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From Bart on 6/13/2011 8:45:47 PM

Hi all,

Definitely not actually ITM, but thought with the Scottish roots, I would post this here.

Here is a link to a fun little video of Natalie McMaster and her husband Donnell Leahy. It is part music, part stories about their fiddling heritage. It's about 27 minutes long, and my personal favorite is the one they did starting at about minute 25, at the end.

I also greatly enjoyed the stories they both shared about growing up in their houses without TVs, but with tons of music.

I personally don't much care for his first fast tune, after the slow air, despite how difficult it looks, but the one at the end with him on fiddle and her on piano was outstanding. This is also a great example of fiddle/piano sounding wonderful together.

Enjoy!

http://www.ted.com/talks/natalie_macmaster_and_donnell_leahy_play_the_cape_breton_fiddle.html

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	nfritzjr says: 6/21/2011 7:51:41 PM I really like the Leahy family as a group, awsome to see live,and CD's are great to listen to. I really like Natalie playing style, she seems to play from the heart. Seen them both at Irish fest in Milwaukee. Problem is they talk so much during their performance and for me they didn't seem to play enough. That said they are awsome an I hope they come as a group or what ever to Milwaukee again. If you have the chance to see them live the are really great musicians. I can only hope to get a little closer to their playing skills. . .nf
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