Broadcast Date – June 26, 2024
Our chats will be just that very conversational, not entirely sensible and with any luck totally enjoyable and I’m so happy to report, after years out here being a fan, today’s guest was just as delightful and down to earth as I imagined her being. I say “all these years” because I’ve been a fan from way back in the day. In fact I was there when she and her brothers splashed onto the National Scene after just signing their major record deal, but truth be told – she’s been playing and dancing up a storm since her little feet hit the planet in Sydney Mines Cape Breton. These days her family band’s fan base spans the globe – and after 37 years filled with thousands and thousands of live performances, a ton of TV specials, a steady stream of incredible albums and oodles and oodles of awards they’ve earned the tremendous title of Canada’s Celtic Ambassadors. And while that might be enough for most – today’s guest has just released her very first solo project entitled ANGELS WHISPERS and it’s absolutely lovely. So we’ll talk about all of that and so much more – including how it was she first came to be on a Barra MacNeils project and how it feels to finally have the final say in studio. We’ll also talk about how their cross-country Christmas tour has become a festive tradition for so many and discover the many ways her late Mother lives on in all she does. Plus we’ll get to First Things First. Play an enlightening round of INsights IN 10 and spin as much of her marvellous music as we can within the hour. So with all that ahead we best get to it. Here’s my telephone conversation with the one and only Lucy MacNeil.

You can find Lucy MacNeil online at lucymacneil.com and on Facebook @LUCYMACNEILMUSIC, on Instagram @lucy_macneilmus and on YouTube too!
For all things about The Barra MacNeils visit their official site at barramacneils.com
For the scoop on Lucy’s other group The Island Girls check out their Facebook page here.
While you’re here have a look at Lucy’s video for Radio Sweethearts.
We played lots of Lucy’s Music on today’s show and it’s all available on iTunes. To add a track to your collection just click on the title – “Hope for One and All,” “Radio Sweethearts” and “Moments We Remember” by Lucy MacNeil and “My Heart’s in the Highlands” by The Barra MacNeils.
Lucy mentioned Stephen Muise being behind the formation of The Island Girls – you can listen to our podcast chat during which Stephen chats about that and so much more here. You can listen to our podcast chats with her fellow Island Girls Jenn Sheppard here and Bette MacDonald here.

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