Fiddle and Folk Foliage Farewell

The Barn Music and Theatre Society of Margaree will be holding their annual Fiddle and Folk Foliage Farewell, a weekend-long, all-ages music festival taking place October 23 – 25, 2025 in the beautiful Margaree Valley on Cape Breton Island.

2025 Fiddle & Folk Foliage Farewell performances include:

• Thursday, October 23 at 8:00pm: Neil McDaniel: Guitar, Vocals, Mandolin, Tin Whistles, Celtic Piano
• Friday, October 24 at 8:00pm: Fiddle Concert-Ceilidh featuring Howie MacDonald and Beverly MacLean on Fiddle and Piano
• Saturday, October 25 at 8:00pm: John Francis MacNeil: Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica, Mandolin, Tin Whistles, Celtic Piano playing Folk, Blues, and Cape Breton music

Ticket prices: $15, $20, $25 per person

Tickets are available online at thebarnmusic.ca. Please visit The Barn’s website and check our Facebook for updates!

Accommodations at The Normaway Inn
The Barn is located on the grounds of The Normaway Inn. Please visit thenormawayinn.com for availability or call 1-902-248-2987 or toll-free 1-800-565-9463 for information or reservations for music, dining, and accommodations at the Normaway Inn.

For the music lovers, stay 2 or 3 nights and receive your tickets to the nightly concerts during your stay when you book our Fiddle & Folk Foliage Farewell 2 or 3 night stay package.

About the performers

Howie MacDonald, a member of The Rankins, is a fiddle and piano virtuoso who has two tunes on movie soundtracks including his haunting rendition of the Skye Boat Song, featured in the Jeff Bridges movie, White Squall.  He has composed dozens of fiddle tunes and, although best known as a fiddler, he is a superb pianist whether chording for fiddlers or performing piano solos.

Beverly MacLean, from Southside Boularderie, is a Cape Breton fiddler and piano player who performs regularly in KitchenFest, at the Louisbourg Playhouse, as well as internationally in Denmark. She performed with Howie MacDonald during the 2024 Celtic Colours International Festival held throughout Cape Breton Island.