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By David Friend, The Canadian Press on April 23, 2021.
Plans to hold the East Coast Music Awards in person have been quashed by organizers after a sudden rise of COVID-19 cases in Nova Scotia.
This year’s ECMAs, which were set to take place on May 6 in Sydney, N.S., will now happen virtually, with further details to be announced in the coming days.
The move comes as health officials in the province reported 44 new cases on Friday, which marked the largest single-day increase in a year.
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Dean Stairs, chair of the ECMA’s board of directors, says the decision wasn’t made lightly as musicians have seen their “livelihoods decimated since the start of the pandemic.”
Other in-person events tied to the ECMAs are also being moved online.
3 sliceswatermelon gaming. The awards ceremony was expected to be a special one, partly because the community is the hometown of Rita MacNeil.
The late singer-songwriter was set to be the focus of a musical tribute by her former bandmates and friends as part of an induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Leading nominees at this year’s ceremony include rapper Classified with eight nods and singer-songwriter Rose Cousins with six.
The ECMAs are also introducing a new category called African Canadian Artist of the Year.
The East Coast Music Awards festival and conference events run from May 5 to 9. Tickets for the awards show will be automatically refunded in the coming days, organizers said.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 23, 2021.
12MacMaster performing in Centralville, Massachusetts, 2007 | |
| Background information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Natalie Ann MacMaster |
| Born | June 13, 1972 (age 48) Troy, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Genres | Cape Breton fiddle music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Fiddle, Piano, Vocals |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | Rounder Records |
| Associated acts | Buddy MacMaster Donnell Leahy |
| Website | NatalieMacMaster.com |
Natalie MacMasterCMONS (born June 13, 1972) is a Canadian fiddler from the rural community of Troy in Inverness County, Nova Scotia who plays Cape Breton fiddle music. MacMaster has toured with the Chieftains, Faith Hill, Carlos Santana and Alison Krauss, and has recorded with Yo-Yo Ma. She has appeared at the Celtic Colours festival in Cape Breton, Celtic Connections in Scotland, and MerleFest in the United States.
Background[edit]
MacMaster is the daughter of Alex and Minnie (née Beaton) MacMaster and the sister of Kevin and David MacMaster. She is the niece of the late renowned Cape Breton fiddler Buddy MacMaster and the cousin of two other fiddlers, Ashley MacIsaac and Andrea Beaton. She is also distantly related to Jack White.[1]
In 2002, she married fiddler Donnell Leahy of the Leahy family band, and moved to Lakefield, Ontario. Leahy and MacMaster have seven children, and have performed and recorded together as a duo, and occasionally include their children, who also play fiddles, in their performances.[2][3]
Musical career[edit]
MacMaster began playing the fiddle at the age of nine,[4] and made her performing debut the same year at a square dance in Glencoe Mills, Nova Scotia.[citation needed] When she was sixteen she released her first album, Four on the Floor, and a second album, Road to the Isle, followed in 1991. Her first album was self-produced,[4] while her second was co-produced by John Morris Rankin (The Rankin Family) and Tom O'Keefe (as per original cassette jacket). Both albums were initially released only on cassette, but Rounder Records omitted a few tracks and re-released as A Compilation in 1998. In 1999, she performed at the Juno Awards show in Hamilton.[5]
In recent years she has expanded her musical repertoire, mixing her Cape Breton roots with music from Scotland and Ireland, as well as American bluegrass.[6]
In 2004, MacMaster appeared on Sharon, Lois & Bram's 25th Anniversary Concert special titled '25 Years of Skinnamarink' that aired on CBC on January 1, 2004 at 7:00pm. She performed two songs with the trio: 'C-H-I-C-K-E-N' and 'Grandpa's Farm'.
