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| Power Style Wellness Connections |
ARTS INSIDER MUST-SEE
Natalie MacMaster
By Gioa Patton
If fiddler Natalie MacMaster has a weakness, this
writer hasn't found it. As a concert artist, the Cape
Breton, Nova Scotia native easily makes my
“most entertaining” list (you should see MacMaster
and her band do the audience- demanded Irish
step-dancing section (the straight-armed, limber
legged style made internationally famous by Riverdance)
while accompanying themselves on their instruments.
“It’s more for the sake of the show,” explains MacMaster, who exudes boundless energy
on stage, “because it’s really hard to dance and fiddle at the same time. I only put it in
because I know the crowd loves it.”
In concert, musically and physically, the curly haired, long-limbed blonde is constantly
in motion. As MacMaster aptly describes her energy: “Wind her up and let her go!”
Over the years MacMaster’s shared the live performance stage with such names acts
as Carlos Santana, The Chieftains, Paul Simon and Alison Krauss and Luciano
Pavarotti.
To date MacMaster has recorded and released seven albums in Canada and the US,
received both a Grammy nomination and Juno Awards for Best Instrumental Album and
several Canadian Country Music Awards for Fiddler of the year.
While listening to MacMaster’s 2006 CD Yours Truly, I was particularly moved by two
heart-wrenching tracks: Farewell To Peter (a tribute to fellow Canadian, the late ABC
television broadcaster Peter Jennings), and MacMaster’s welcome contemporary twist
to the Irish standard Danny Boy (vocals by American singer Michael McDonald).
On her latest release Blueprint, MacMaster once again pushes the boundaries of
traditional music, fusing her brilliant fiddling with some of the best of America’s roots
instrumental community including Bela Fleck, Jerry Douglas, Edgar Meyer, and
Kentucky’s own Sam Bush.
“Alison Krauss was the artist who first got me listening to American traditional roots
music,” recalls MacMaster. “With this album, maybe I can do the same thing and attract
(people) to traditional Cape Breton music.”
I know where I’ll be come this January 23 and I recommend you do the same. An
evening at a Natalie MacMaster concert is a smorgasbord for the senses.
Natalie MacMaster
WHEN January 23 @ 7:30p.m.
WHERE The Kentucky Center
TICKETS $25, $32, $38
CONTACT (502) 584-7777.
Gioia Patton is an arts & entertainment writer.
Natalie MacMaster
By Gioa Patton
If fiddler Natalie MacMaster has a weakness, this
writer hasn't found it. As a concert artist, the Cape
Breton, Nova Scotia native easily makes my
“most entertaining” list (you should see MacMaster
and her band do the audience- demanded Irish
step-dancing section (the straight-armed, limber
legged style made internationally famous by Riverdance)
while accompanying themselves on their instruments.
“It’s more for the sake of the show,” explains MacMaster, who exudes boundless energy
on stage, “because it’s really hard to dance and fiddle at the same time. I only put it in
because I know the crowd loves it.”
In concert, musically and physically, the curly haired, long-limbed blonde is constantly
in motion. As MacMaster aptly describes her energy: “Wind her up and let her go!”
Over the years MacMaster’s shared the live performance stage with such names acts
as Carlos Santana, The Chieftains, Paul Simon and Alison Krauss and Luciano
Pavarotti.
To date MacMaster has recorded and released seven albums in Canada and the US,
received both a Grammy nomination and Juno Awards for Best Instrumental Album and
several Canadian Country Music Awards for Fiddler of the year.
While listening to MacMaster’s 2006 CD Yours Truly, I was particularly moved by two
heart-wrenching tracks: Farewell To Peter (a tribute to fellow Canadian, the late ABC
television broadcaster Peter Jennings), and MacMaster’s welcome contemporary twist
to the Irish standard Danny Boy (vocals by American singer Michael McDonald).
On her latest release Blueprint, MacMaster once again pushes the boundaries of
traditional music, fusing her brilliant fiddling with some of the best of America’s roots
instrumental community including Bela Fleck, Jerry Douglas, Edgar Meyer, and
Kentucky’s own Sam Bush.
“Alison Krauss was the artist who first got me listening to American traditional roots
music,” recalls MacMaster. “With this album, maybe I can do the same thing and attract
(people) to traditional Cape Breton music.”
I know where I’ll be come this January 23 and I recommend you do the same. An
evening at a Natalie MacMaster concert is a smorgasbord for the senses.
Natalie MacMaster
WHEN January 23 @ 7:30p.m.
WHERE The Kentucky Center
TICKETS $25, $32, $38
CONTACT (502) 584-7777.
Gioia Patton is an arts & entertainment writer.
