Celebrate Rita MacNeil’s Cape Breton Christmas featuring The Barra MacNeil’s and introducing, The Cape Breton Tenor, Peter Gillis!The warmth and splendour of Cape Breton comes to life as Rita MacNeil welcomes you to join her in an intimate “parlour-style”gathering of celebrated artists!
MacNeil’s concerts are a perennial favourite. It is an evening where everyone can take a moment to remember what makes the season special and enjoy the purity and pageantry of Rita’s original Holiday music – a blend of Celtic, Country and Gospel, including “Christmas at Home” and “Making Merry”, as featured on her most recent Christmas CD, “Late December”.
Joining Rita on stage will be special guest’s the Barra MacNeil’s! With a career that now spans almost 20 years, this award winning family of Celtic ambassadors will offer selections from The Christmas Album including a show-stopping performance of “O Holy Night”. Their Celtic roots run deep and their musical artistry unparralled. The Barra MacNeil’s have appeared with Rita on television specials over the years, can be heard on her records and are now a welcome addition to this special touring show.
Rounding out the evening will be a gentleman well known to Maritimers and soon to be discovered by the rest of Canada - Peter Gillis. The tenor’s rich and expressive voice has earned him critical acclaim from audiences and critics around the world.
Each artist will also include selections from their current releases – Rita MacNeil’s “Blue Roses”, The Barra MacNeil’s “All At Once” and Peter Gillis’ “Cape Breton Tenor”.
Rita MacNeil’s Cape Breton Christmas promises to be a unique and joyful experience – an evening steeped in tradition, wrapped in warm memories and of course shared with you.
November 24 – Grande Prairie, AB – Canada Games Arena
November 25 – Prince George, BC – CN Centre
November 28 – Surrey, BC – Bell Performing Arts Centre
November 29 – Victoria, BC – Royal Theatre
December 1 – Red Deer, AB – Enmax Centrium
December 2 – Calgary, AB – Jubilee Auditorium
December 3 – Edmonton, AB – Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
December 4 – Saskatoon, SK – Centennial Auditorium
December 5 – Regina, SK – Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts
December 7 – Winnipeg, MB – Manitoba Centennial Concert Hall
December 8 – Thunder Bay, ON – Community Auditorium
December 10 – London, ON – Centennial Hall
December 12 – Ottawa, ON – National Arts Centre
December 13 – Oshawa, ON – Civic Auditorium
December 14 – Kitchener, ON – Centre in the Square
December 15 – Windsor, ON - Chrysler Theatre
December 16 – Welland, ON – Centennial Secondary School
December 17 – Hamilton, ON – Hamilton Place Theatre
December 19 – Brantford, ON – Sanderson Centre
*Show times all 7:00pm except for Brantford, which is 2:00pm.