About Natalie
One of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia’s most important exports and a superstar in the Celtic music world (though she’s far too humble to admit it), fiddler and step-dancer Natalie MacMaster has built a sterling, multi-decade career on electrifying playing and must-see live performances.
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Member of The Order of Canada (2006)
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Grammy Award Nomination for Best Traditional Folk Album (“My Roots Are Showing”)
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Featured on Yo-Yo Ma’s Songs of Joy & Peace which won a GRAMMY AWARD for Best Classical Crossover Album)
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2 JUNO Awards for Best Instrumental Album (“My Roots Are Showing” - 1999, “In My Hands” - 2000)
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8 JUNO Award Nominations
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19 East Coast Music Awards
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5 Canadian Country Music Association Awards (as Fiddler of the Year from 1997 to 2001)
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3 Gold Albums with overall sales exceeding 300,000
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GEMINI Award (Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series, 1999)
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Honorary Doctorates at School of Theology, Halifax, NS, Trent University, Peterborough, and Niagara University in New York
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Casino Nova Scotia Music Hall of Fame Induction (2016)
About Donnell
Alongside his wife and musical collaborator, Natalie MacMaster, Donnell Leahy has cemented his reputation as a peerless instrumentalist able to synthesize traditional influences with more contemporary Celtic/folk sensibilities.
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Founder and Frontman of Leahy (1996-2013)
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3 JUNO Awards w/ Leahy (Best New Group, Best Instrumental Artist - 1998, Best Country Group or Duo – 1999)
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Leahy’s eponymous album Certified Double-Platinum and reached No. 4 on Billboard World Music Chart
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Featured in 3 PBS television specials – Leahy Live in Concert, Gael Force (w/ The Chieftains), and Leahy Live from Gatineau, Quebec
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Extensive touring with Shania Twain (176 shows)
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Subject of 1985 Academy Award-winning documentary “The Leahys: Music Most of All”
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Honorary Doctorate from Trent University