MacMaster has toured with the Chieftains, Faith Hill, Carlos Santana. They certainly couldn’t have imagined capping off what they jokingly refer to as their combined 83 years as performers with milestones including another hotly anticipated Christmas tour, an accompanying TV special, a pending third instalment of their Greenbridge Celtic Folk Fest, a recent Road Gold Award from the Canadian Independent Music Association, and last but certainly not least, the arrival of Maria, newest sib to Mary Frances, Michael, Clare, Julia, Alec, and Sadie. A CELTIC FAMILY CHRISTMAS exceeds all expectations with riveting performances by Natalie, Donnell and their children, bringing the Cape Breton Christmas to y. Natalie MacMaster CM ONS is a Canadian fiddler from Troy. But few match the beguiling true-life tale of natalie macmaster and donnell leahy, canada’s reigning couple of celtic music, whose dazzling career achievements underpin an incomparable off-stage life. Organizers are expecting to fill out much of the remaining calendar with the May 24 announcement. The entertainment world is filled with extraordinary stories. Or that they would produce a large family and ensure their mantelpiece was jammed with JUNO and East Coast Music Awards while creating an inventory of achievements spanning the globe. The summer series will kick off on Canada Day with Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy. This latest concert will be performed from the fiddling power couple’s Canadian home. Indeed, when MacMaster and Leahy married in 2002 - both were already stars in their own right - they could not have predicted their merger would recast what contemporary musical success looks like. MacMaster and Leahy played to sold out audiences in February 2005 with Leahy as part of MSC OPAS Season 32 and in October 2011 with Masters of the Fiddleas part of MSC OPAS Season 39. by Rhiannon Giddens Composed by Natalie MacMaster, Rachel Aucoin. True-life stories in the entertainment world (or anywhere) don’t come more remarkable than that. House (Official Video) - Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy feat. 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. MacMaster and Leahy are as dynamic working together as they were working apart, which is why they have fans like Shania Twain and The Chieftains, an audience that stretches from Sydney, Nova Scotia, to Sydney, Australia.
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