Well here’s some fantastically festive news – Cape Breton’s own Natalie MacMaster is bringing the whole family home for Christmas!!! It’s true – Natalie, Donnell and all the kids are coming East as part of their incredible Celtic Family Christmas tour. As of now the tour has 18 shows across Canada with 6 right here in the Maritimes starting in Glace Bay on December 3rd, then to Moncton, NB on December 4, before returning to Nova Scotia for 4 more shows. They’ll play in Pictou on December 5th and then do three shows in Halifax on December 6 & 7. We’re so excited to announce Natalie will be a guest on SEA AND BE SCENE… And HEARD on Wednesday, October 9th, 2024 – so mark your calendars and make plans to tune in then. In the meantime, here’s the official press release regarding the East Coast Shows.

A CELTIC FAMILY CHRISTMAS
(Halifax, NS) – Canada’s reigning couple of Celtic music, Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy, warmly invite you to join them, their seven children, and stellar band for A Celtic Family Christmas. They perform on Wednesday, Dec. 4 at the Molson Canadian Centre at Casino New Brunswick in Moncton and on Friday, Dec. 6 and Saturday, Dec. 7 (2 shows) at Light House Arts Centre in Halifax. Tickets for all shows go on sale this Friday, Sept. 27 at 10 a.m. at sonicconcerts.com.
With a Celtic Family Christmas, the MacMaster/Leahy family share their music, their unique way of life, and Christmas traditions still honoured and celebrated. The show features some traditional and original music and some special numbers with their own incredible band, as well as a few personal stories and candid moments from the MacMaster/Leahy setting. Life is never dull, especially at Christmas.
These shows are reserved seating and all ages are welcome. For full ticket and show information, visit: sonicconcerts.com.
ABOUT MACMASTER AND LEAHY
When MacMaster and Leahy married in 2002 —both were already stars in their own right —they could not have predicted their merger would recast what contemporary musical success looks like. Or that they would produce a large family and ensure their mantelpiece was jammed with JUNO and East Coast Music Awards, while creating an inventory of achievements spanning the globe. They certainly couldn’t have imagined capping off what they jokingly refer to as their combined 90+ years as performers with milestones including another hotly anticipated Christmas tour, a TV special, their Greenbridge Celtic Folk Fest, and a Road Gold Award from the Canadian Independent Music Association, and an ever-growing catalogue of music.
NATALIE MACMASTER & DONNELL LEAHY:
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While you’re here check out my very first interview with Natalie all the way back in October 2010 following the release party for her first book “Natalie MacMaster’s Cape Breton Aire”

















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