accordingly.

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Posted April 29, 2026
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37 Nepean St, Sydney, Nova Scotia B1P 6A7
newdawn@newdawn.ca
902-539-9560

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Eymu’ti’k Unama’ki

Eymu’ti’k Unama’ki, newte’jk l’uiknek te’sikl Mi’kmawe’l maqamikall mna’q iknmuetumittl. Ula maqamikew wiaqi-wikasik Wantaqo’tie’l aqq I’lamatultimkewe’l Ankukamkewe’l Mi’kmaq aqq Eleke’wuti kisa’matultisnik 1726ek.

We are in Unama’ki, one of the seven traditional and unceded ancestral territories of the people of Mi’kma’ki. This territory is covered by the Treaties of Peace and Friendship which the Mi’kmaq first signed with the British Crown in 1726.

Ketu’-keknuite’tmek aqq kepmite’tmek ula tela’matultimkip wjit maqamikew ta’n etekl mtmo’taqne’l. Ula tett, ula maqamikek, etl-lukutiek l’tunen aqq apoqntmnen apoqnmasimk aqq weliknamk Unama’ki.

We wish to recognize and honour this understanding of the lands on which we reside. It is from here, on these lands, that we work to create and support a culture of self-reliance and vibrancy.