Natalie MacMaster

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Natalie MacMaster, niece of influential Cape Breton fiddler Buddy MacMaster, is back for her third etown performance. Having turned her music from native Cape Breton into an international phenomenon, Natalie has shared the stage with acts ranging from Carlos Santana to Alison Krauss to Luciano Pavarotti, and dozens of world-class symphony orchestras. Included in her repertoire are 11 East Coast Music Awards (including 2002 Entertainer of the Year), Fiddle Player of the Year by the Canadian Country Music Awards (five times over) and a Grammy nomination. On her latest release Blueprint (Rounder, 2003). Natalie is once again pushing the boundaries for traditional music, fusing her brilliant Cape Breton fiddling with the sounds of banjo, Dobro and mandolin, as played by the cream of America’s bluegrass community.