Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy: Dec. 17, 2019

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intermingled with classic Celtic songs sure to warm your heart, sure intermingled with classic Celtic songs of the family. the door and welcomes you in as part This year, This year, With a lineup of familiar Christmas songs on the seasonal circuit. confirming the duo as powerhouses “Christmas is where this whole concept started, and we are excited to be traveling as a family,” says says excited to be traveling as a family,” and we are this whole concept started, “Christmas is where and happiness to families and fans and bring light a perfect time to travel with the children “It’s Leahy. the country.” across see the duo perform with their incredibly talented children, playing holiday favorites (including selections playing holiday favorites (including selections children, talented see the duo perform with their incredibly the whole family. fun for their album of the same name) that are from Program notes Program again to hitting the road and Donnell Leahy are fiddle virtuosos Natalie MacMaster -winning series bring back their successful concert GENEROUSLY CO-SPONSORED BY GENEROUSLY THIS EVENING’S PERFORMANCE IS THIS EVENING’S PERFORMANCE IS A Celtic Family Christmas A Celtic Family 17, 7:30 p.m. Dec. Tuesday, Donnell Leahy Donnell Natalie MacMaster and and MacMaster Natalie Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy: Dec. 17, 2019 C-2 five ofwhom are oftentheshowpiece ofthelive MacMaster and Leahyhavesevengifted children, Sydney, Australia. audience stretching from Sydney, NovaScotia,to Twain andTheChieftains asfans);plusadevoted ace BélaFleckaspastcollaborators (andShania Yo Ma,bluegrassstarAlisonKrauss,andbanjo sales ofoveronemillion;aCVlistingcellistYo- achievement complementingcombinedalbum Bob Ezrin-produced album the pair’s firstrecorded collaboration, 2015’s Their synergy wasbrilliantlyshowcasedon confidently crested thetraditionalmusicpeak. of acclaimedfamilygroup Leahy—bothhave before shecouldwalk,hetheoldestbrother ,nativewhocouldstep-dance trajectories tothispoint—sheaCapeBreton, Canada since2006,andLeahyfolloweddifferent Though MacMaster, aMemberoftheOrder of Alec andSadie. sibling toMaryFrances,Michael,Clare, Julia, certainly notleast,thearrivalofMaria,newest Independent MusicAssociation,andlastbut a recent RoadGoldAward from theCanadian installment oftheirGreenbridge CelticFolkFest, accompanying TVspecial,apendingthird another hotlyanticipatedChristmastour, an 83 yearsasperformerswithmilestones,including off whattheyjokinglyrefer toastheircombined They certainlycouldn’t haveimaginedcapping inventory ofachievementsspanningtheglobe. and EastCoastMusicAwards whilecreating an ensure theirmantelpiece was jammedwithJUNO like. Orthattheywouldproduce alarge familyand recast whatcontemporary musicalsuccesslooks they couldnothavepredicted theirmerger would 2002—both were already starsintheirownright— Indeed, whenMacMasterandLeahymarriedin hearing themplayit. couple ofCelticmusic,isalmostaselectrifying while cementingtheirstatusasCanada’s reigning propelled theirdazzlingcareers sincechildhood speak reverentially aboutthefiddle,whichhas Hearing NatalieMacMasterandDonnellLeahy Donnell Leahy Natalie MacMasterand About theperformers · cupresents.org · 303-492-8008 One , acrowning

