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11 Mar 09 - 10:04 AM (#2586343) Subject: Natalie MacMaster to play in Portland, M From: Sandy Mc Lean Natalie will be playing there on Saint Patrick's day. Lewis MacKinnon will be her. Lewis heads up the Gaelic Affairs Dept. of The Nova Scotia government. Lewis is great singer in both English and Gaelic! Info here: Natalie |
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11 Mar 09 - 10:09 AM (#2586346) Subject: RE: Natalie MacMaster to play in Portland, M From: Sandy Mc Lean Natalie MacMaster Concert, Portland Maine – March 17, 2009 includes Lecture by Lewis MacKinnon 2009-03-03 http://www.sunjournal.com/story/305913-3/Entertainment/Natalie_MacMaster/# PORTLAND - Over the last decade, fiddler extraordinaire Natalie MacMaster has gone from the dance halls and traditional Scots-Irish music ceilidhs of her Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, to critical acclaim on folk, world and pop music stages around the globe. Tuesday, March 17, MacMaster and her band will return to Merrill Auditorium for a rollicking Saint Patrick's Day celebration featuring high-energy Celtic music and step dancing. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. PCA Offstage, the education and community outreach arm of PCA Great Performances, will present a free pre-performance lecture prior to the concert featuring Lewis MacKinnon, head of Nova Scotia's Office of Gaelic Affairs. In an informal talk, he will discuss the origins and extent of Gaelic culture in Nova Scotia and share insights into Gaelic music, stories, humor and song. The lecture will take place from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Merrill Auditorium rehearsal hall. |
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11 Mar 09 - 10:12 AM (#2586348) Subject: RE: Natalie MacMaster to play in Portland, M From: maeve Thank you, Sandy. This sounds like a great night. No way I can afford it but perhaps others will be able to enjoy both the pre-concert lecture and the concert. maeve ***************************** From Sandy's link: "PCA Offstage, the education and community outreach arm of PCA Great Performances, will present a free preperformance lecture prior to the concert featuring Lewis MacKinnon, head of Nova Scotia's Office of Gaelic Affairs. An informal talk, he will discuss the origins and extent of Gaelic culture in Nova Scotia and share insights into Gaelic music, stories, humor and song. The lecture will take place from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Merrill Auditorium rehearsal hall. MacMaster's concert is part of PCA Great Performances' 2008-09 Traverser La Frontière series featuring performances focused on Canadian artists in children's theater, dance and music and their connections with Maine. Go and do WHO: Fiddling superstar Natalie MacMaster WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 17 WHERE: Merrill Auditorium in Portland TICKETS: $42, $36, $30. Available through PortTix, the box office at Merrill; by calling 842-0800 and at www.pcagreatperformances.org " |
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11 Mar 09 - 12:54 PM (#2586460) Subject: RE: Natalie MacMaster to play in Portland, M From: maeve We cross-posted. Still sounds like a great night out. maeve |
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11 Mar 09 - 03:57 PM (#2586593) Subject: RE: Natalie MacMaster to play in Portland, M From: Sandy Mc Lean Thanks Maeve! |
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11 Mar 09 - 04:38 PM (#2586624) Subject: RE: Natalie MacMaster to play in Portland, M From: SINSULL Natalie was here in Maine a couple of years back when I was having surgery/biopsy nonsense at Mercy Hospital. I was wheeled into a corridor to let the meds wear off and I thought I had died. Beautiful fiddle music...a visit to the hospital wards to share herself. My only disappointment was that I couldn't move to see Natalie dance and fiddle at the same time. What a great lady! Definite maybe for me. SINS |
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11 Mar 09 - 04:46 PM (#2586634) Subject: RE: Natalie MacMaster to play in Portland, M From: Sandy Mc Lean As a person Natalie is very giving and hospital visits, fiddle in hand, is very much her way of giving back. She is a great fiddler and puts on a great show! |
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11 Mar 09 - 05:05 PM (#2586644) Subject: RE: Natalie MacMaster to play in Portland, M From: GUEST,mg Can you ask her if she knows a young person who wants the fiddle? I actually know a MacMaster here from Cape Breton and have thought of asking her if she has any great neices nephews etc. She was a phone operator or radio perhaps when the great Springhill mine disaster occurred. mg |
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11 Mar 09 - 05:55 PM (#2586687) Subject: RE: Natalie MacMaster to play in Portland, M From: Sandy Mc Lean Mary, I passed your offer on to The Cape Breton Fiddlers Assoc. I haven't heard anything back yet but I will pass it along when I do. I haven't seen Natalie for a long time but I know her father and will ask him when I see him. Sandy |
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11 Mar 09 - 07:08 PM (#2586735) Subject: RE: Natalie MacMaster to play in Portland, M From: topical tom An amazing Cape Breton fiddler! Not to be missed! A very personable individual too. |