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St. Thomas University, New Brunswick, will grant honorary degrees to three distinguished Canadians, Natalie MacMaster, Linden MacIntyre and John J. Pungente at its 2003 Convocation ceremony on May 12, 2003. Natalie MacMaster is a world renowned musician who has won eleven East Coast Music Awards, including 2002 Entertainer of the Year. She has been named Fiddle Player of the Year for the past five consecutive years by the Canadian Country Music Awards and has won two Juno Awards. She has shared the live performance stage with acts ranging from Alison Krauss to Luciano Pavarotti and dozens of world-class symphony orchestras. Two of her CD's have been on Billboard's Top 20 Selling World Music charts and four of her previous five CD releases have been certified "gold" (50 000 +) in Canada. Linden MacIntyre, a native of Cape Breton, has been a journalist for 39 years. John J. Pungente, SJ, has worked in media education for more than 35 years. The Convocation ceremony will begin at 2:00 p.m. on May 12, 2003 in the courtyard of St. Thomas University. MEDIA
CONTACT: Mary McIntosh, Director of Communications, St. Thomas
University, ........................................................................................................................................... February 18, 2003 Congratulations
to Natalie on winning the 2003 East Coast Music Award (ECMA) for 'Female
Artist Of The Year'. Unfortunately Natalie was not able to
attend the award show as she was on tour in Vancouver however she did
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........................................................................................................................................ September 10, 2002 Congratulations to Natalie on winning the Canadian Country Music Award (CCMA) "Country Music/Program Special of The Year" award for "My Roots are Showing". ........................................................................................................................................ May
6, 2002 The couple was engaged over the weekend while visiting with Natalie's family in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. They have known each other for over ten years and had been seeing each other for some time. Both families are thrilled and excited. No wedding date has yet been confirmed. Congratulations
to them both! ........................................................................................................................................
Natalie's upcoming live double-CD featuring a concert recorded at the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga and a square dance recorded at Glencoe Mills Hall in Cape Breton will be released in Canada on Warner Music on May 14, 2002 and released in the USA on Rounder Records on June 4, 2002. The CD will be available for purchase in Natalie's Online store. ........................................................................................................................................ March 9, 2002 In association with the Children's Miracle Network, Natalie will be playing the national anthems at the Ottawa Senators hockey game on Saturday night, March 23rd at the Corel Centre in Ottawa, Ontario. ........................................................................................................................................ February 21, 2002 Natalie is flying to Monterey, California today to attend the TED conference this weekend as both a delegate and a presenter. She will be performing a piece of music composed by Thomas Dolby (remember 'She Blinded Me With Science' from the 80's?). The piece of music he wrote was actually inspired by Natalie's performance at the TED conference last year. They will perform the piece of music together on Saturday, February 23rd. Other musicians attending the conference this year include Herbie Hancock. On Sunday she flies to San Francisco and on to Berkeley where she will begin preproduction on her next studio album with her producer, Darol Anger. This album is scheduled for release some time in 2003 at this point. In March, she starts touring again in the US and In May, she will travel to Nashville to record. Her upcoming double-CD "Natalie MacMaster Live", which will include one disc recorded live at a square dance in Glencoe Mills with Joel Chaisson and Dave MacIsaac and the second disc recorded live at a concert in Mississauga, Ontario at the Living Arts Centre. This double CD is scheduled for release in either March or April this year. No firm release date has been set yet. Stay tuned for more news.... ........................................................................................................................................ February 4, 2002 Congratulations to Natalie on winning the prestigious "Entertainer Of The year" award at the East Coast Music awards! ........................................................................................................................................ Cambridge, MA – The Rounder Records Group is pleased to announce that Grammy-nominated artist Natalie MacMaster will perform on ABC’s nationally televised New Year’s Eve program, “ABC 2002” on Monday, December 31st, 2001. Hosted by Peter Jennings, the program will air live from the Rose Planetarium (at the Museum of Natural History) in New York City from 6:30pm-10pm EST. The program will also feature other critically acclaimed artists. On
the heels of a busy nationwide tour and a Grammy nomination for ‘Best
Traditional Folk Album’ for My Roots Are Showing, this exciting
performance by Natalie MacMaster and her 6-piece band (featuring piano,
bagpipes, guitar, and drums) promises to be an exhilarating end to a
successful year. As stated
recently by Natalie, “What an honor to be a part of the New Year’s
celebration in New York. I
am delighted to share the stage with these incredible artists and to add
a little Celtic flavor to the evening.
