Cian O Morain Mary MacGillivray and friends perform Oct. 11

Cian O Morain and Mary MacGillivray with guests direct from Ireland, Brid Harper and Tony O’Connell, will lead the ceilidh on Friday, Oct. 11, in the Katherine Hughes Memorial Hall of the Irish Cultural Centre.

There will be a 50/50 draw during the evening at the wheelchair accessible and airconditioned hall, located at , 582 North River Rd, Charlottetown.. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the show starts at 8 p.m. For more information call 902-213-3924.

In addition to the ceilidh, Harper and O’Connell will hold workshops on Tuesday, Oct. 15, and Wednesday, Oct. 16, 7-9 p.m. Workshops are $20 per person per class. To ask questions about the workshops or to pre-register, email Cian O Morain at ciano_2001@yahoo.com

O Morain hails from Country Kerry in Ireland but is now the family physician in North Rustico. As well, he holds a master’s degree in music from Limerick University. He and his partner, Mary MacGillivray, are favourites at the Irish Hall, and O Morain will often add in a bit of Irish storytelling.

MacGillivray, from P.E.I., is the lead singer for the evening, accompanying herself on the squeeze box.

She grew up in a musical family with roots in Cape Breton and P.E.I. and she says two things were always on the go at their place: the music and the tea pot.

She once asked her father, Jim MacGillivray, what he liked to do growing up, and he said, “They got together and made music and had a laugh and had a good time."

Harper has been hailed as one of today's leading traditional fiddle players. She is originally from Castlefinn, County Donegal and is now living near Dungannon, County Tyrone. With music on both sides of the family, she is carrying on the tradition of fiddle playing and has won numerous under-age All-Ireland titles and other prestigious fiddle awards including the Senior All-Ireland, Oireachtas na Gaeilge and Fiddler of Dooney.

She is an MA graduate of the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at the University of Limerick. She is highly respected as a teacher and has tutored at many summer schools and workshops throughout Ireland, France, Holland and the U.S.

O’Connell is from Glin in West Limerick but now lives in County Kerry. He began playing music at the age of 10 and won the All-Ireland concertina title for under 18 for three consecutive years. He has recorded three duet albums. “Live and Well” is his first solo recording.