Tickets Still Available for MacMaster Show Tonight

You might not be all that interested in Celtic fiddle music, but Grammy winner Natale MaMacster, who will be at the for one performance tonight, has a story that might change your mind.

After a show, a woman who looked to be about 80-years-old came up to MacMaster and gave her a compliment she'd never forget.

"She said, 'I don't like fiddle music, but I loved your show,'" MacMaster said in an interview. "When you can actually get someone to like the show, when they don't like the instrument you play, that's pretty cool."

And a MacMaster show is revolves around her fiddle and her fingers flying over the fingerboard.

"I took it as a high compliment," MacMaster said. "So anyone who might not be terribly interested in Celtic music, I say come out and take a chance."

The show will be lighthearted, high energy but "deep in tradition and heritage."

She's backed up by a band that consists of a drummer, pianist, cellist and bassist "who are really at the top of their games," MacMaster said.

J.D. Blair is on drums, Mac Morin is on keys, Nathaniel Smith is behind the cello and Shane Hendrickson mans the bass.

"I can't say enough good about these musicians," MacMaster said.

This Cape Breton Girl (also the name of her latest album) is no stranger to Rhode Island and has played numerous festivals and performances over her more-than 30-year career as a musician. A member of the Order Of Canada, the country's highest civilian honor, MacMaster said this is a busy time of year due to St. Patrick's Day.

Tickets remain at the Park Theatre box office for tonight's performance, which starts at 8 p.m. and will open by an exclusive performance by members of Rhode Island's own The Kelly Irish School of Dance.

If you're still not convinced, consider MacMaster's resume. She has performed with: Yo-Yo Ma, Garrison Keillor, the Chieftains, Raffi, Bela Fleck, Alison Krauss, Jerry Douglas, Hayley Westerna, Michael McDonald and Thomas Dolby.

For more information, visit the Park Theatre's website by clicking HERE.