Natalie MacMaster takes motherhood on the road
Motherhood is not slowing down Celtic fiddler Natalie MacMaster, who gave birth to a son last week and is scheduled to launch a North American tour in late August.
(By the way, Michael Joseph Alexander Leahy was born into the world on June 23 at 1:15 am and weighed 8 lbs and 2 oz. Michael and mom are both doing great!)
With the help of her mother, MacMaster has already been touring with her 19-month-old daughter. Now, two bundles of joy will get to see North America on a trek that takes the musician well into next year.
MacMaster is set to kick things off Aug. 31 in Charlestown, RI, and stop in cities primarily in the East, Midwest and Canada through early April. Details are listed below.
In October, the fiddle virtuoso released her 10th album, “Yours Truly,” which she co-produced with her husband/fellow fiddler, Donnell Leahy, of Canadian band Leahy. The set features contemporary and traditional numbers, including a rendition of “Danny Boy” sung by Michael McDonald and the tune “Farewell to Peter,” which MacMaster wrote to pay tribute to late newsman Peter Jennings. The set was nominated for a Juno in the Instrumental Album of the Year category.
MacMaster also has a PBS Special scheduled to air this fall. The program was recorded last October at the Celtic Colours Festival in Cape Breton, Canada, with Bela Fleck, Carlos Nunez and others.
Here are her scheduled concert dates:
August 2007
31 – Charlestown, RI – Rhythm & Roots Festival
September 2007
1 – Lowell, MA – Boarding House Park
2 – Freeport, ME – Discovery Park
3 – Caribou, ME – Caribou Performing Arts Centre
5 – Denver, CO – Denver Botanic Amphitheatre
6 – Denver, CO – Chautauqua Auditorium
October 2007
4 – Carbondale, IL – Shryok Auditorium
5 – Indianapolis, IN – Clowes Memorial Hall
6 – Toledo, OH – Toledo Cultural Arts Center
7, 9 – Granville, OH – Swasey Chapel
10 – Gettysburg, PA – Majestic Theater
11 – New Brunswick, NJ – State Theater Regional Arts Center
13 – Stony Brook, NY – Stellar Center for the Arts
14 – Portsmouth, NH – The Music Hall
20 – Kill Devil Hills, NC – First Flight High School
November 2007
29-30 – Ottawa, Ontario – National Arts Centre
December 2007
1 – Ottawa, Ontario – National Arts Centre
17 – Victoria, British Columbia – Royal Theatre
January 2008
23 – Louisville, KY – Whitney Hall/Kentucky Center for the Arts
24 – Dayton, OH – Victoria Theatre
25 – Cleveland, OH – Gartner Auditorium
26 – Urbana, IL – Tryon Festival Theatre/Krannert Center
27 – Palos Hills, IL – Dorothy Menker Theater
29 – Wausau, WI – Grand Theater
30 – Madison, WI – Overture Center for the Arts
31 – Ames, IA – C.Y. Stephens Auditorium
February 2008
1 – Lincoln, NE – Lied Center for the Performing Arts
2 – Omaha, NE – Holland Performing Arts Center
4 – Columbia, MO – Jesse Auditorium
5 – St. Louis, MO – Sheldon Concert Hall
6 – Rolla, MO – Leach Theatre
7 – Springfield, MO – Juanita K. Hammons Hall for Performing Arts
8 – Wichita, KS – De Mattias Fine Arts Center
9 – Kearney, NE – Robert M. Merryman Performing Arts Center
15-17 – Winnipeg, Manitoba – Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
26-27 – Randolph, VT – Chandler Music Hall And Cultural Center
28 – Orono, ME – Hutchins Hall/Maine Center for the Arts
29 – Keene, NH – Colonial Theatre
March 2008
1 – New Bedford, MA – Zeiterion Theatre
2 – Pittsfield, MA – The Colonial Theatre
4 – Newport News, VA – Ferguson Center for the Arts
5 – North Bethesda, MD – The Music Center at Strathmore
6 – Richmond, VA – Jepson Theatre
7-8 – Knoxville, TN – Civic Auditorium
9 – Charlotte, NC – North Carolina Blumenthal P.A.C. Theatre
12 – Beaufort, SC – USCB Performing Arts Center
13 – Lakeland, FL – The Lakeland Center Theatre
15 – Daytona Beach, FL – Josephine Field Davidson Theater
16 – Islamorada, FL – TIB Amphitheater
17 – Sarasota, FL – Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
18 – Melbourne, FL – Maxwell C. King Center
19-21 – Nashville, TN – Schermerhorn Symphony Center
April 2008
4-6 – Fort Worth, TX – Nancy Lee & Perry R. Bass Performance Hall
Categories