The 2025 Cape Breton Music Industry Hall of Fame has announced their latest inductees.
This year’s class will include the Rankin Family of Mabou, the late Bruce Guthro from Sydney Mines and Sydney’s Donnie Campbell a musician and host of the iconic radio show “Celtic Serenade” that’s been on Cape Breton airwaves for over 50 years.
(Above: Donnie Campbell “Celtic Serenade” radio host.)
Donnie and I worked together back when I started in radio in 1984 at CKPE-FM “Cape Country” he would record his programs on Friday nights in the studio next to me, we had a few yarns over the years.
(Above: some of my Rankin CD’s.)
The group has won many Canadian music awards, including 15 East Coast Music Awards, six Juno Awards, four SOCAN Awards, three Canadian Country Music Awards and two Big Country Music Awards.
Bruce Guthro sadly passed away on September 5, 2023 at the age of 62.
Back in the 1980’s he would come into the Sydney radio station to drop off his bands latest music that we would play on the radio. We always knew he was going to be a star.
He recorded as a solo artist for decades, and was lead vocalist for the Scottish Celic rock band Runrig from 1998, until the group retired in 2018.
(Above: one of my Bruce Guthro CD’s.)
This is going to be a fantastic show set for June 19th, 2025, at Centre 200 in Sydney.
Tickets will be going on sale next week.
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Previous inductees include Capers Rita Mac Neil, Matt Minglewood and John Allan Cameron.
Congrats to the nominees of the Class of 2025.
-Ian
Credits: Donnie Campbell, Cape Breton Music Industry Cooperative on Facebook and Ian Robinson photos.
