Bette MacDonald's guest appearances

Bette MacDonald

The Firecracker Department

Mainstreet Cape Breton

SEA AND BE SCENE And HEARD

Mary Walsh

Samantha Gracie

Sheree Fitch

Jenn Sheppard

Dotsie Bausch

Mary Sohn

Michelle Buteau

Hal Sparks

Irene Sankoff

Niccole Thurman

Rachel Wilson

Mae Martin

Emily Schmidt

Mike Campbell

Ophira Eisenberg

OwlTail

The new Stone &amp; Sand &amp; Sea &amp; Sky Coastal ARTS Festival kicks off with a concert at the Savoy Theatre in Glace Bay on June 18. We speak with the co-hosts of There's Something in the Wind.

Bette MacDonald and Mary Jane Lamond to host inaugural spring festival concert

Well-loved Cape Breton actors, comedians, and Rise &amp; Follies and Summertime Review alumni, will be honoured with a doctor of letters from Cape Breton University.

Doctors Bette MacDonald and Maynard Morrison

Broadcast Date – December 6, 2017 With bonus guests Maynard Morrison and Jordan Musycsyn Well it’s hard to find a more festive start to the month of December here on SEA AND BE SCENE…And HEARD than catching up with the award winning and wonderful Bette MacDonald. The oh so funny Cape Breton born lady is on the road with her hit holiday tour  – matter of fact we caught up to here after the opening night of this the eleventh season to talk about well…everything… from the creative process to life on the road, her work on Mr.D and her ‘Tis the Season co-stars – speaking of which – in part 2 of this episode we’ll be joined by Jordan Musycsyn  one of the newer members of the touring team and in part three Maynard Morrison, Bette’s co-star on and off the stage will jump into the conversation. It was wall to wall talent in Truro that day to be sure of it – so lets get started with the remarkable Bette MacDonald!  For details on Bette’s Tis The Season Tour click here For more on Truro – the Hub of Nova Scotia click here For info on the Marigold Centre click here For the record pancakes call for Baking powder NOT Baking soda – please don’t write me – I feel bad enough. For more on Bette’s brother Ed MacDonald click here Get the full scoop on A CHRISTMAS FURY here You can listen to our podcast with Billy MacLellan where he talks about his love of Cape Breton Island here (see notes on this page below) For more on Celtic Colours International Festival watch SEA AND BE SCENE TV as we take it all in here You can read all about “MARY MORRISON’S CAPE BRETON CHRISTMAS” book here For more information on the Cape Breton Summertime Revue click here You can listen to our podcast with Koumbie where she talks about how things worked on the set of MR.D here (see notes on this page below) You can watch our chat with Bette MacDonald on the set of Mr.D by clicking here. For more on Mary-Colin Chisholm’s award winning performance in CAST NO SHADOW click here  You can listen to our podcast with John Gracie where he talks about there being no such thing as destiny here (see notes on this page below) You can see Jordan Musycsyn featured in our 2016 ONES TO WATCH list by clicking here For more on Jimolly’s Bakery Cafe in Truro click here You can listen to Ella Fitzgerald sing Christmas songs here For more on A Charlie Brown Christmas (soundtrack) by the Vince Guaraldi Trio click here Tales of a Charlie Brown Christmas featuring Jerry Granelli, and an All New Jazz Spectacular Swing Into The Holidays this Sunday, December 10, 2017 – details in our Event Listings here  You can watch Willie Nelson sing “Pretty Paper” here  For more on The Men of the Deeps new holiday album Christmas in the Mine click here For more on THE BISHOP’S WIFE click here  To watch the trailer for The MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL click here If you haven’t seen ELF what are you waiting for?! For more on Fred Lavery click here and for more on our Christmas song “Christmas By The Sea” click here Watch that episode of Peter MacInnis “Cape Breton Chats” with Natalie MacMaster click here For more on THE CROWN click here For more on PEAKY BLINDERS click here For the record a Loyalist is a person who is loyal; a supporter of the sovereign or of the existing government, especially in time of revolt. A Royalist a supporter or adherent of a king or royal government, especially in times of rebellion or civil war. See inside Lakewind Sound Studios by clicking here For more on Stephen Muise click here While you’re here check out our previous posts and videos on Bette &amp; Maynard #SABS7 Birthday Salute, 2017 Screen Nova Scotia Awards, SABStv COOL People Profiles Special, SABStv Entertainment Round Up, Mary Morrison’s Cape Breton Christmas, For everything else visit bettemacdonald.com

