Sunday Concert Pictures

Rain showers Sunday morning tipped the decision as to whether to hold the Sunday concert outdoors in the Gaelic College’s beautiful natural amphitheatre or inside in the Hall of the Clans to the latter, a decision that proved well founded as the afternoon’s generally sunny weather was broken by occasional passing showers. Emceed by Wendy Bergfeldt, hostess of CBC Radio’s Island Echoes and Mainstreet Cape Breton, and by Bob MacEachern, owner and General Manager of radio station 101.5 The Hawk (CIGO) in Port Hawkesbury, the Grand Concert began at 14h in the Gaelic College’s Hall of the Clans.

During the initial part of the concert, I had a seat in the first row with an unencumbered view of the stage. As more people arrived, filling all of the seats set up at the start of the concert, additional chairs were added, two rows of which were directly in front of where I was sitting. Very coöperative folks in the second row arranged themselves so that I usually had a very good view of the stage, but a number of photos taken thereafter include members of the audience in the first row that I could not avoid.

For much of the afternoon, I was able to avoid the use of the flash as the lighting in the hall was sufficient. Later in the afternoon as it was preparing to set, the fickle sun appeared in a blaze of glory through the windows at the top of the Hall of the Clans, producing lighting contrasts on the stage I was nearly completely unable to deal with; the resulting photos, a combination of too dark portions and washed-out portions, have been omitted. I reverted to flash towards the end of the concert, which concluded at 19h22.

I am not a professional photographer, so take the photos for what they are: my best attempt to capture what was going on at a live event. Inevitably, microphones get in the road and the angle from which I was shooting means that those standing in the back may be obscured by those standing in the front. Given the conditions that prevailed, from which I have learnt some additional lessons, a surprising number of the photos turned out better than I had expected and I hope you will enjoy them.

The Performance Listing below reflects the names I heard and wrote down at the concert, but given my lack of acute hearing, what I present here may well not be what was said. I apologize in advance to those whose names I mis-heard or misspelt. Corrections are most welcome: use the feedback link in the lower part of the navigation bar at the left to notify me of any errors.

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Performance Listing

Id Performance Picture(s)
1 Wendy Bergfeld and Bob MacEachern
emcee the Grand Concert on Sunday
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2 Cape Breton Fiddlers’ Association first group number
directed by Eddie Rodgers and
accompanied by Janet Cameron on keyboards
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3 Allison Mombourquette step dances to the music of
Kolten MacDonnell on fiddle and
Lawrence Cameron on keyboards
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4 Leanne Aucoin on fiddle
accompanied by Lawrence Cameron on keyboards and
Jesse Lewis on guitar
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5 Stephanie MacDonald step dances to the music of
Leanne Aucoin on fiddle and
Lawrence Cameron on keyboards
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6 Maynard MacKenzie on fiddle
accompanied by Janet Cameron on keyboards and
Donald MacDonald on guitar
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7 Trina Samson step dances to the music of
Kolten MacDonnell on fiddle and
Lawrence Cameron on keyboards
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8 Mikayla MacNeil on fiddle
accompanied by Lawrence Cameron on keyboards
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9 Theresa MacLellan on fiddle
accompanied by Lawrence Cameron on keyboards and
Bill MacDonald on guitar
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10 Group Number in Tribute to Members
of the Cape Breton Fiddlers’ Association
Who Have Passed Away Since Last Year,
directed by Eddie Rodgers and
accompanied by Lawrence Cameron on keyboards
and Jan Vickers on guitar
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11 Allie Bennett on fiddle
accompanied by Doug MacPhee on keyboards
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12 Stan Chapman on fiddle
accompanied by Susan MacLean on keyboards
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13 Lawrence Cameron on solo keyboards thumbnails/dsc_4235.jpg
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14 Donaldson MacLeod on fiddle
accompanied by Lawrence Cameron on keyboards
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15 Sarah MacDougall dances an Irish Jig thumbnails/dsc_4245.jpg
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16 Kolten MacDonnell on fiddle
accompanied by Leanne Aucoin on keyboards
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17 Kristin Shaw on fiddle
accompanied by Lawrence Cameron on keyboards and
Kelly Shaw on guitar
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18 Claire MacDonald step dances to the music of
Allison Mombourquette on fiddle and
Leanne Aucoin on keyboards
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19 Sarah MacDougall and Danielle LeBlanc
perform a highland dance
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20 Larry Roach on fiddle
accompanied by Lawrence Cameron on keyboards
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21 Harvey MacKinnon step dances to the music of
Leanne Aucoin on fiddle and Kolten MacDonnell on keyboards
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22 Brad Reed on fiddle
accompanied by Kolten MacDonnell on keyboards
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23 Rod C. and Jamie MacNeil sing Gaelic songs thumbnails/dsc_4313.jpg
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24 The Boisdale Trio:
Paul Wukitsch and Father Francis Cameron on fiddle
accompanied by Janet Cameron on keyboards
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25 Mitchell Fleming on fiddle
accompanied by Leanne Aucoin on keyboards
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26 Alice Freeman sings a Gaelic song and one in English thumbnails/dsc_4333.jpg
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27 John Robert Gillis step-dances to the music of
Brenda Stubbert on fiddle and Doug MacPhee on keyboards
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28 Cape Breton University “Seniors College” Group
directed by Eddie Rodgers
and accompanied by Janet Cameron on keyboards
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29 Cape Breton Fiddlers’ Association third group number
directed by Eddie Rodgers and
accompanied by Doug MacPhee on keyboards and
Jan Vickers on guitar
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30 Doug MacPhee on solo keyboards thumbnails/dsc_4488.jpg
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31 Adam Bourne on fiddle
accompanied by Doug MacPhee on keyboards
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32 Joe MacNeil sings two songs
accompanied by Lawrence Cameron on keyboards
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33 Allison Mombourquette on fiddle
accompanied by Leanne Aucoin on keyboards
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34 Fred MacEachern sings Irish songs
accompanied by Janet Cameron on keyboards
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35 Les Pieds au Vol:
Lauren and Janelle Boudreau step dance
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36 Duncan MacDonald on fiddle
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37 Melody Cameron on fiddle
accompanied by Lawrence Cameron on keyboards and
Derrick Cameron on guitar
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38 David Papazian on fiddle
accompanied by Susan MacLean on keyboards
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40 Kinnon Beaton on fiddle
accompanied by Betty Lou Beaton on keyboards
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41 The Grand Concert Finale:
Cape Breton Fiddlers’ Association fourth group number
directed by Eddie Rodgers and
accompanied by Betty Lou Beaton on keyboards
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