The
Barra MacNeils are a Canadian
musical
group from Sydney Mines
, Nova
Scotia
. The founding members of the group are
siblings Sheumas, Kyle, Stewart, and Lucy MacNeil. In 2005 two
additional brothers, Ryan and Boyd, joined the band.
Barra
is the name
of a Scottish island, which is the ancestral home of Clan MacNeil
The
MacNeil siblings are from Cape Breton Island
and began performing together in 1980 while still
teenagers (Lucy MacNeil being only 10 years old).
Consequently, they were only able to perform on weekends, and
toured during school holidays.
The siblings are classically trained
musicians and alumni of Mount Allison University
.
In 1986, they released their first eponymous album on their own
independent label. The Barra MacNeils won their first
East Coast Music Award in 1991, and
have won four more since, including an Album of the Year award for
TimeFrame in 1992, and a Group of the Year award in 2001.
They signed with
Polygram, and their first
two albums were re-released while their 1993 album
Closer To
Paradise earned a gold record. They have been an opening act
for
Céline Dion and have toured
regularly across North America and Europe.
Discography
Albums
| Year |
Album |
Chart Positions |
CRIA |
| CAN |
CAN Country |
| 1986 |
The Barra MacNeils |
|
|
|
| 1989 |
Rock in the Stream |
|
|
|
| 1990 |
Timeframe |
|
|
|
| 1993 |
Closer to Paradise |
33 |
10 |
Gold |
| 1994 |
The Traditional Album |
|
|
|
| 1995 |
The Question |
61 |
|
|
| 1997 |
Until Now |
|
|
|
| 1999 |
The Christmas Album |
|
|
|
| 2000 |
Racket in the Attic |
|
|
|
| 2005 |
All at Once |
|
|
|
| 2006 |
The Christmas Album II |
|
|
|
| 2007 |
The 20th Anniversary Collection |
|
|
|
| 2008 |
In Concert |
|
|
|
| In Session |
|
|
|
Singles
| Year |
Title |
Chart Positions |
Album |
| CAN AC |
CAN |
CAN Country |
| 1990 |
"My Heart's in the Highlands" |
|
|
|
Timeframe |
| 1993 |
"Row Row Row" |
36 |
41 |
81 |
| "Darling Be Home Soon" |
29 |
23 |
|
Closer to Home |
| 1994 |
"In the Wink of an Eye" |
12 |
25 |
31 |
| "Caledonia" |
22 |
|
|
| 1995 |
"We Celebrate" |
16 |
46 |
|
| "Myopic" |
24 |
|
56 |
The Question |
| 1996 |
"The Ballad of Lucy Jordan" |
50 |
|
|
| 1997 |
"Mouth Music" |
|
|
|
Until Now |
| 2000 |
"Misty Moisty Morning" |
|
|
|
Racket in the Attic |
| 2001 |
"By Northern Light" |
|
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|
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