A causeway across the Canso Strait separates Cape Breton Island from the Nova Scotia mainland. In many ways, Cape Breton remains, in the words of local writer James B. Lamb, a place apart, an islan… ...

Revivals of Gaelic traditions have come and gone on Cape Breton Island over the decades, but the ceilidh, a ‘kitchen party’ with food, music and dance, is alive and well today.

In Western Cape Breton, the hills are alive with the sound of music. So are the parish halls, the pubs, even several barns. It's a joyful noise - one made with fiddles, accompanied perhaps by ...

To hear the best in Cape Breton's signature sound, hit the Ceilidh Trail. ... Inverness County Ceilidhs and Square Dances. 800-567-2400; invernessco.com.