THE BARRA MacNEILS An East Coast Christmas

December 18

7:30 pm

Please note

Aultsville Theatre serves as a rental venue for the majority of our events and is not responsible for the content or use of special effects during the performance.  If you have questions regarding the content of the show, please contact us at gm@aultsvilletheatre.com for more information.

The Bara MacNeils – An East Coast Christmas is a musical potpourri of traditional MacNeil family
favourites gleaned from Christmas ceilidhs, midnight masses and the general festive frolic that
accompanies each holiday season. With their captivating vocals, distinctive harmonies and extraordinary musicianship, The Barra MacNeils inject new life and energy into the sights and sounds of Christmas, prompting the Halifax Daily News to describe them as “a treasure of the East Coast, rich with tradition and unmatched in ensemble performance”; and the Globe & Mail to name the recording on which this tour is based “one of the best five Christmas albums of all time!”

The five MacNeil siblings – Lucy, Boyd, Stewart, Kyle and Sheumas – combine on a vast array of instruments including accordian, guitar, piano, fiddle, bodhran, mandolin, banjo, Celtic harp, tin whistles, bouzouki, flute … all underpinned by the nimble-fingered Jamie Gatti on bass. The result is a sound that is unmistakably The Barra MacNeils, one moment a rousing chorus, then a hauntingly beautiful Gaelic ballad, the next a flurry of foot-stomping instrumentals, which of course pulls one then another into a step-dancing revelry. For a delightful seasonal celebration, don’t miss An East Coast Christmas with The Barra MacNeils!


Reserved seating tickets for The Barra MacNeils – An East Coast Christmas are $72.50 (plus tax,
facility fees included, additional surcharges may apply), go on sale Friday, September 27th. Showtime is 7:30pm. For more info, pics & music clips, visit www.shantero.com or www.barramacneils.com

THE BARRA MacNEILS An East Coast Christmas

December 18

7:30 pm