The Benevolent Irish Society Ceilidh on Friday, July 4, 2025, at the Irish Cultural Centre at 582 North
River Road will feature Fullerton’s Marsh with Frank McQuaid, Randy Dibblee and Willie Arsenault.
The event includes a 50/50 draw and complimentary “Tea and Treats" at intermission. The Hall is air-
conditioned and licensed. Note: the elevator is currently out of service. Doors open at 6:30, show starts
at 7:30. Tickets are available at Locarius or at the door. $20 adults and $5 (under 12).
Frank McQuaid has been making music for over 60 years beginning with a community choir in the PEI
Music Festival at age 14. While in high school and at St. Dunstan’s University he was a member of a
church choir, Glee Club, and the band Sons of Erin. McQuaid was a founding member of the PEI
Symphony and sang with the St. George's Church choir for 46 years. He has also sung with other
community choirs and at many ceilidhs and benefits. Finally, after 52 years, three of the original four
Sons of Erin have reunited under the name of Fullerton's Marsh.
Randy Dibblee has been involved with music for over 70 years. Born in Saint John, New Brunswick he
started taking piano lessons at the age of six. Over the next 8 years Dibblee played in music festivals and
sang in choirs. At fourteen he started playing guitar and began singing folk music while in high school at
a time when folk music was the craze. While at St. Dunstan’s University Dibblee sang in three folk
groups, including the Sons of Erin. During Dibblee’s 42-year career as a wildlife biologist he was never
too far from his guitar when attending meetings, fishing and hunting camps as well as house parties and
other events.
Willie Arsenault’s musical journey started with high school choirs and bands where he played clarinet.
After teaching himself to play the guitar, Arsenault joined the St. Dunstan’s University Band, and by
1965 he had joined Randy Dibblee and Frank McQuaid in the folk group Sons of Erin. From 1989 to 1999,
he was a member of a Labrador musical group who embraced a desire to sing original Labrador songs.
Arsenault has since retired to live and plant trees in Mount Herbert overlooking Fullerton’s Marsh where
the band gathers weekly to practice their craft.
For more information, call Clare at 902-213-4578. Come out for a night of wonderful music.
You may also like the following events from Benevolent Irish Society of PEI:
- This Friday, 27th June, 07:30 pm, BIS - 2025 Ceilidh with Chiasson Trio (Friday, June 27th, 2025 7:30pm) in Charlottetown
- This August, 8th August, 12:00 pm, Join Us for the 2025 Celtic Heritage Fair! in Charlottetown
- This August, 12th August, 04:00 pm, Richard Woods & Friends in Souris
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Music events in Charlottetown,
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Festivals in Charlottetown.
