Lucy MacNeil Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM MDT

Lucy has been performing with the Barra MacNeils for 37 years. They come from a long tradition of Cape Breton music and dance that has been the foundation of creative pursuits over their musical career.

In 2015, Lucy was one of the artists in residence for the "Celtic Colours International Music Festival." Here she was paired with Liz Doherty from Buncrana, Ireland to help select musicians and musical selections together for performances during the festival. It was a wonderful ecperience for both Lucy and the audiences who came to Celtic Colours and those that watched the online streaming shows.

In 2014 and 2017 Lucy was a special guest with Symphony Nova Scotia for their Rita MacNeil tribute concert. Here she performed with conductor Scott MacMillan, Symphony Nova Scotia, and the Men of the Deeps.

During the pandemic, which was a very quiet time for many, Lucy started working on a solo album - something she had wanted to do, but the time had never presented itself. She also felt in these uncertain times, watching a world that was going through immense change and upheaval, that she wanted to leave something behind of herself and her lifetime attachment to traditional music and song.