Annual Mabou Mines Ceilidh

Mabou Mines in Cape Breton holds a festival every year at the fishing docks of what was an active coal mine area in Western Cape Breton. The town of Mabou is known for its many musician families.

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So Ceilidh is a celebration connected to coal mining?

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Umm... No

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It's the Scottish Gaelic term for a party or a social visit. In recent years, it's been appropriated a indicate a concert that presents (Gaelic) folk music in a mock-informal manner.