This for me will be the perfect end to a great year.” Beginning
in January, 2002, Natalie will rejoin traditional Irish music pioneers,
the Chieftains for another nationwide tour throughout California,
Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, Michigan and Texas. Natalie’s
latest album entitled My Roots Are Showing features an
invigorating set of jigs, reels, marches, strathspeys and hornpipes.
Natalie’s fiddle playing is dramatic throughout, dynamic and
clean, marked by flawless intonation and impeccable precision.
In addition to her recent Grammy nomination, Natalie has had her
share of accolades including 9 East Coast Music Awards (ECMA), two Juno
Awards (equivalent to a U.S. Grammy) for Best Instrumental Album of the
Year for My Roots Are Showing and In My Hands, plus four
consecutive Fiddler of the Year awards (1997-2000) and
Vocal/Instrumental Collaboration of the Year with Alison Krauss on
“Get Me Through December” in 2000 from the Canadian Country Music
Awards (CCMA). Founded
in 1970, the Rounder Records Group recently celebrated its 30th
anniversary as America’s premiere independent label, with over 3,000
albums in its catalog to date and including five imprints representing a
wide variety of folk, roots, rock, blues, country, world and reggae
music. ........................................................................................................................................ December
6, 2001 Natalie has been nominated for an East Coast Music Award (ECMA) for 'Entertainer of The Year'. Other nominees in the category include Bruce Guthro, Sloan, The Fables and the Ennis Sisters. As well, Natalie's Manager, Andre Bourgeois of ABC Entertainment Inc., has been nominated for an Industry Award for 'Manager of The Year' and Natalie's Webmaster, Cheryl Smith, of Gigs & Reels Productions Inc., has also been nominated for an Industry Award for 'Graphic Artist of The Year'. As one of the biggest music industry events in the country, the four-day conference and awards show will draw delegates from Atlantic Canada and around the world. ECMA 2002 celebrates Atlantic Canadian contributions to the music industry. The awards will be handed out Sunday, February 3, 2002 at the Gala Awards Show televised live from Saint John, New Brunswick. The Industry Awards are handed out during the East Coast Music Association Industry Awards Brunch on February 1, 2002 in Saint John, NB. More information is available at www.ecma.ca ........................................................................................................................................ November
17, 2001 Natalie
MacMaster, one of the country's best-loved and popular performers, stars in
her first CBC-TV special NATALIE MACMASTER - MY ROOTS ARE SHOWING on Sunday,
December 2 at 8 p.m. Special guests include close friends Jann Arden, Alison
Krauss and Natalie's mom Minnie (watch for her step-dancing cameo appearance). ........................................................................................................................................ November
2, 2001 Only
one show into her current 4 week US tour, Natalie MacMaster is Rumored
to be joining Natalie in the spot will be Paul Schaeffer, Dan A group of prominent Canadian Businessmen led by George Cohon, Chairman of MacDonald's Canada, Senator Grafstein, Michael Budman and Don Green, owners of Roots, have helped to declare the weekend of Nov. 30, 2001, "The Canada Loves New York Weekend". During this time, Canadians can show their support for the city in the most meaningful way possible: by experiencing it firsthand. Corporate sponsors include Air Canada and Starwood Hotels. The weekend will be kicked off with a rally including a special appearance by NYC Mayor Rudy Gulliani himself. The spot is being produced by The Wolf Group with offices in New York and Toronto. ........................................................................................................................................ October
20, 2001 Natalie has been nominated again this year for a MIANS award (Music Industry Association of Nova Scotia), this time for the "Road Warrior" award. Natalie's Manager, Andre Bourgeois of ABC Entertainment Inc. has also been nominated for 'Manager Of The Year". As well, Natalie's webmaster, Cheryl Smith of Gigs & Reels Productions Inc. has been nominated for "Web Designer Of The Year". ........................................................................................................................................ September
7, 2001 Natalie
has been nominated again this year for 2 Canadian Country Music Awards (CCMA) ........................................................................................................................................ July
