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Occulus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-03-09 03:05 PM
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TEDTalk Tuesday: Playing the Cape Breton Fiddle
This week's TEDTALKTUESDAY features two performers playing fiddle (and piano) in the Cape Breton style.

Enjoy!

NATALIEMACMASTER

Talk title: Playing the Cape Breton fiddle (video runtime: 18:47)

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Natalie MacMaster and her musical partner Donnell Leahy play several tunes from the Cape Breton tradition -- a sprightly, soulful style of folk fiddling. It's an inspired collaboration that will have you clapping (and maybe dancing) along.
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Posteritatis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-03-09 03:08 PM
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1. Woo, my neck of the woods represent!
I swear, every third man, woman and child on that island plays at least two instruments. You grow up there, you'll know half the regional music scene in person.
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LynzM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-03-09 03:12 PM
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2. Sweet!!
I'm watching this when I get home... :D
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Lorien Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-03-09 03:23 PM
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3. Thanks for this!
I sent it along to my dad and a few folk music loving friends. Great stuff!

:hi:
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Occulus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-03-09 04:37 PM
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4. You're welcome!
Edited on Tue Feb-03-09 04:38 PM by Occulus
This was a very entertaining performance- and very technically difficult to boot.
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Missy Vixen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-03-09 04:39 PM
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5. I love Natalie MacMaster
She's even better live, and yeah, it's one of my life's goals to someday go to Cape Breton and hear it all for myself. ;-)
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Greyskye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-03-09 04:53 PM
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6. Natalie rocks!

She's got a great live act.

Has she had her baby yet? My wife and son saw her not too long ago and she was way preggers. She only danced while she fiddled on the very last song. :rofl:
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