In my opinion this is as inspiring and soulful as any fiddler can be!! She's great!!!

I recently took up the cello at the age of, ahem, 55, and I am amazed by this woman. The fact that she can dance and STILL hit every note on key alone is incredible not to mention the speed at which she can play! I am very excited to be seeing her in Ogunquit, Maine on the 26th of July!

I've seen Natalie at least four times in concert. Amazing for sure!!

I love Natalie. I love Strathspeys. I really love when Natalie plays Strathspeys!

Almost started readin',....but then I thought,...shoosh,...just gonna listen,...my kitchen door is always open Natalie! Ya can always fiddle the night away in my heart!

Good to hear someone actually playing this - there seems to be such an aura around Tullochgorum as a test piece that hardly anyone seems to record it...

@nozecone

5 жыл бұрын

Some of the older Cape Breton fiddlers really disliked it. Not all of them, of course.

She is fantastic. We LOVE YOU NATALIE

Nice! One of my favorite tunes!

Just saw her in Calgary Tuesday night with the Calgary Orchestra. It was amazing.

she is crazy and I love her!!!!....great great great!!!....I like her a lot!

"Bright and merry we's be aw, Bright and merry, Bright and merry, Bright and merry we's be aw, As long as Ah hae a breath tae draw, Ah'll dance till Ah begin tae fall tae the reel of Tullochgorum..."

This is one of the hardest tunes to learn on pipes, let alone the fiddle !

hard to believe this is real... her skill is extraordinary.. almost superhuman

Love ya Natalie ~ Another Scotia Princess!!! =)

wonderful sound.

She's brilliant!

Lovely!!

What a brilliant fiddler

increible!!!!

the passion...jaysus..!!!

Good stuff. Thanks.

The Good Fairies of New York brought me here.

bravissima....sopratutto dal vivo....

@Poodlepups Amplifying the violin is so new that technology hasn't really had the time to generate decent pickups... The only way to get a really natural amplified sound is to use a microphone, but then there's feedback (especially in the size concerts she plays) as well as whether or not she is able to dance around like she does. I, personally, think it's a small loss in favour of getting to hear this wonderful fiddler. :)

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This rendition is right, some, Jesus good.

It's funny ye know. As she plays this I can here a many merry men singing their lungs out and banging pints on wooden tables in some far off land. And me son's name is Skye.

What a national treasure! And ever so cute too! (Now quit stalling Natalie - marry me!)

@ellenanna55 from my own experience sometimes it's harder NOT to dance. Especially if you know the tune well and it's a bouncy piece. It looks like she might even be doing this one by memory, if so it's even easier. There's a tune called Wassail that I CAN'T stand still and play even when I switch instruments to the recorder or the Psaltery.

@nozecone

5 жыл бұрын

Not by memory - by heart!

@sarahcrayner She speaks the forgotten tongues of the past, practice just keeps it alive.

Robert Burns favourite tune written by the Rev John Skinner. Burns said it was 'the best Scotch song ever written.' Thanks!

@ainefidileir Too true- I've seen this happen a lot, especially when classical players realise that they're not going to get the kind of recognition they were hoping for as 'serious' musicians. They then seek to involve themselves in 'alternative' forms of music.

Eek! Guys, I'm not a classical violinist, I'm a semi-beginning fiddler, and I really do love Natalie McMaster! No need to get nasty. On second viewing the amp problem is pretty minor in this video. I have seen videos in which the sound is so nasal you wonder if it's a keyboard (not with Natalie.)

everyone in the crowd is just sitting there... WHY ARE THEY NOT DANCING!!!!

@erikm8372

7 ай бұрын

They’re older, they’re tired? Or they’re all musicians, mostly, so they may actually play the tune themselves and be analyzing it somewhat. Or they want to enjoy it because they also know it…OR! It could be they want to respectfully listen as this is their “hometown girl” and this was being recorded… many reasons! Other videos exist of this tune being played in its full entirety, as a set with “Coilsfield House” the slow air intro, followed by a slow strathspey and then “Tullochgorum”. Ending with reels. Those are on KZread, such as at the Philadelphia Folk Festival, Merlefest, Grey Fox Bluegrass festival, and the audiences are hollering and shouting and really into it.

Off the top of my head, the variations were added by James Scott Skinner. i think the tune predates the words.

It's not the amplification device that's causing that problem for you, but the transducer ie mic. Look how close it is, a proper violin recording would be done from a far greater distance, but that's not possible live.

sei un sogno bellissimo ciao luck

lots of people play this tune the best versions are angus chisholms and arthur muises i find

You seriously think so? I've seen her play all over the fingerboard brilliantly. As a fiddle player, one of the pet peeves I always have is classical players telling me that I can't do this or that because of how I hold the bow or how I have my left hand. Fiddle players can do all the stuff classical players do, we just have less rules (and seriously rules are no fun in music anyway.)

Love this but her 1999 version on KZread played in a set is more entertaining.

@erikm8372

2 жыл бұрын

I love when she starts with the slow air "Coilsfield House" then goes into some other strathspeys in G major. Then this solo, ending with reels!

I was wanting to sing along but she's playing the variations, so it's not really practical. Oh well, just have to look for a vanilla version, I guess. Pity because her tempo is great for singing to.

i want to see a natalie macmaster VIOLIN HERO xD

shes my best friends cousin...just sayin

It's well played, but I have issues with the amplification devices that make it sound like a cheap electric violin. It doesn't ring as it should.

@erikm8372

2 жыл бұрын

This is also a rather small venue, I believe it's the Cape Breton hockey location. Maybe not technically setup? I've seen her in a small theatre as well as a larger amphitheater, and neither one sounded electric or bad. This was also 2005/6, btw

She ain't playing till she breaks a few strings lol

i don't like the when she bounces the bow off the strings...she does that alot...i'd rather listen to buddy

shes a good vioin player but this songs a bit dull sorry.good quality vid thoe

Ach, you poor sassenach Protestants

not very popular among the older players

c'mon....you wouldn't?...talking all this bs about cb music...lol....buddy plays it how it was composed...not just to get a rise from the crowd