Awards[edit]
She has received a number of Canadian music awards, including several 'Artist of the Year' awards from the East Coast Music Association, two Juno Awards for best instrumental album, and 'Fiddler of the Year' from the Canadian Country Music Association. MacMaster was also awarded an honorary doctorate from Niagara University in New York in 2006. In 2006, she was made a member of the Order of Canada, and in 2020, she was made a member of the Order of Nova Scotia.[7][8]
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Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | US Heat | US Indie | US Folk | US Grass | |||
| Four on the Floor |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| Road to the Isle |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| Fit as a Fiddle |
| — | — | — | — | — |
|
| A Compilation |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| No Boundaries |
| — | — | — | — | — |
|
| In My Hands |
| 32 | — | — | — | — |
|
| My Roots Are Showing |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| Live |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| Blueprint |
| — | — | — | — | 6 | |
| Natalie & Buddy MacMaster: Traditional Music from Cape Breton Island |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| Yours Truly |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cape Breton Girl |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| One(with Donnell Leahy) |
| 23 | 4 | 15 | 6 | — | |
| A Celtic Family Christmas(with Donnell Leahy) |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| Sketches |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
Singles[edit]
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAN AC | |||
| 1996 | 'Catharsis' | — | No Boundaries |
| 1997 | 'Fiddle and Bow' (with Bruce Guthro) | — | |
| 'The Drunken Piper' (with Cookie Rankin) | — | ||
| 1999 | 'In My Hands' | 18 | In My Hands |
| 'Get Me Through December' (with Alison Krauss) | 40 | ||
| 2004 | 'Appropriate Dipstick' | — | Blueprint |
| '—' denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Music videos[edit]
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 'Catharsis' | |
| 1997 | 'Fiddle and Bow' (with Bruce Guthro) | Andrew MacNaughtan |
| 'The Drunken Piper' (with Cookie Rankin) | ||
| 1999 | 'In My Hands' | Christopher Mills |
| 'Get Me Through December' (with Alison Krauss) | Mark Hesselink | |
| 2004 | 'Appropriate Dipstick' | |
| 2014 | 'Go Tell It on the Mountain' (with Johnny Reid and The Rankins) | Margaret Malandrucco |
Other appearances[edit]
- Traditional Music From Cape Breton Island, Nimbus NI5383, 1993 (two tracks)
- Celtic Colours – The Road Home, 1997 (one track)
- Celtic Colours – The Second Wave, 1998 (one track)
- Celtic Colours – Forgotten Roots, 1999 (one track)
- Roots Music: An American Journey, Rounder 0501, 2001 (one track)
- Songs for the Savoy, 2001 (one track)
- Celtic Colours — The Colours of Cape Breton, 2002 (one track)
- Celtic Colours — Volume VII, 2003 (one track)
- The Rough Guide to the Music of Canada, 2005 (one track)
- Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs of Joy and Peace; Songs:A Christmas Jig/Mouth of the Tobique Reel; 2008 (Sony BMG)
- Thomas Dolby: Amerikana EP, Songs:Toad Lickers and 17 Hills, 2010 (Lost Toy People, Inc)
References[edit]
- ^'White Stripes Gear up for Canada, Find Family Along the Way', SoulShine, June 19, 2007.
- ^Institute, Courtesy of the Park City. 'MacMaster and Leahy have combined their love of music with their love of family'. www.parkrecord.com. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^Sisneros, Johnna. 'REVIEW: Step-dancing violinists earn standing ovation in A Celtic Celebration at Lied Center'. The Daily Nebraskan. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ ab'Natalie MacMaster'. Canadian Encyclopedia.
- ^'Live Reviews: The 1999 Juno Awards March 7, 1999 Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, ON'. Chart Attack, — Mike McCann
- ^'A Celtic Celebration with Natalie MacMaster'. National Arts Centre, Ottawa.
- ^'Governor General to invest 41 recipients into the Order of Canada'. The Governor General of Canada web site. May 2, 2007. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^'Order of Nova Scotia recipients-2020'. Government of Nova Scotia. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
External links[edit]
- Natalie MacMaster at TED
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