She was playing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. They feel like a part of the tour and that provides amazing gratification.”When vintage comedian W.C. Fields famously quipped, “Never work with animals or children,” he clearly hadn’t seen the MacMaster/Leahy clan fiddling, step-dancing and positively delighting audiences, something a planned documentary should bring gloriously to light… whenever that gets made.“We need to make the documentary a priority,” Leahy laughs. Any event you’d go to, there was always music. If you don't see it please check your junk folder.The next issue of Calgary Herald Headline News will soon be in your inbox.We encountered an issue signing you up. They have even found the time to start a Celtic music festival called the Celtic music has slipped a bit in prominence, certainly from the days of Riverdance when the sounds of Irish and Scottish music was ringing worldwide.“It’ll never go out of style, I can’t imagine it. It just sort of turned out that way because MacMaster and Leahy wanted to ensure their children were with them as they toured.Natalie MacMaster, Donnell Leahy and their children. “I am not interested in going to Europe any more.”The couple have settled near Peterborough, Ontario. “It’s just the way it worked out. My mom had it on all the time and the community was full of it. “We don’t know what the future holds,” MacMaster says. “Teaching can take many forms,” MacMaster says.He continues: “Running the farm is grounding and a great complement to life on the road.
What are they going to do? 2013 Desktop - Duration: 6:03. But there’s some obvious gifts there.”Family business: Natalie MacMaster, Donnell Leahy and their seven children take A Celtic Family Christmas on the road We have enabled email notifications—you will now receive an email if you receive a reply to your comment, there is an update to a comment thread you follow or if a user you follow comments. “We’ve been in the van for six hours and I’m literally doing this interview from my driveway.
If I have to remember 2o tunes in a row. She also has a nice voice, MacMaster says. Her uncle, Buddy McMaster, was known as the godfather of Cape Breton fiddling and Celtic bad boy Ashley MacIsaac is her cousin.“It was like eating supper, it’s just part of your day,” MacMaster says. So many people, hours early and yet had to practically sit in a Tall Ship to see. She’s so giving. “But I was so in awe of Donnell’s family, of 11 siblings who could play and had a family band. I want to cram in as much living and playing as I can.”She is still doing about 100 shows a year either by herself or with Donnell, but she’s sticking to North America. “He didn’t know what I looked like, he found someone who knew me, got a contact and drove to my college. When you are having a family no time is a good time so any time works.”She had a few years when she and Donnell weren’t sure they would have children.“Then all of sudden, the plan kicked in and then some.”Peter Robb began his connection with the arts community in Ottawa in the mid-1980s when he was the administrator and public relations director of the Great Canadian Theatre Company. He was one of 11 siblings, eight of whom performed and recorded under the family moniker, Leahy.MacMaster was still a teenager when they first met.“He heard my music and was curious and came to Nova Scotia,” MacMaster said. Hi mommy!”The children play fiddle, accordion and piano. MacMaster was nine years old herself when she began playing the fiddle and only 16 when she recorded her first album. Photo submitted.Family business: Natalie MacMaster, Donnell Leahy and their seven children take A Celtic Family Christmas on the roadFamily business: Natalie MacMaster, Donnell Leahy and their seven children take A Celtic Family Christmas on the road“One more second; we’re always multitasking,” says MacMaster, who pauses to talk to one of her children. Please try againPostmedia is committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion and encourage all readers to share their views on our articles. So I know that potential is very strongly there. I’ve got six kids.“I didn’t want to close life off because of my career. I don’t remember having a profound thought. But I want them to blossom into their own thing. Natalie and Leahys - Duration: 9:03. And you must reward practice.“When I was a kid, I played the fiddle for my parents and my brothers and sisters. Photo: Rebekah LittlejohnNatalie MacMaster has been travelling across Canada for a couple of decades now and she knows how strongly connected the country is to the fiddle.That’s why, she says, she is excited to play in a Canada Scene concert with other proponents of fiddle music on Saturday July 8. If you don't see it please check your junk folder.The next issue of Calgary Herald Headline News will soon be in your inbox.We encountered an issue signing you up. Natalie MacMaster announced today on her Facebook page that she and husband Donnell Leahy have welcomed a new baby daughter, Maria Bernadette, into the world. It’s never ‘no’ with her.”True-life stories in the entertainment world (or anywhere) don’t come more remarkable than that.By submitting this form, you agree to the Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy Privacy Policy.Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy: A Celtic Family Christmas