The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #2272   Message #8780
Posted By: Tim Jaques
16-Jul-97 - 02:05 AM
Thread Name: Ashley MacIsaac
Subject: RE: Ashley MacIsaac
I forgot mention in the above post that if you like traditional Cape Breton fiddling, you will like Natalie MacMaster, a relative of the famous Buddy MacMaster, who plays in nothing but the traditional Cape Breton style. Like MacIsaac, she can also step-dance while she fiddles if she so chooses, beating out the time with her feet, something often done by Cape Breton fiddlers at house parties and dances back in Cape Breton -- which is of course the best place to hear Cape Breton fiddling.

If you ever go to Cape Breton, go to the dances at Glencoe Mills. If you like Celtic fiddling and dancing you won't regret it, and it is not something they put on for the tourists. It is something they do to entertain themselves.