![[photo of Canadian Brass performing in the Lower Ceilidh in 1978]](/encyclopedia/sites/qencwww/files/uploaded_images/c/ceilidh/BU46_JDUC_CEILIDH_001.jpg "Canadian Brass performing in the Lower Ceilidh, 1978")
Canadian Brass performing in the Lower Ceilidh, 1978. Courtesy R.A. McBey.
Pronounced "kaylee," "ceilidh" is the Gaelic word for an informal gathering for music, dance, and storytelling.
The Upper and Lower Ceilidhs are open spaces at the heart of the John Deutsch University Centre and are used for a variety of university and community activities.