26, 2001 Cape Breton’s daughter and Queen of the Fiddle, Natalie MacMaster stars in her first hour-long special, NATALIE MACMASTER - MY ROOTS ARE SHOWING, now in production for CBC Television and scheduled to air on the network in the coming season. MacMaster will take viewers on a trek to discover the roots of her music in Cape Breton and, with her new band, performs some new tunes, some hits and some classics, all but guaranteed to thrill her fans. Beloved in her native East Coast and by fiddle enthusiasts everywhere, she has also captured more than her share of music industry awards. Her electric performance on The 1999 Juno Awards, regarded as the highlight of the show, won her a Gemini Award. The vivacious MacMaster will be joined by special guest stars Jann Arden and Alison Krauss at the Mississauga Living Arts Centre on July 31st for a live concert mounted just for the special. Segments already completed shooting include a traditional Cape Breton jam session with MacMaster and four of her favourite fiddlers who get it on in a down home kitchen. Viewers will also get to see MacMaster perform at an All Ages dance in Glencoe Mills, a small isolated hall where she performed as a child. Jann Arden performs Cherry Popsicle from her new CD, and Alison Krauss joins Natalie for Get Me Through December, which is on MacMaster’s recent CD In My Hands. The special also promises a behind-the-scenes tour by MacMaster of both her music and her Maritime roots. NATALIE MACMASTER – MY ROOTS ARE SHOWING is produced by Mark Hall. Executive Producers are Gregory Hall for Hallway Group Productions Inc., Toronto, in association with Executive Producer Chip Sutherland of Perimeter Entertainment, Halifax and CBC Television. Joan Tosoni is the director. ........................................................................................................................................ July
23, 2001 Natalie
will be shooting a TV special at the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga,
Ontario on Tuesday, July 31, 2001! This special will later air
on CBC in Canada and on Bravo in the US (air dates to follow soon).
The concert will also possibly be used for a live recording in the near
future and will be featured on Natalie's own video and DVD to be released
early next year. ........................................................................................................................................ May
3, 2001 In recent weeks both Natalie MacMaster's "In My Hands" (recently achieving Gold status in Canada) and "My Roots Are Showing" CD's have been charting in the Billboard magazine's Top 20 selling World Music recordings chart. In the meantime, Natalie left for a five-week US tour on April 17. She's island-hopping in Hawaii this week, playing 3 shows in in four days, then meets back up with her tour bus to travel up the coast of California for 4 shows, including UCLA on Saturday. She's already played to several sold out audiences throughout New England, Staten Island and Texas. The tour wraps up in New Jersey on May 24. Natalie will be performing in New York City on July 1st this year at the Central Park SummerStage alongside Sarah Harmer and The Cowboy Junkies. ........................................................................................................................................ March
9, 2001 For
immediate release: ........................................................................................................................................ February
17, 2001 The East Coast Music Awards gala, held February 11th in Charlottetown, PEI, proved to be another successful one for Natalie. She received two awards for "Instrumental Artist of the Year" and "SOCAN Songwriter of the Year" for Get me Through December (written by Gordie Sampson and Fred Lavery). ........................................................................................................................................ January
16, 2001 Natalie MacMaster will be appearing with The Chieftains on The Tonight Show this Thursday evening, January 18 (please check your local listings for air time. The show airs on NBC in the US and Canada). Natalie flew to Denver, Colorado yesterday to join The Chieftains on their US tour. She and the band will be flying to Los Angeles on Wednesday evening to tape the show. The show will feature Joan Osborne, who is also touring with The Chieftains for the first leg of their tour. Also scheduled to appear the same night is Madonna’s husband, Guy Ritchie. Natalie will be in Charlottetown, PEI for the East Coast Music Awards on February 11th, where she is nominated for four awards (please call 1-900-870-ECMA to vote for Natalie for the "Entertainer of the Year" award"). She will travel back to Los Angeles later that month to attend the Grammy Awards Show. Natalie received her first Grammy nomination earlier this month for "My Roots Are Showing" (released April 2000 in the USA). It is nominated for "Best Traditional Folk Album" and will be handed out on February 21, 2001. ........................................................................................................................................ January
3, 2001 The Nominees were announced today for the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards and Natalie has been nominated for an award in the "Best Traditional Folk Album" category for her album "My Roots Are Showing" (released on Rounder Records in the U.S in April 2000). Winners will be announced at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards telecast on February 21, 2001. The three-hour show will originate from Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA and be broadcast on CBS-TV at 8:00pm. (EST/PST). The show will reach a worldwide audience of nearly 2 billion people in 180 countries. A big congratulation to Natalie on her first Grammy nomination! ........................................................................................................................................ BACK TO CURRENT NEWS | BACK TO TOP
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