bucolic agriculturalhubofKeene,Ontario,into August weekendeachyear, transformsthe Greenbridge CelticFolkFest,which,foran the couple’s launchin2017ofthesuccessful But there’s alwaysroom formore music.Ergo, 120-acres ofancestrallands inLakefield,Ontario. top italloff,MacMasterandLeahykeepafarm: for BestForeign Student Film in1985.Andto touring musicalsiblingswonanAcademyAward Weyman, whosevividdepictionofLeahyandhis Music MostofAll titled Other familyendeavorsincludeaTVspecialalso show (actually knocked‘emdead)onGermanTVvariety envision showbizcareers for—recently performed set. Thekids—whomthecoupledon’t necessarily States, theU.K., Europe andNewZealand to has traveledthroughout CanadaandtheUnited respected dancerathomeandabroad, Morin Scottish group Dannsa.Asawell-knownand years. Healsocontinuesto travelasaguestwith projects produced inCape Breton inthelast20 and hasrecorded onmanyofthetraditional Yo-Yo Ma,BuddyMacMasterandtheChieftains and recorded withthelikesofTheRankinFamily, nearly twodecades.Hehasalsoappeared live recording fulltimewithNatalieMacMasterfor innovative CapeBreton pianostyle,touringand band Beòlach,hascontinuedtoperformhis Mac Morin(piano),afoundingmemberofthe Mac Morin person.” me: TimEdey, anabsolutegemofaplayerand chosen oneofmyveryfavoritemusicianstojoin year ofmarriage,my13thparenting. Ihave 47th yearoflife,my37thfiddling,16th friendships andmusic.Itisamomentduringmy inspired byyearsofparenting, marriage,life, fiddle. It’llbeamomentofjoyousappreciation project: “Ihavesomethingtosaythrough my MacMaster describestheartistdirection ofthe Leahy andfeature theperformancesofTimEdey. record asoloLP, which willbeco-produced by MacMaster returned tothestudioin2019 Celtic ceilidh. a foot-stomping,fist-pumping,string-shredding A CelticFamilyChristmas Willkommen beiCarmenNebel , ashortbyfilmmakerPeter and The Leahys: .

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(September (September and completed a a Celtic Colours and completed all hands Básico, no Básico y Dirigido numerous times with artists such as Vishten, times with artists such as Vishten, numerous Catherine Maclellan, Coig, Fayo, Dominique Dupuis, Gadelle, An Acoustic Sin and many more. well known for its cultural contributions to the well known for its cultural contributions to the music scene on the island and French-Acadian North America and Europe beyond. He has toured music scene for over 20 years. He picked up music scene for over 20 years. He picked up he was 10 years bass, drums and guitar before up in a very musical family that is old and grew Rémi Arsenault a Rémi Arsenault (bass/guitar) has been side and session musician in the PEI prominent and Donnell 2019) featuring Natalie MacMaster Hut.” Leahy on the co-composed song “Royal greatest guitarists I have listened to in the last 30 last 30 guitarists I have listened to in the greatest his fourth solo released recently years.” Ferrer album having Ferrer as a special guest of the Chucho as a special guest of the Chucho having Ferrer six-time Grammy-winning pianist quarter, Valdes as “one of the Ferrer introduced Chucho Valdes blues.” He is about to release his sophomore his sophomore blues.” He is about to release touring includes performances at album. Ferrer’s international On the occasion of music festivals. Elmer Ferrer Band, known for captivating Band, known for captivating Elmer Ferrer signature audiences and critics alike with its electric “advanced mix of Cuban Jazz and including two Latin Grammy-nominee albums. He Grammy-nominee albums. He including two Latin as a composer and solo career has a prominent remarkable performer and is the leader of the and artists. As a producer, arranger and arranger and and artists. As a producer, has or electric guitarist, Ferrer session acoustic than 100 music recordings, contributed to more and prolific versatile guitarists. An extremely toured and recorded has Ferrer session musician, top producers of Cuba’s the globe with many Elmer Ferrer musician, (guitar), Cuban-Canadian Elmer Ferrer premier of the world’s as one is widely recognized 2019 residency. style. Morin and Breton traditional Cape teach the a new just released bandmates have his Beòlach record Cirque Mechanics 42FT – A Menagerie of Mechanical Marvels Jan. 17, 7:30 p.m., Macky Auditorium Starting at $20 at cupresents.org Discounts for groups, youth, seniors, students and CU employees at cupresents.org/discounts