Musicians

Luchd-ciùil

• Mary Jane Lamond Mary Jane Lamond is a sharer of songs, stories and spirit. This sharing has garnered Mary Jane numerous Juno and East Coast Music Award nominations, critical acclaim and a worldwide audience.www.maryjanelamond.com
• Patricia Murray To hear Prince Edward Island's Patricia Murray is a rare opportunity to experience one of the world's foremost Gaelic and traditional singers.www.patriciamurray.ca
• Christine Crawford An Antigonish native, Christine Crawford has been honing her songwriting craft for ten years. She has had her own original compositions featured in films and received a Music Nova Scotia nomination for Female Recording of the Year.www.swampycrawford.com
• Dave Gunning A charismatic performer, Dave adds his own brand of humourous tales and touching commentary on the everyday he Blends sensitive folk and innovative arrangements to his original and traditional songs. www.davegunning.com
• Jon Matthews Jon Matthews is a singer, songwriter, engineer and producer originally from Cape Breton, and now based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.www.jonmatthews.net
• Julie Fowlis Julie Fowlis, a talented singer and instrumentalist from Scotland. She sings in Scottish Gaelic and plays Highland bagpipes, smallpipes, whistles, oboe & cor anglais and three waltzes on the one row melodeon.www.juliefowlis.com

Organizations

Eagrachaidhean

• Nova Scotia Office of Gaelic AffairsThe Office of Gaelic Affairs is honoured to assist in the promotion and development of the Gaelic language and culture in our communities.www.gov.ns.ca/oga
• The Gaelic Council of Nova Scotia A non-profit society dedicated to the maintenance and promotion of the Gaelic language and culture in Nova Scotia: the only region outside Scotland where they remain everday aspects of community life.www.gaelic.ca/index.php
• The Highland Village Museum/An Clachan GàidhealachA 43 acre living history museum that celebrates the Gaelic experience in Nova Scotia with costumed staff, farm animals, period buildings and artifacts.museum.gov.ns.ca/hv

Gaelic Language Learning Opportunities

Cothroman-Ionnsachaidh 'sa' Ghàidhlig

• Comhairle na GàidhligThere are now more opportunities than ever to learn Gaelic in Nova Scotia. www.gaelic.ca/learninggaelic.html
• Beaton InstituteThe Beaton Institute is an archive and research center mandated to collect and conserve the social, economic, political, and cultural history of Cape Breton Island.beaton.uccb.ns.ca
• Commun Féis an Eilein A community-based festival designed to promote the Gaelic language and culture of an area. The community of Christmas Island, located on Cape Breton, is home to the first Féis to be held outside of Scotland. www.feisaneilein.ca
• Scottish Gaelic dictionary www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaidhlig/faclair/sbg/lorg.php

Other Links 

Ceanglaichean Eile

• Gordon MacDonald, Gaelic ArtistGordon MacDonald is an established Nova Scotia artist who has shown in group and solo shows in Nova Scotia and abroad. His paintings remind us of the beauty that surrounds us – our ocean, our skies, our landscapes in a style reminiscent of the 19th century American luminous tradition. http://www.halifaxartmap.com/home/index.php/site/Artists_Detail/gordon_macdonald/