Buddy MacMaster
Buddy MacMaster | |
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Birth name | Hugh Alan MacMaster |
Also known as | King of the Jigs Cape Breton fiddle music |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Fiddle |
Hugh Alan "Buddy" MacMaster
Early life
MacMaster was born in 1924
Career
MacMaster continued to play nights at
In 2005 he recorded an album with his niece, fiddler Natalie MacMaster.[9]
Awards
MacMaster was awarded an honorary doctorate from St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish in 1995,[1] and in 2000 he was awarded the Order of Canada for his contributions to Canadian culture. The Canadian Encyclopedia states that the citation for the Order of Canada read "as ambassador of Canadian music and a mentor to many, he is leading a Gaelic renaissance in Canada and abroad." He has appeared through Nova Scotia, Canada, the US and the UK for dances, in concert and in festivals such as the Atlantic Fiddlers' Festival, Cape Breton Fiddlers' Festival, Celtic Colours International Festival, Nova Scotia Highland Village Day, Cape Breton Fiddlers' Festival, the Nova Scotia International Tattoo, and the Celtic Sundance Festival, Utah. He also received the Order of Nova Scotia in 2003 for outstanding achievement benefiting the province and its residents. In October 2006, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Cape Breton University in a special ceremony held in Judique.[1] In 2023, he was inducted into the Canadian Fiddle Hall of Honour at the 2023 Canadian Grand Masters event in Truro, Nova Scotia. [10]
Personal life
MacMaster married Marie Beaton in 1968. They have two children, Mary Elizabeth MacMaster MacInnis (also a musician) and Allan Gerard MacMaster. MacMaster's youngest sister, Betty Lou Beaton, is one of Cape Breton's finest pianists and is married to well-known fiddler and composer Kinnon Beaton. He is also the uncle of Natalie MacMaster, another Cape Breton fiddler who has toured extensively and gained an international following.[11] His son, Allan, was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in October 2009, representing the electoral district of Inverness as a Progressive Conservative.[12]
Death
MacMaster died at his home in Judique, Nova Scotia on August 20, 2014.[13] He was 89.
Discography
- Judique on the Floor (1989)
- Glencoe Hall (1991)
- The Judique Flyer (2000)
- Cape Breton Tradition (2003)
- Traditional Music from Cape Breton Island (2005) with Natalie MacMaster
He has also released a video, Buddy MacMaster, Master of the Cape Breton Fiddle.
Further reading
- MacInnes, Sheldon (2007). Buddy MacMaster: The Judique Fiddler, Nova Scotia: Pottersfield Press. ISBN 978-1-895900-90-3.
References
- ^ a b c "The Canadian Encyclopedia (including the Encyclopedia of Music in Canada)". Biography: MacMaster, Hugh Allan (Buddy). The Canadian Encyclopedia. 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ Matthew D. McGuire; Nova Scotia Museum. Museum Services Division; Nova Scotia Museum (1998). Music in Nova Scotia: The Oral Tradition. Museum Services Division, Nova Scotia Museum. p. 60.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7864-5737-3.
- ^ Virginia Hope Garrison (1985). Traditional and non-traditional teaching and learning practices in folk music: an ethnographic field study of Cape Breton fiddling. University of Wisconsin--Madison. pp. 145, 158.
- ^ a b MacDonald, Paul (Spring 2000). "Buddy MacMaster Biography". Atlantic artists.com. Atlantic Records, Canada. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
- ISBN 978-0-9545682-5-2.
- ISBN 978-1-317-43437-5.
- ISBN 978-1-57859-037-7.
- ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
- ^ "Canadian Grand Masters 2023".
- ISBN 978-0-8264-7436-0.
- ^ "NDP, Tories win 1 each in N.S. byelections". CBC News. October 20, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- ^ "Buddy MacMaster, renowned Cape Breton fiddler, dead at 89". CBC News. August 21, 2014. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
External links
- Buddy MacMaster at IMDb