![]() Special guests include celebrated Classical cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and Grammy award winning Americana music/Appalachian banjo/fiddle player Rhiannon Giddens. Their new album Canvas, the pair stretch the boundaries of Celtic folk, experimenting with global sounds combining their virtuosic fiddle playing with more contemporary production and innovative arrangements, incorporating new instrumentation and contributing musicians. Known as Canada’s reigning stars of Celtic music, the two musicians’ combined album sales exceed one million they sell out performing arts centers across North America, and their enthusiastic traditional folk music loving fan base (which boasts Shania Twain and The Chieftains) stretches from Sydney, Nova Scotia to Sydney, Australia. The entertainment world is filled with extraordinary stories of musical power-couples, but few match the beguiling true-life tale of Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy. Listen on Spotify here: /track/0WVh3oDc5nInV5R1LV6E9b Canvas follows the duo’s 2015 release One, their first recording together, won Instrumental Album of the Year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards, and A Celtic Family Christmas, the best-selling seasonal album and concert tour currently on stage at performing arts centers across North America. Quick Center for the ArtsTheir new album Canvas, the pair stretch the boundaries of Celtic folk, experimenting with global sounds combining their virtuosic fiddle playing with more contemporary production and innovative arrangements, incorporating new instrumentation and contributing musicians. Visit to reserve your seat, or call the Quick Center box office at 20 or toll free at 1-877-ARTS-396. Use code CELTIC40 to purchase tickets for this holiday performance at just $40 each (a savings of more than 30%!). In their Quick Center performance on December 5, the MacMaster-Leahy family will be accompanied by an excellent quartet of musicians featuring guitarists Ferrer and Rémi Arsenault, drummer Eric Breton, and pianist Mac Morin.Ī Celtic Family Christmas is generously sponsored by Abbey Tent & Party Rentals, The Chelsea, The Westport Inn, and WSHU Public Radio. MacMaster and Leahy’s first recorded collaboration, One (2015), was followed the next year by A Celtic Family Christmas. “I want it to stay with our fans throughout the holidays, and beyond.” “This tour is going to have an energy that goes beyond the duration of the show,” added MacMaster. “It’s a perfect time to travel with the children and bring light and happiness to families and fans across the country.” “Christmas is where this whole concept started, and we are excited to be travelling as a family,” said Leahy. Their seven musically talented children (one is too young to currently perform) have previously appeared on NBC’s Little Big Shots and are the centerpiece of the performance. He is a three-time JUNO Award-winner with the internationally acclaimed musical group, Leahy. In contrast to MacMaster’s roots in folk dance, Leahy’s style draws more on instrumental virtuosity and incorporates formal dance forms, such as polkas and waltzes. She has collaborated with artists including Yo-Yo Ma, Jesse Cook, Alison Krauss, and more.ĭonnell Leahy is widely recognized as one of the best Celtic fiddlers in the world and is known for his high-energy playing style. Natalie MacMaster has released 11 albums, won two JUNO Awards (Canada), 11 East Coast Music Awards, and has been nominated for a Grammy Award. Starring husband-and-wife duo Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy, this holiday performance will include a lineup of familiar Christmas songs intermingled with classic Celtic tunes from the MacMaster-Leahy family’s 2016 album, A Celtic Family Christmas. Quick Center for the Arts at Fairfield University on Thursday, December 5 at 8 p.m. Kick off the holiday season with an award-winning family of fiddlers in A Celtic Family Christmas - an unforgettable evening of music, dance, and storytelling for the young and the young at heart - at the Regina A.
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