Originally posted to the web in News, on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 4:33 PM CDT.
MacMaster returns to Webb Center
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| Natalie MacMaster to perform |
Canadian treasure and international music star Natalie MacMaster brings her distinctive fiddling style and energetic step dancing to the Del E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26.
Traveling and performing with a new band steeped in the Celtic tradition, this is a return performance at the Webb Center, which MacMaster last visited in 2006 and describes as one of her favorite venues.
Along with the new band comes a new instrument, a cello, played by 13-year-old Nathaniel Smith. MacMaster says the cello adds depth to the band’s sound.
MacMaster, who qualifies as a fiddling prodigy, hails from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, where she first picked up a fiddle at the tender age of 9. Honing her craft with the help of her uncle, famed Cape Breton fiddler Buddy MacMaster, and steeped in the tradition of Celtic fiddle music, MacMaster has performed on stages and at festivals worldwide where her high energy and tight musicianship leave audiences breathless. She has performed with stars such as Faith Hill, The Chieftains and Paul Simon to name just a few, and recorded with the likes of Alison Krauss, Bela Fleck and Sam Bush.
She has released 10 CDs, the last of which, “Yours Truly,” marked a return to her more traditional roots, and features a remarkable rendition of “Danny Boy” with a lead vocal by pop superstar Michael McDonald. She plans to return to the recording studio early next year.
Tickets to see Natalie MacMaster and her band Sunday, Oct. 26 are $40 for adults and $5 for students 18 and younger. For information and to purchase tickets, call the box office at 684-6624 or visit online, www.delewebbcenter.org. A video preview of Natalie MacMaster also is available on the Web site.
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