![]() ![]() She has also released "Fit As A Fiddle", her first gold record, having sold over 50,000 copies in Canada alone, "No Boundaries", which also earned Natalie a gold record, and "My Roots Are Showing", Natalie's tip of the hat to the Celtic music that first called to her to pick up the bow.Īnd if you thought you could restrict her to just one medium, think again. ![]() ![]() "A Compilation", features tracks from her first two independent recordings, "Four On The Floor" and "Road To The Isle". To date, Natalie has four albums in the racks. She's had The Rankins step in, as well as Bruce Guthro and numerous other special guests. Not one to hog the mike, Natalie is always more than pleased to invite guests to her recording sessions. She's as capable in a recording studio as she is tearing into a reel around the kitchen table. When its just Natalie, alone with a fiddle, bow and microphone, it becomes clear. While Natalie's live performances are a testament to her boundless energy, her recordings do a fine job of capturing her sheer musical talent. A typical Nova Scotian girl.who just happens to be a great Canadian ambassador. Not that she feels she's getting too big for her shoes, Natalie enjoys nothing better than sitting back with a good cup of coffee and talking about what's going on at home. Long days, electric nights and months of extensive touring are doing well to solidify her reputation as a serious contender for worldwide stardom. To speak of her profile as anything but international would be doing her a disservice. Natalie has opened for Carlos Santana and performed alongside Celtic legends, The Chieftains, in a special New York City concert honoring Luciano Pavarotti. And as it turns out, all this hard work seems to be paying off. In fact, many of her enraptured fans have been known to leave her show completely speechless. To simply describe an evening with Natalie MacMaster can be a difficult proposition. In one concert, you get the full meal deal which includes absolute foot tapping rave ups and heart rending waltzes, along with a bit of step dancing and good old fashioned storytelling thrown in for good measure. Natalie proves, night after night, that she is equally adept at setting the house on fire with her full band as she is at hypnotizing a crowd while alone in the footlights, fiddle in hand. With the exception of very few personal days off, Natalie's calendar would tire even the most dedicated performer.įrom convention stages to increasingly larger theatres, if she's not playing, there's a good chance she's on the bus to the next show. The busiest woman in Canadian show business? You could put forth a good argument for that one. Call it down home charm, With a global twist. And for all her musicality, Natalie has a genuine knack for winning over a crowd. Her concert reviews are consistently enthusiastic, whether recounted by music critics or fans. Natalie's current itinerary is comprised of an impressive, if not exhaustive, series of sold out dates in venues across Canada, throughout the United States and around the world. Having grown up in an environment where tradition pervades the countryside like a cool ocean breeze, Natalie seems destined to spread the word. Quick to credit her Cape Breton family with her passion for music, Natalie is proud to regale anyone who'll listen with stories of her uncle, famed fiddler, Buddy MacMaster. It's been a long haul.and Natalie MacMaster is not one to forget her roots. From the familiar back roads of Cape Breton.to the world's stages. And still, she'd insist that it's she who's on the winning end of the deal.Īt the age of nine, a young girl from Troy, Inverness, one day picked up a fiddle.and found her way. The unspoken knowledge that something special is being shared. ![]() is evident on the faces in the crowd at any of her concerts. ![]()
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