The latter two garnered East Coast Music Awards, and Fit as a Fiddle struck Canadian gold (50,000 copies sold). Two independent records followed: c Road to the Isle (1991, ACC- 49290) and Fit as a Fiddle (1993, NMAS-CD 1972 CBC Maritimes). Natalie MacMaster's first recording, 4 on the Floor (ACC-4979), was released independently in 1989. It's keeping the tradition alive, and who can really argue with that?" Recordings, Awards, and Activities 1989 -Present She explains, "Some people will argue that this ruins the tradition, but it doesn't really. The Cape Breton style still has some rawness." She occasionally layers the traditional music with her original contemporary stylings. "The only place you can find it is on Cape Breton Island. "It's not a very common fiddle style," says MacMaster. MacMaster's traditional Cape Breton fiddling style is based on a rich Highland Scotland repertoire of 17th-, 18th-, and 19th-century airs, strathspeys, marches, jigs, reels, and hornpipes. Two years later she performed at Expo 86 in Vancouver. At 12 she toured the North American Celtic festival circuit. As a child, she jammed with Cape Breton fiddlers Buddy MacMaster (her uncle) and Ashley MacIsaac (a distant cousin). She made her debut playing at Cape Breton square dances, and for three years travelled to mainland Antigonish to study violin with Stan Chapman. When she was nine years old her great-uncle gave her a miniature violin, and she began to learn traditional fiddle tunes by ear. Natalie MacMaster's mother taught her to step dance at age five. Thomas) 2003, hon D MUS (Niagara U, NY) 2006. Fiddler, step dancer, composer, producer, teacher, b Inverness County, NS, B Ed (Nova Scotia Teachers' College), hon doctorate (St. A previous version cited an East Coast Music Awards news release that erroneously said the solo recording of the year award had been announced.Natalie MacMaster's traditional Cape Breton fiddling style is based on a rich Highland Scotland repertoire from the 17th to 19th centuries (photo by Richard Beland, courtesy Natalie MacMaster). Note to readers: This is a corrected story. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 4, 2023. The ECMAs have also announced that the 2024 edition of the festival will be held in Charlottetown. The year's ECMA festival is scheduled to run until Sunday, when the remaining awards are set to be presented. Other winners of the night included Zamani Folade as African Canadian artist of the year Natalie MacMaster for director's special achievement Lisa LeBlanc's "Chiac Disco" for francophone recording Nicole Ariana's “Master of Denial” for fan's choice video Jah’Mila's "Roots Girl" for global music recording Morgan Toney as Indigenous artist of the year and City Natives' "The People of the Dawn" for rap/hip-hop recording. The East Pointers led the pack with six nominations along with rapper Classified, whose name wasn't called Thursday night but is up for more awards this weekend. The Trews of Antigonish, N.S., took home rock recording of the year for "Wanderer," while Juno Award winners The East Pointers won group recording of the year with "House of Dreams." John's duo Fortunate Ones won folk recording of the year for "That Was You and Me." Newfoundland and Labrador's Kellie Loder was named songwriter of the year as well as fans' choice entertainer of the year. Singer-songwriter David Myles, who has four nominations, won album of the year for "It's Only A Little Loneliness."Īdam Baldwin's "Lighthouse in Little Lorraine" was recognized as song of the year. HALIFAX - The first group of winners at the 2023 East Coast Music Awards has been announced.
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