Her energetic style and virtuoso talent has brought her star billing on the international folk circuit. Whether performing with her band, featuring guitar, piano, bass, drums and percussion, or with a classical orchestra such as the Edinburgh. Natalie MacMaster - Fiddler Natalie MacMaster is a star of Cape Breton fiddling, a Canadian tradition with Scottish roots. There’s just a level of understanding, attitudes and friendship. The niece of influential Cape Breton fiddler Buddy MacMaster, Natalie MacMaster has turned the music of Cape Breton, an island off the east coast of Canada near Nova Scotia, into an international phenomenon. “I enjoy connecting with Canadians at my US shows, she comments. MacMaster will finish the year with stops in Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Maine, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. It’s a nice time to relax and we’ll get spend some time with my in-laws. They’ll complete this year’s tour (approximately 100 shows), by enjoying Christmas at her home in Lakefield, Ont. The book illustrates Cape Breton through my eyes,” MacMaster states.įamily is top priority for MacMaster and they accompany her when she travels. The original idea came from a fan who suggested I work with photographer Eric Roth. Natalie MacMaster CM ONS is a Canadian fiddler from Troy, Inverness County, Nova Scotia who plays Cape Breton fiddle music. It’s been a 5 year project that I’m very pleased with.
“I just released a book entitled ‘Natalie MacMaster’s Cape Breton Aire’. “It’s been a very exciting time with the awards and different offers, I enjoy the variety,” MacMaster shares. Since marrying in 2002, step dancer and fiddler Natalie MacMaster and fiddler Donnell Leahy, Canadas reigning couple of Celtic music, have been captivating. “It was super flattering and I didn’t feel worthy.” THIS RENOWNED FIDDLER grew up in Inverness County, Cape Breton, influenced by the musical giants. “The Order of Canada really came out of the blue”, MacMaster comments. Those awards include Juno’s, East Coast Music Awards and the Order of Canada. It’s not like years ago when the family would get together and watch Anne Murray perform at 8:00 on TV.ĭuring the past 27 years, MacMaster has produced 10 albums which have resulted in both accolades and awards. There are so many choices these days in both artists and mediums. The opportunity came gradually, “there wasn’t one big turning point”, MacMaster states. The passionate Cape Bretoner explained the she never thought playing the the fiddle would be her livelihood. MacMaster, a mother of three, with another one on the way, never envisioned the way her career has turned out. Louis, Mo., the Cape Breton fiddler had time to speak with the Canadian Expat Network about her career, recent book and life on the road. Traveling between Bowling Green, Kentucky and St.
Natalie MacMaster is currently touring the US to share her fiddling talents.
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