Buddy MacMaster performed and recorded both locally and internationally, and was regarded as an expert on the tradition and lore of Cape Breton fiddle music.
11 Facts About Buddy MacMaster
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Buddy MacMaster's father played the fiddle, but his mother sang to him from birth, lilting with a Gaelic inflection peculiar to the area.
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At an early age, Buddy MacMaster began to play the fiddle.
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Buddy MacMaster continued to play nights at square dances across Nova Scotia, while taking on a career as a station agent and telegrapher for the Canadian National Railway to support himself and his family.
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Buddy MacMaster continued to play music of mainly Scottish origin, supplemented with traditional Cape Breton and Nova Scotia tunes, and gained an international reputation, touring in Europe and the United States.
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Buddy MacMaster was one of the first Cape Breton fiddlers to be asked to teach in Scotland.
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Buddy MacMaster was awarded an honorary doctorate from St Francis Xavier University in Antigonish in 1995, and in 2000 he was awarded the Order of Canada for his contributions to Canadian culture.
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Buddy MacMaster received the Order of Nova Scotia in 2003 for outstanding achievement benefiting the province and its residents.
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Buddy MacMaster is the uncle of Natalie MacMaster, another Cape Breton fiddler who has toured extensively and gained an international following.
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Buddy MacMaster died at his home in Judique, Nova Scotia on August 20,2014.
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Buddy MacMaster has released a video, Buddy MacMaster, Master of the Cape Breton Fiddle.