Famed fiddlers Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy are joined by their children to present an afternoon of Celtic music and dance in “Visions from Cape Breton and Beyond” at the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas on Sunday, March 1, 2015 at 4 p.m. A pre-performance discussion, free to ticketholders, begins 45 minutes prior to the performance in the Hylton Center’s Buchanan Partners Art Gallery. Novant Health is the 2014-2015 Hylton Presents Season Sponsor.
This Celtic family celebration will include world-class fiddling, spectacular step dancing and family fun! Together on stage, native Nova Scotian MacMaster’s Cape Breton style fuses with Leahy’s Irish-Scottish roots and Lakefield, Ontario upbringing, and their children represent the next generation of Celtic music. Married in 2002, Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy are raising a family of six to do what they do best: fiddle and step dance. Natalie MacMaster started fiddling as a 9-year-old, and Donnell Leahy, a fiddler of the sibling octet Leahy, began fiddling competitively as a 4-year-old. Their careers have been filled with awards and acclaim, and the Canadian couple continue to perform, tour and co-host the annual Leahy Music Camp in the summer.
“Cape Breton Girl” Natalie MacMaster released her debut album, “Four on the Floor” at the age of 16. With 11 albums to her name, MacMaster’s accolades include multiple gold albums, Grammy nominations (and a Grammy win for her collaboration with Yo-Yo Ma), Juno Awards, Canadian Country Music Awards and several honorary degrees, as well as the Arts & Letters Award from the Canadian Association of New York and the Order of Canada, the country’s highest civilian honor. Family man and bandleader Donnell Leahy released his family’s debut album in 1996. Leahy’s fanbase grew when the band toured with Shania Twain as the opening act of her World Tour and two television specials. With three Juno Awards, a Socan award and an Oscar Award-winning documentary, Leahy’s four albums represent a blend of musical styles.
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