![]() They have six children, all of them being trained as musicians and sometimes performing with their parents. He and MacMaster met briefly as teenagers, then reconnected and married in 2002. Leahy has built a formidable career of his own, both as a solo performer and leader of the band Leahy, creating a new genre of fiddling also known simply as “Leahy.” His father was a fiddler, and his mother, from Cape Breton, was a step dancer. Leahy, who grew up in rural Ontario, began playing traditional Cape Breton fiddle early in childhood. I just played the fiddle, and it took on a life of its own.” “I did go to Teachers College and got my teaching degree, but I haven’t used it. When I was a girl, no one was making a living out of fiddling. In an interview with Emmett McIntyre in 2013 on the website MacMaster said of her career, “My fiddling career just happened it wasn’t anything I thought about. ![]() She also has collaborated with many artists, including renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma, with whom she recorded on his 2009 Grammy Award-winning Christmas album, “Yo-Yo Ma and Friends: Songs of Joy and Peace.” She has released a dozen albums, including the latest, “Cape Breton Girl” and, in 2015, “One” (with Leahy). She began her career at 16, releasing her debut album, “Four on the Floor,” and has performed internationally for three decades, bringing traditional Cape Breton music to the attention of audiences throughout North America and the United Kingdom and combining it with world music. MacMaster, a native of Nova Scotia, learned fiddling from her late uncle and master fiddler Buddy MacMaster. as part of the Kutztown University Presents! series.įiddler Sarah Larsen, the grand champion of the 2015 Lyons Fiddle Festival, will perform the concert opener. ![]() Powered by TixHub.The award-winning Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, fiddlers Natalie MacMaster and her husband, Donnell Leahy, will bring their unique spin on Celtic music to Schaeffer Auditorium on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Privacy Policy Accessibility Refund & Exchange Policy “Hearing Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy speak reverentially about the fiddle, which has propelled their dazzling careers since childhood while cementing their status as Canada’s reigning couple of Celtic music, is almost as electrifying as hearing them play it.” – National Arts Centre Life is never dull, especially at Christmas! This show will feature some traditional and original music with the family but also special numbers with their own incredible band, as well as a few personal stories and candid moments from the MacMaster/Leahy setting. Welcome to A Celtic Family Christmas with Natalie MacMaster, Donnell Leahy and their seven children! Join the family and stellar band as they warmly invite you in to share their music, their unique way of life and Christmas traditions still honoured and celebrated. One of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia’s most important exports and a superstar in the Celtic music world (though she’s far too humble to admit it), fiddler and step-dancer Natalie MacMaster has built a sterling, multi-decade career on electrifying playing and must-see live performances.
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