Celtic Colours: Spirit of the Festival
Go behind the scenes of Celtic Colours International Festival. This short film, created by filmmaker Jacquelyn Mills and produced by Darcy Campbell and Scott Moore in 2015, explores how Celtic Colours continues to change lives on Cape Breton and beyond. Sit back and enjoy an emotional Island-wide journey filled with music, breathtaking scenery and heartwarming stories. Music credits (All music listed is traditional unless otherwise noted) “Dinkie Dorrian’s Reel” Written by Francie Dearg Ó Beirn Performed by The String Sisters with Lucy MacNeil and Liz Doherty “Fail il o agus ho ro eile” Performed by Féis Mhàbu Gaelic Singers “Sandy Cameron’s Reel” Performed by Brian MacDonald and Marian Dewar with Stephen MacLennan (Stepdancer) “Annachie Gordon” Performed by Lucy MacNeil and Robert Durando “Welcoming Song” Performed by Indian Bay Singers “This Train is Bound for Glory” Performed by We Banjo 3 with Old Man Luedecke, Mac Morin, and Ian MacDougall “Prettiest Little Girl in the County” Performed by We Banjo 3 “You’ll Be Home Again” Written by Allister MacGillivray Peformed by David Lysecki and Meghan MacInnes “Muileann Dubh” Performed by Mary Jane Lamond with David Rankin (Stepdancer) “The Island” Written by Kenzie MacNeil Performed by Buddy MacDonald "MacArthur Road" Composed by D. Richardson Published by Gilderoy Music, MCPS/PRS Festival Club Green Room Session “Getting Dark Again” Written and Performed by Buddy MacDonald “Another Leaving Cape Breton Song” Written and Performed by Adrianne and Mike Gorey “Firebird” Written by Tomas Callister Performed by Mec Lir “The Laird of Bemersyde” Written by J.S. Skinner Performed by Ashley MacIsaac “St. Anne’s Reel” Performed by Ashley MacIsaac and Donnell Leahy “Autumn Girl” Written and Performed by J.P. Cormier “My Heart’s in the Highlands” Written by Robert Burns Arranged and Performed by The Barra MacNeils “The Stone Frigate” Written by Pipe Major Donald Carrigan Festival Club Stage “The Silver Spear” Festival Club Stage “My Bonny” A Laura Smith adaptation of “My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean” Performed by Laura Smith with Kim Dunn, Mec Lir, and Adrianne Chapman-Gorey

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