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List Of People From Cape Breton
This is a list of WP:BIO, notable people who have lived on Cape Breton Island. Arts *Steve Arbuckle, actor from Donkin *The Barra MacNeils, singing group *John Beardman, abstract painter *Kate Beaton, webcomic artist from Mabou, Nova Scotia, Mabou, winner of the 2009 Doug Wright Award for "Best Emerging Talent" *Nathan Bishop (singer-songwriter), Nathan Bishop, singer-songwriter from Celtae (band), Celtae *Kay (singer), Kay Boutilier, singer, perhaps better known as "My Name is Kay" *John Allan Cameron, singer-songwriter, from Glencoe Station, credited as the "godfather" of Cape Breton's modern Celtic music revival *Ronald Caplan, historian, publisher, member of the Order of Canada *Lynn Coady, author, winner of the 2013 Scotiabank Giller Prize *Nathan Cohen (critic), Nathan Cohen, theatre critic, broadcaster, publisher *J. P. Cormier, singer-songwriter; fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar player; Chéticamp *Lee Cremo, fiddle player *Mark Day (actor), Mark Day, film and television ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island (french: link=no, île du Cap-Breton, formerly '; gd, Ceap Breatainn or '; mic, Unamaꞌki) is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America and part of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The island accounts for 18.7% of Nova Scotia's total area. Although the island is physically separated from the Nova Scotia peninsula by the Strait of Canso, the long Canso Causeway connects it to mainland Nova Scotia. The island is east-northeast of the mainland with its northern and western coasts fronting on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with its western coast forming the eastern limits of the Northumberland Strait. The eastern and southern coasts front the Atlantic Ocean with its eastern coast also forming the western limits of the Cabot Strait. Its landmass slopes upward from south to north, culminating in the highlands of its northern cape. One of the world's larger saltwater lakes, ("Arm of Gold" in French), dominates the island's centre. The total population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aselin Debison
Aselin Ettinger (born June 27, 1990), better known as Aselin Debison, is a Canadian pop and Celtic music singer. Career Debison's singing career began in 1999, when she was asked to sing at a rally of protesting miners in her hometown. In the summer of 2000 she appeared as the closing act for Brookes Diamond's production of ''Drum - The Heartbeat of Nova Scotia'' on the Halifax Parade Square during the Tall Ships 2000 Festival. The ten year old wept from fear moments prior to bringing the square to silence with her haunting rendition of ''Farewell to Nova Scotia'' to close the show twice daily. Soon after this performance she began working on a Christmas album ''The Littlest Angel'' which was released in 2001. In 2002, she was spotted by Sony Classical President, Peter Gelb at the East Coast Music Awards. Her debut album ''Sweet is the Melody'' appeared that same year. In October 2002, Debison was chosen to sing for Queen Elizabeth II at the Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto, Ontario, d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
