In Sydney, Govenors pub has a pretty good session on Wednesdays. Gillian Head is a great fiddler that plays there. It's just across from the Holiday Inn and Cambridge Suites.

Most of the dances and trad music is found in Inverness County. Do a search. The best dances are at Brook Village, West Mabou, and the famous Glencoe. The Red Shoe Pub in Mabou has live music in the summer. A fun spot.

In Halifax, the Old Triangle has live music every night. The college crowd don't hang out there like some of the other pubs.

If in Halifax on Sept 4th, the lovely and talented Tommy Emmanuel is playing at the Dalhousie Arts Centre. Tickets are very reasonable and he is the greatest guitarist/entertainer you'll see. Look him up if unsure.