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Monday, November 27 2006

The Barra MacNeils add Second Show in Glace Bay/Sydney at the Savoy Theatre! ...4 pm show added, December 23, in support of their new release The Christmas Album II

(Glace Bay, NS) - Due to overwhelming demand, Award-winning, Celtic group The Barra MacNeils have added a second show in Glace Bay/Sydney, NS at the Savoy Theatre on Saturday December 23 at 4 pm. The first show at 8pm is essentially sold out with weeks to go until show day.

This afternoon matinee concert will give families a chance to take in the popular traditional Christmas show before the final rush of weekend shopping. Tickets for the matinee will be available at the Savoy box office starting Tuesday, Nov. 28.

The group is performing 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 skillfully 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 critically acclaimed and commercially successful recordings, including: All At Once

(2005) 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
SAVOY THEATRE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 4 PM AND 8 PM SHOWS
TICKETS: SAVOY THEATRE BOX OFFICE: 902- 842-1577
http://www.savoytheatre.com/events.php

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For photos and interview opportunities with The Barra MacNeils, contact:

For photos and interview opportunities with The Barra MacNeils, contact:
Wendy Phillips, Sonic Entertainment Group
(902) 492-0960 / wendy@sonicentertainmentgroup.com 

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