May 2, 2007
Ryan and Boyd MacNeil from the Barra MacNeils join the legendary
Chieftains on Japanese tour in June!

Barra MacNeils, Ryan and Boyd MacNeil will be joining the legendary Chieftains on their upcoming tour of Japan. The siblings will take a short break from a very busy year with the Barra MacNeils to join the Irish legends on the road. The Barra MacNeils have been busy putting the finishing touches on their upcoming 20th Anniversary CD project (slated for early summer 2007 release) and planning for a very busy year of festival and theatre touring in North America and Europe to support the release and celebrate this career milestone.

Earlier this year, Ryan MacNeil joined the Chieftains on their extensive American tour. Coincidentally, while the Barra MacNeils are celebrating their 20th Anniversary in a career of touring and recording, the Chieftains are celebrating over 40 years as a going and ever growing concern on the international touring and recording stage!

The Chieftains Japan tour 2007:

1 June: Tokyo / Orchard Hall
2 June: Osaka / The Symphony Hall
3 June: Fukuoka / Fukuoka Symphony Hall
5 June: Hiroshima / Phoenix Memorial Hall
7 June: Nagoya / Nagakute Cultural Center Mori-no House
8 June: Gifu / Kani Public Arts Center
9 June: Nagano / Matsumoto Performing Arts Centre
10 June: Tokyo / Sumida-Triphony Hall
12 June: Ibaragi / Tsukuba Nova Hall

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