OXFORD — Folk/acoustic venue 6 On The Square in Oxford will celebrate with a Christmas show when Nova Scotian sister duo Cassie and Maggie MacDonald return at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17.
According to a media release, the internationally acclaimed, award-winning MacDonald sisters have appeared on stages across North America, the UK and Europe with their unique blend of traditional and contemporary Celtic instrumentals and vocals. Their performances feature fiddle, piano and guitar arrangements as well as sibling vocal harmonies in both English and Gaelic, all complemented by their percussive step-dancing style.
Their critical accolades include 2018 Juno Award nominations; winning the Galaxie Radio Rising Star award; 17 Canadian Folk Music, East Coast Music and Music Nova Scotia awards and nominations; Female Singers of the Year by Live Ireland Radio, Female Vocal Album of the Year by Chicago Irish American News; and Album of the Year by NPR’s “Celtic Connection.”
Last year, the duo released their first full-length holiday album, “A Very Very Cassie and Maggie Christmas,” which includes classic Christmas hymns, ancient carols and a sassy ode to the most mysterious of Santa’s reindeer, Vixen. The album reflects their place in a multi-generational musical dynasty where Christmas was always a time to gather and sing boisterously, as in days of old. The doors were always open to company, and the new year was just around the corner.
Tickets are $25 and may be purchased online at 6onthesquare.org or by calling 607-843-6876 for reservations. The doors will open at 1 p.m. The show also will be streamed live online for $10 with more information available at 6onthesquare.org.
Coming up at 6OTS
Looking ahead to the winter and spring will be Dead to the Core on Jan. 20, Seth Glier on Feb. 2, Loren Barrigar on Feb. 17, Abbie Gardner on March 9, Lucy Wainwright Roche on March 15, John Dady on March 23, Cosy Sheridan & Sloan Wainwright on April 6, David Jacobs-Strain and Bob Beach on April 12, Tret Fure on April 27, Martyn Joseph on May 11, and The Black Feathers on June 22.