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Friday, November 21 2006

The Barra MacNeils add Second Show in Halifax
...4 pm show added December 22 in support of their new release The Christmas Album II

(Halifax, NS) - Due to overwhelming demand, Award-winning, Celtic group The Barra MacNeils have added a second show at Halifax's Rebecca Cohn on Friday December 22 at 4 pm. The first show at 8 pm is almost sold out with a full month to go.

The addition of the afternoon matinee concert will give families a chance to take in the popular traditional Christmas show before the rush of the final weekend before the holiday. Tickets for the matinee will be available at Rebecca Cohn Box Office this Friday.

The group perform dates across Canada this November and December. The shows are in support of the band's new release The Christmas Album II (Fontana North/Universal Music Canada) in stores nationally now!.

Featuring a skilfully performed collection of seasonal favourites, The Christmas Album II has been released just in time for the holidays. Recorded at Kyle and Anita MacNeils' home on the Mira and Soundpark Studio, Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the album was produced by The Barra MacNeils. The group's second Christmas album, it features the family's captivating vocals,
harmonies and extraordinary musicianship.

Multi-award winners, The Barra MacNeils have released numerous recordings, including Racket In the Attic (2002), Christmas Album (1999), Until Now (1997), The Question (1995), The Traditional Album (1994), Closer to Paradise (1993), Timeframe (1990), Rock in the Stream (1989), The Barra MacNeils (1986). In 2001, they released a DVD titled Cape Breton Christmas incorporating music from their live Christmas Concert Special (as seen on television), plus a visit to Cape Breton, interviews with the Barra MacNeils home at Christmas and music videos.

The Barra MacNeils continue to perform to sold-out audiences throughout Canada, the United States, the Caribbean and the United Kingdom. They have headlined major festivals and concerts, made guest appearances on television specials (Rita MacNeil's CTV Christmas Special, performing with The Chieftains), and been featured on film and television soundtracks (Men with
Brooms Soundtrack; Racket in the Attic). The Barra MacNeils one-hour Christmas Television Special (2000) continues to be broadcast on Country Music Television (CMT) and on the Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) network in the United States.

BARRA MACNEILS - CHRISTMAS CONCERTS:
REBECCA COHN AUDITORIUM
FRIDAY DECEMBER 22 4 PM AND 8 PM SHOWS
TICKETS: AVAILABLE NOW FOR 8 PM SHOW
STARTING THIS FRIDAY FOR 4 PM SHOW
REBECCA COHN BOX OFFICE 494-3820/1(800)874-1669 OR ON-LINE AT
www.dal.ca/artscentre

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