Broadcast Date – December 6, 2017 With bonus guests Maynard Morrison and Jordan Musycsyn Well it’s hard to find a more festive start to the month of December here on SEA AND BE SCENE…And HEARD than catching up with the award winning and wonderful Bette MacDonald. The oh so funny Cape Breton born lady is on the road with her hit holiday tour  – matter of fact we caught up to here after the opening night of this the eleventh season to talk about well…everything… from the creative process to life on the road, her work on <a href="http://seaandbescene.com/2013/08/sabstv-ep-119-on-set-with-mr-d/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Mr.D</a> and her ‘Tis the Season co-stars – speaking of which – in part 2 of this episode we’ll be joined by Jordan Musycsyn one of the newer members of the touring team and in part three Maynard Morrison, Bette’s co-star on and off the stage will jump into the conversation. It was wall to wall talent in Truro that day to be sure of it – so lets get started with the remarkable Bette MacDonald! For details on Bette’s Tis The Season Tour click <a href="http://www.bettemacdonald.com/tour-dates/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> For more on Truro – the Hub of Nova Scotia click <a href="https://www.truro.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> For info on the Marigold Centre click <a href="http://www.marigoldcentre.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> For the record pancakes call for Baking powder NOT Baking soda – please don’t write me – I feel bad enough. For more on Bette’s brother Ed MacDonald click <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0531704/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> Get the full scoop on A CHRISTMAS FURY <a href="http://seaandbescene.com/2017/11/hatching-matching-and-dispatching-a-christmas-fury/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> You can listen to our podcast with Billy MacLellan where he talks about his love of Cape Breton Island <a href="http://sabsah.libsyn.com/sea-and-be-sceneand-heard-with-billy-maclellan" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> (see notes on this page below) For more on Celtic Colours International Festival watch SEA AND BE SCENE TV as we take it all in <a href="http://seaandbescene.com/2012/11/sea-and-be-scene-tv-ep-103/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> You can read all about “MARY MORRISON’S CAPE BRETON CHRISTMAS” book <a href="http://seaandbescene.com/2016/12/mary-morrisons-cape-breton-christmas/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> For more information on the Cape Breton Summertime Revue click <a href="http://seaandbescene.com/2016/07/the-cape-breton-summertime-revue-is-back/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> You can listen to our podcast with Koumbie where she talks about how things worked on the set of MR.D <a href="http://sabsah.libsyn.com/sea-and-be-sceneand-heard-with-koumbie" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> (see notes on this page below) You can watch our chat with Bette MacDonald on the set of Mr.D by clicking <a href="http://seaandbescene.com/2014/09/sabstv-entertainment-round-up/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. For more on Mary-Colin Chisholm’s award winning performance in CAST NO SHADOW click <a href="http://seaandbescene.com/2015/03/cast-no-shadow-hits-theatres/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> You can listen to our podcast with John Gracie where he talks about there being no such thing as destiny <a href="http://sabsah.libsyn.com/sea-and-be-sceneand-heard-with-john-gracie" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> (see notes on this page below) You can see Jordan Musycsyn featured in our 2016 ONES TO WATCH list by clicking <a href="http://seaandbescene.com/2016/02/sabstvs-2016-ones-to-watch/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> For more on Jimolly’s Bakery Cafe in Truro click <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Jimollys-Bakery-Cafe-330109407072638/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> You can listen to Ella Fitzgerald sing Christmas songs <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnEbRaFaqfg&amp;list=PLanEnUbMaRr5Ko-3QnayGqr5Nm2CZ3cR1" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> <a href="http://seaandbescene.com/2014/09/sabstv-entertainment-round-up/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"></a>For more on A Charlie Brown Christmas (soundtrack) by the Vince Guaraldi Trio click <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Charlie_Brown_Christmas_(soundtrack)" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> Tales of a Charlie Brown Christmas featuring Jerry Granelli, and an All New Jazz Spectacular Swing Into The Holidays this Sunday, December 10, 2017 – details in our