The Ceilidh Trail runs 107 km (67 mi.) from the Canso Causeway to Margaree Harbour on the Cabot Trail, along the west coast of Cape Breton Island. The Canso Causeway connects Cape Breton Island to the mainland of the province of Nova Scotia in eastern Canada. ... The Cabot Trail is Canadian highway located in the province of Nova Scotia on Cape Breton Island. ... This article needs cleanup. ...
This area's Scottish heritage dates back to the beginning of the 19th century. Ceilidh (kay-lee) is Gaelic for party. Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country or nation and former independent kingdom of northwest Europe, and one of the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom. ... Goidelic is one of two major divisions of modern-day Celtic languages (the other being Brythonic). ...
Places along the Ceilidh Trail include:
Inverness, home of the Ceilidh Trail School of Celtic Music
the Mabou Highlands
Lake Ainslie, the largest fresh water lake in Nova Scotia
Ceilidh is Gaelic for party or gathering, and if you listen closely you might hear the heart-stirring music of bagpipes and fiddles echoing through the glens of this beautiful corner of Cape Breton Island.
The 107-km (67-mi.) CeilidhTrail is the scenic route linking the Canso Causeway with the Cabot Trail, with splendid views, inland glens, and access to Lake Ainslie, the largest natural freshwater lake in the province.
The CeilidhTrail, Route 19 to the left, follows the western coast of Cape Breton Island to the Cabot Trail at Margaree Harbour.
The CeilidhTrail School of Celtic Music Ltd. was chosen by the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C. during the summer of 2000, to record traditional Cape Breton Music in a 'natural' setting for their Archives.
The CeilidhTrail School of Celtic Music is especially interested in the unique regional stylizations developed along the Western side of the Island; notably along the CeilidhTrail, Route 19; i.e.
The CeilidhTrail School is a private music school solely supported by the tuition of musicians far and wide and across the globe interested in the 'real thing'.
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