Natalie MacMaster

Location:

Charlottesville

Event Type(s):

Arts / Theatre / Music

Organization:

The Paramount

Description:

Meet Natalie MacMaster: wife, mother and virtuoso Cape Breton fiddler.
You know her more as the latter than the former; an electrifying performer whose passionate proficiency on the beloved
four-string amplifies the traditional East Coast sound for contemporary times. Family has reinvigorated Natalie MacMaster’s
commitment to the stage and her audience. "I like being on stage even more," she enthuses. "When I appear onstage, that’s
my departure from Momhood – and I transform into Natalie MacMaster: the entertainer, the fiddler, the performer. " I relish
that now more."
As do her audiences, who are left clapping, hollering and screaming for more as MacMaster and her band wow them with
stylistic diversity as reflected in such top-selling CDs as the Grammy-nominated My Roots Are Showing, Blueprint and Yours
Truly. The applause only increases in excitement when MacMaster incorporates step dancing into her performance. "I was 16
when I started focusing on the step dancing, and it was kind of a joke at the time," she recalls. "I was with a bunch of other
young musicians and we all played and we all danced. It was a joke at the beginning, but then I began pulling it out of the hat
so to speak when I needed to perk up the crowd, and it always did the trick.
But it’s her majesty with the bow and her intricate technique in making the fiddle sing and championing the Cape Breton
tradition that floors her admirers for over 100 shows per year. "I guess culture and tradition never go out of style,"
MacMaster explains.

Address:	215 East Main Street

	Charlottesville, Virginia 22902

Contact Name:

Tami Keaveny

Contact Phone:

434.979.1333 e

Contact Email:

tami@theparamount.net