OCTOBER
October 20th, Loreena McKennitt, The Mask and Mirror: 30th Anniversary Tour, NAC. Award-winning Canadian singer/songwriter, Loreena McKennitt, will be commemorating the 30th anniversary of her album, The Mask and Mirror, with an extensive tour of Eastern Canada. Widely acclaimed for its ‘cross-cultural fertilization’, the album weaves together Celtic, Spanish and Moroccan influences.
Loreena will be accompanied by musical companions Caroline Lavelle on cello, Brian Hughes on guitar, Hugh Marsh on violin, Dudley Phillips on bass and Robert Brian on drums. The first set each evening will feature fan favourites, while the second set will include every song on the album.
November
November 22nd, 2-4 p.m. The Glengarry Celtic Music Hall of Fame hosts their annual Festive Ceilidh and St. Andrew's Day Celebration at the Hall located at, 19687 William St, Williamstown. An afternoon of live Celtic music, dancing, socializing, and festive treats like apple cider and Christmas goodies. All instruments, voices, and dancers are welcome to join in or just listen. Admission: Free, though a goodwill offering or donation is typically collected to support local causes, such as Carefor Hospice Cornwall.
DECEMBER
December 7th, 7:30 p.m. The Barra McNeils Christmas Tour comes to Ottawa. The Barra 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!”