They added the prefix Barra in honour of their family's ancestral homeland - the Scottish Isle of Barra. They supplemented their musical background in the aural tradition with formal music training at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick with touring between summer holidays and school breaks. They began playing professionally in the early 1980's and recorded three independent albums. They also played themselves in the Disney film 'The Little Kidnappers' filmed in Nova Scotia. And in 1997 they are nominated for Group of the Year at the East Coast Music Awards as well as Entertainer of the year.
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