#NATALIE MACMASTER STEP DANCING FULL#
Natalie sometimes plays solo but can also be seen with her band of guitar, piano, bass, drums and percussion.On occasions she even fronts a full classical orchestra.Īlong with her growing popularity has come a host of awards - 3 East Coast Music Awards in 1997 plus a Canadian Country Music Award for Fiddler of the Year and a Juno Award nomination. Natalie has not ruled out heading back to a more modern sound, but the current album "My Roots Are Showing" gives her the opportunity to enjoy playing the less commercial, traditional fiddle music.
Her dancing was encouraged by her mother, a well-known step dancer.She is now at the forefront of a new generation of Cape Breton musicians.Īfter a releasing "No Boundaries", a mainstream album which earned her a gold disc in Canada, her follow-up album returns to more traditional Celtic melodies. Story Text: While same people might be satisfied with being an skilled step-dancer or a dazzling fiddle player, Natalie MacMaster manages to combine the two for her energetic performances.īrought up in a musical family in Cape Breton steeped in Scottish heritage, Natalie MacMaster began playing at a young age when her great uncle gave her a small fiddle.Reuters ID: LVAED4RP7C01ECS5LCI2EESIHSE8.Location: LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, PROMOTIONAL VIDEO AND PERFROMANCE FOOTAGE.Summary: INTERVIEW NATLAIE MACMASTER SAYING, "I STARTED STEP-DANCING WHEN I WAS FIVE, MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME, AND MY MOTHER WAS QUITE A WELL-KNOWN STEP-DANCER IN HER DAY, AS SHE SAYS HERSELF, AND I STARTED THE DANCING THAT PEOPLE SEE ME DO NOW WHEN IN PERFORM IS NOT SO MUCH A TRADITIONAL CAPE BRETON STYLE AS IT IS SORT OF A MIXURE OS ALL DIFFERENT STYLE THAT I HAVE PICKED UP ALONG THE WAY." (ENGLISH).Title: UNITED KINGDOM: NATALIE MACMASTER IS BOTH A SKILLED STEP-DANCER AND A DAZZLING FIDDLE PLAYER.
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