September 27, 2006
Barra MacNeils Return After Successful String of Shows - Prepare for Celtic Colours – Christmas CD and Tour to Follow

Cape Breton’s Barra MacNeils returned home yesterday after a whirlwind of activity with the band selling shows out and wowing festival audiences on both sides of the Canada – USA border over the last two weeks. The family group had been previously spending most of their time putting the finishing touches on a new Christmas recording project, due out later this fall in conjunction with their coast to coast national Christmas theatre tour (all dates listed on the Tour page).

The hectic run of dates started with a well attended showcase in the Boston, MA area on Sept. 14 directly prior to flying to Chicago to headline the Chicago Celtic Festival on September 16. Sunday, Sept. 17 saw the Barras taking the stage at the Richmond Fairgrounds Arena outside of Ottawa. The group then whisked back to Cape Breton to perform for a special corporate function on the island before heading to North Hatley, Quebec for two back to back sold out theatre shows in the picturesque town. Friday, Sept. 22 took the group to another sold out theatre show, this time in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire; just prior to spending the weekend as the headliner at the New Hampshire Highland Games Festival at the Loon Mountain Resort in Lincoln, NH. The group’s most recent CD release, All At Once, was a very popular sales item at all these performances, with demand sometimes catching the group off guard!

The group now prepares for the following performances at Celtic Colours:

October 07: Wagmatcook Cultural Centre -- Wagmatcook, NS
October 10: Cape Breton University -- Sydney, NS
October 13: Strathspey Place -- Mabou, NS
October 14: Sydney Marine Terminal -- Sydney, NS

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