December 17, 2007
Barra MacNeils star in new TV Christmas special airing Saturday
The Cape Breton Post

SYDNEY — Cape Breton’s Barra MacNeils star in a new one-hour television special that premieres Saturday at 10 p.m. on Bravo.

Filmed at Alderney Landing Theatre in Dartmouth, the live concert show includes music from the Barra MacNeils’ Christmas Album ll and performances by Scottish artist Maggie MacInnes and a trio of Acadian vocalists, Monique Poirier, Isabelle Thériault and Patricia Richard.

The special features a mix of classic Christmas music and original holiday tunes.
Produced by Halifax-based New Scotland Pictures Inc. in association with Bravo, the Christmas special also included the participation of Film Nova Scotia, Canadian Learning Television, CBC Maritimes, VisionTV, Knowledge Network and Sun TV.
This year marks The Barra MacNeils’ 20th year in the recording and touring career of the MacNeil siblings — Stewart, Kyle, Sheumas, Lucy, Boyd and Ryan — who are widely regarded as one of the greatest live acts in the Celtic world.

The Barra MacNeils also have two Christmas shows scheduled in Cape Breton, Saturday at both 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the Savoy Theatre in Glace Bay. Tickets are available at the Savoy or Centre 200 box offices, by phone at 564-6668 or online at www.savoytheatre.com 
 

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