![]() The title track, "In My Hands," features Natalie's vocal debut. That said, most of the tracks on this album are superb, so let's take a look at them individually first. There is a lot of good stuff on In My Hands, but the album seems to lack focus - almost as if Natalie was eager to try so many new things that she spread herself too thin to really delve into any of them. What I didn't expect was to be mildly disappointed. Based on the tantalizing bits of modern MacMaster on her landmark album No Boundaries and a few recent live performances I've seen, I was expecting quite a lot from the woman who ranks very high among my favorite fiddlers. This is the one where she vowed to break free of the restrictions of purely traditional Cape Breton fiddling and do something new, innovative and uniquely hers with the music. I've been looking forward to the release of Natalie MacMaster's new album for a long time. Rambles.NET: Natalie MacMaster, In My Hands Natalie MacMaster, Please migrate your credentials as referred here. If you like good fiddling, this is a great album to own! APPIP ERROR: amazonproducts[ĪccessDeniedAwsUsers|The Access Key Id AKIAIXZQRFKEO7VKOLSA is not enabled for accessing this version of Product Advertising API. The blazing energy that comes from these two talented performers is truly inspirational. I wouldn’t say this is an album to relax to, but one to be amazed by. I look forward to many more albums from them, since One has turned out so brilliantly. This couple has been together for twelve years, but due to their many tours and many kids, have only now gotten around to making an album together. Something tells me their live shows are incredible. Someday, I hope I can see them play live. I never get tired of watching their videos on YouTube, especially the ones that feature them performing with their talented offspring. Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy talk about One.Īs much as I enjoy listening to Donnell Leahy and Natalie MacMaster play on their CD, it’s even more fun to watch them play on video. I can’t dance at all, but their music makes me want to learn. Along with their band of talented musicians, MacMaster and Leahy have made an instrumental album worth tapping your toes to. MacMaster and Leahy have said that One is a “combination of old and new, the original and the traditional, the Cape Breton and the Ontario”. I have to admit, the energy and creative forces on this new album are infectious. I downloaded One when it was released a couple of months ago. When I heard that Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy had come out with a new Celtic album, I decided I had to have it. Here’s a clip featuring the whole family. Though only three kids dance in this clip, there are six Leahy kids and five of them dance. I don’t know why, but I always get choked up when I watch them perform. The couple has made some great music together, along with several talented kids who dance and play fiddle at their shows… Natalie MacMaster is married to another well-known Canadian fiddle player, Donnell Leahy. Later, I found out that Natalie and I are only a week apart in age. After hearing them together, I decided I wanted to hear more from Natalie MacMaster, so I bought a couple of her albums. Alison’s angelic vocals were a fine match for Natalie MacMaster’s haunting fiddle playing. Although Alison Krauss is a noted fiddle player, she and MacMaster teamed up for the hauntingly beautiful ballad, “Get Me Through December”. Back in 2007, I bought Alison Krauss’s compilation CD A Hundred Miles or More: A Compilation. ![]() Thank Alison Krauss for introducing me to the Canadian fiddle playing wonder that is Natalie MacMaster. Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy make one hell of a fine album… ![]()
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