Natalie Macmaster News

“A lot of those tunes (such as 'Shakin's o' the Pocky') are old Gaelic songs and the Gaelic language has a lot of throat stuff and is unique itself”

With St. Patrick's Day coming on Monday, what's putting the "go" in Erin go bragh? A number of local happenings, it turns out. via Daytona Beach News-Journal Online

Natalie MacMaster, one of the world's most respected traditional musicians, will perform two concerts in Randolph Feb. via Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus

“Because, there is only one place there.”

Natalie MacMaster is undoubtedly proud of her heritage. Hailing from the Eastern Canadian island of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, MacMaster has forged a career out of melding the native traditional music of her ... via Wisconsin State Journal

“Putting this show together with three great singers - ”

BLAZIN' Fiddles have come a long way since they formed for a one-off tour of the 1998 Highland Festival. via Scotsman.com

More... More... Dayton will welcome back fiddler and stepdancer MacMaster By Carol Simmons DAYTON -- Cape Breton fiddler and stepdancer Natalie MacMaster first performed in Dayton when the National Folk ... via Dayton Daily News

The biggest arts and entertainment story of 2006 was the opening of the Rose Theatre. via The Brampton Guardian

“I'm doing traditional music with the orchestra and progressive music with Leahy”

Artist: MacMaster, Natalie Natalie MacMaster joins Leahy and the National Arts Centre Orchestra for three shows beginning tonight at Southam Hall. via CANOE

You need to know this up front - I love Celtic music, especially if it comes from Cape Breton. via Lansing State Journal

“I don't mean to make it seem like I've abandoned that, but certainly I've embraced other traditions and other types of music, which I think is generally a trend these days for musicians.”

Natalie MacMaster Celtic, roots. 7:30 p.m. Tonight. Shryock Auditorium on the campus of Southern Illinois University Carbondale. via Southern Illinoisan