05/22/2026
Congratulations, The Barra MacNeils, on your award at last night's ECMAs!!
We are overwhelmed with the outpouring of love on receiving the
“Helen Creighton Lifetime Achievement Award”.
How fitting for our band who’s been
On the road for 40 years to be presented the award from the
Minister of Transportation, Fred Tilley
😄
Many thanks once again to the East Coast Music Association (ECMA),
Our families and our father, who turning 91 last week attended the event with us.
We dedicate this award to our late mother who was always the centre of our world …filling our home with love music, food and great gatherings.
Thank you to Jamie Gatti( and Cynthia) for all his dedicated years of performing, recording and travelling with us.
Thanks to our manager
Andre Bourgeois for all his behind
the scenes work.
✨Special thanks to the MacArthur Dancers for their impeccable performances and on this night you did it once again.
Thanks for always saying yes to the request to dance with us!!!
So many great memories.
✨And last but not least…
Talbot a drummer who always gives his very best when performing.
He is so solid and makes evenings like this extra special.
A huge talent and an incredible individual we are lucky to call
our friend.
We look forward to the next time!!
We are on the road today to start our Maritime portion of our
40th Anniversary Tour.
We look forward to seeing
you tonight in Halifax Dalhousie Arts Centre - Rebecca Cohn to kick off
Our Maritime run.
For more info on upcoming shows:
https://barramacneils.com/calendar/
