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November 30, 2015
An East Coast Christmas is coming to Cornwall
The Cape Breton family band’s ‘An East Coast Christmas’ concert mixes traditional and Celtic seasonal fare, extraordinary musicianship, hauntingly beautiful Gaelic ballads, storytelling, and a flurry of foot-stomping instrumentals. “It’s hard to believe we’ve been touring Christmas shows for 15 years – it really is a fan-favourite,” said Stewart MacNeil in a telephone interview with Seaway News. “The material comes mainly from three holiday albums we’ve released – every year we mix it up to keep it fresh.”
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November 16, 2015
Wireservice.ca / Mississauga Festival Choir presents A Celtic Christmas
The evening will include new and old Christmas favourites and a world premiere choral composition from MFC, along with seasonal stories, step dancing and fiddling from special guests the Barra MacNeils, Canada’s Celtic Ambassadors.
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November 15, 2015
Castanet.net / Celtic Christmas comes to Kelowna
Castanet.net As a group, the six MacNeil siblings are widely regarded as one of the greatest live acts in the Celtic world. Hailing from Sydney Mines, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, the family group is deeply rooted in Celtic music, culture and history. Their numerous critically acclaimed recordings have included their own original songs as well as tried and true standards, both instrumental and vocal, some of which have achieved the coveted Gold record status in Canada.
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November 14, 2015
Kelowna Daily Courier / November 11, 2015
The Daily Courier…“We try to add new material and new twists to the show all the time to keep it fresh,” said MacNeil. “We all have ideas from time to time and we try things out to see if they work or fit.”
And that’s why a Barra MacNeils live concert experience brings so much more to the stage than other live acts. It includes multiple lead vocalists, beautiful sibling harmonies, top drawer instrumental prowess on a wide variety of acoustic, stringed, percussion and wind instruments, as well as comedy, dancing and storytelling
East Coast Musical Act Comes to the West Coast
KelownaNow …The Barra MacNeils are kicking off the holiday season this year in the Okanagan with the Kelowna concert. Singalong songs like oh Holy Night, Ave Maria, and A Christmas in Killarney will be played at the Christmas Celtic concert, along with original pieces by the band. The concert takes place on November 17th.
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June 29, 2015
Indian River Festival’s 20th season opens with Barra MacNeils
Standing tall and majestically white amid the greenest greens imaginable in its surrounding fields, St. Mary’s Church was the summer solstice weekend destination for hundreds of concertgoers last Saturday evening.
In a sold-out opening night for the Indian River Festival’s new season, Cape Breton’s the Barra MacNeils were the main attraction on an occasion that also celebrated pivotal Indian River turning points for 2015.
“Opening night at Indian River Festival is always my favourite night of the year,” says Patricia Hobbs, Indian River Festival chair, in her greeting that evening.
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June 18, 2015
Opening 20th season of Indian River Festival with a Barra MacNeil bang
Cape Breton’s Barra MacNeils will be opening the Indian River Festival’s 20th season.
The performance takes place Saturday, June 20, at St. Mary’s Church at 7:30 p.m.
Known for their Celtic music talent, the Barra MacNeils continue to sell out shows around the world since they started 28 years ago.
May 24, 2015
Lucy MacNeil – At Home Here in Nova Scotia – by Sea and be Scene
Where’s your favourite place in Nova Scotia to grab a coffee? When I am home I don’t tend to move too far so, when I don’t brew someKicking Horse coffee at home, I may meet up with a friend at the Ugly Mug in Sydney River. A really great cup of coffee can also be found at Soundpark studio in Coxheath for anyone looking to record AND have great java 😉
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