Morgan Toney & Keith Mullins

The IRL Festival is proud to present Morgan Toney and Keith Mullins for an extraordinary night of Cape Breton and Mi’kmaq music!

Music’s an almost alchemical force to Canadian Mi'kmaq fiddler and singer . From the first time he really music, sitting on the floor of his uncle’s house transfixed by a DVD of Phil Collins, to 2022 where he’s one of the most in-demand young fiddlers and singers in Atlantic Canada, was nominated for three East Coast Canadian Music Awards, and his debut album, , is being reissued by Indigenous record label In just a short amount of time, Toney’s been able to invigorate both the Atlantic music communities and Mi’kmaq communities by bringing together the fiery fiddling of Cape Breton Island with the old songs of the Mi’kmaq, one song dating back up to 500 years. He calls this fusion (Mi’kmaq + Celtic) and it's his way …