Event Listings <a href="http://seaandbescene.com/2017/11/nova-scotia-december-2017-event-listings/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">here </a> You can watch Willie Nelson sing “Pretty Paper” <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msQu3hCOyUI" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">here </a> For more on The Men of the Deeps new holiday album Christmas in the Mine click <a href="http://menofthedeeps.com/albums/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> For more on THE BISHOP’S WIFE click <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039190/?ref_=nv_sr_1" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">here </a> To watch the trailer for The MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhpu2tq9GG4" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> If you haven’t seen <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW9wRNqQ_P8" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">ELF</a> what are you waiting for?! For more on Fred Lavery click <a href="http://seaandbescene.com/2010/06/fred-lavery-at-home-here-in-nova-scotia/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> and for more on our Christmas song “Christmas By The Sea” click <a href="http://seaandbescene.com/2011/11/christmas-by-the-sea-with-love/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> Watch that episode of Peter MacInnis “Cape Breton Chats” with <a href="http://seaandbescene.com/2010/12/natalie-macmaster-insights-in-10/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Natalie MacMaster</a> click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzBkQ1biz7s&amp;t=688s" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> For more on THE CROWN click <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4786824/?ref_=nv_sr_7" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> For more on PEAKY BLINDERS click <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2442560/?ref_=nv_sr_1" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> For the record a Loyalist is a person who is loyal; a supporter of the sovereign or of the existing government, especially in time of revolt. A Royalist a supporter or adherent of a king or royal government, especially in times of rebellion or civil war. See inside Lakewind Sound Studios by clicking <a href="http://seaandbescene.com/2010/09/in-the-mix-lakewind-sound-studios/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> For more on Stephen Muise click <a href="http://menofthedeeps.com/our-musical-directors/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> While you’re here check out our previous posts and videos on Bette &amp; Maynard <a href="http://seaandbescene.com/2017/07/sabs-7th-birthday-salute-for-july-8th/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">#SABS7 Birthday Salute</a>, <a href="http://seaandbescene.com/2017/04/2017-screen-nova-scotia-awards/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2017 Screen Nova Scotia Awards</a>, <a href="http://seaandbescene.com/2014/09/cool-people-profiles-special/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SABStv COOL People Profiles Special</a>, <a href="http://seaandbescene.com/2014/09/sabstv-entertainment-round-up/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SABStv Entertainment Round Up</a>, <a href="http://seaandbescene.com/2016/12/mary-morrisons-cape-breton-christmas/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mary Morrison’s Cape Breton Christmas</a>, For everything else visit <a href="http://www.bettemacdonald.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">bettemacdonald.com</a>

As an actress, sometimes you get very lucky and you get to work with other incredibly talented people. It allows you to not only improve upon your own skills, but grow as a person. I have been very lucky to work alongside the legendary Bette MacDonald for the past few years on CBC’s 'Mr. D' and I can’t tell you how in awe I am of this comedic genius. From choosing to stay in Cape Breton early on in her career, to having the power to stand up for yourself, to taking her career in a new direction by becoming an author, we talked about so many inspiring things. So, here we go firecrackers, it's Bette MacDonald! 

As an actress, sometimes you get very lucky and you get to work with other incredibly talented people. It allows you to not only improve upon your own skills, but grow as a person. I have been very lucky to work alongside the legendary Bette MacDonald for the past few years on CBC’s 'Mr. D' and I can’t tell you how in awe I am of this comedic genius. From choosing to stay in Cape Breton early on in her career, to having the power to stand up for yourself, to taking her career in a new direction by becoming an author, we talked about so many inspiring things. So, here we go firecrackers, it's Bette MacDonald!