Yours Truly

by Natalie MacMaster

Overview

Canadian superstar fiddler and dancer Natalie MacMaster's tenth full-length recording doesn't deviate much from her usual formula, but considering the fact that her "usual formula" consists of filtering traditional Celtic music through the open-ended sieves of jazz, rock, country and Latin, the results are far from predictable. MacMaster is a peerless player, and here she starts things off with a fiery opener, the appropriately titled "Volcanic Jig," which sets the tone for Yours Truly. Backed by a small army of instrumental masters, airs like "Farewell to Peter" and traditional sets such as "David's Jig: David's Jig/Valerie Pringles' Reel" are precise examples of contemporary Celtic music, but with the exception of a horrifying version of "Danny Boy" sung by Michael McDonald (seriously, you lose a whole star for that kind of thing), it's when MacMaster takes the genre out for a walk that things get really interesting. The jaunty "Flea as a Bird" throws a little country and ragtime into the mix, "Cape Classico" balances the rigidity of classical violin with the bright lilt of Irish fiddle, and the full-on Celtic rock of "Matt and Nat's" gives the collection some serious cajones. ~ James Christopher Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	08/03/2018
Label:	Independent Digital Licensing
UPC:	0116617065216
Rank:	61939

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Natalie MacMaster   Primary Artist,Fiddle,Vocals
Michael McDonald   Primary Artist,Vocals
Jens Krueger   Banjo
Tom Jackson   Drums,Vocals,Vocals,Drums
Michel Pouliot   Piano
John Chiasson   Bass
Betty Lou Beaton   Piano
Matt MacIssac   Pipe,Bagpipes,Whistle (Human)
Brad Davidge   Guitar
Erin Leahy   Piano
Mary Frances Leahy   Vocals
Matt MacIsaac   Bagpipes
Denis Keldie   Keyboards,Mini Moog,Organ (Hammond)
Allan Dewar   Piano
Miche Pouliot   Drums
Alexander Sevastian   Accordion
Natalie Haas   Cello
Rushad Eggleston   Cello

Technical Credits

Michael McDonald   Arranger
Greg Kolchinsky   Assistant Engineer
Dave Sinko   Mixing
Lillo Thomas   Engineer
Mike Hogan   Assistant Engineer
Natalie MacMaster   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Step Dancing
Larry Redican   Composer
Brad Davidge   Arranger,Composer
Daniel Martin   Engineer
Justin Hobart Brown   Assistant Engineer
Hayward Parrott   Engineer
Donnell Leahy   Producer
Matt MacIsaac   Composer
Christopher Mitchell   Assistant Engineer
Frederick Edward Weatherly   Composer
Dave Sink   Mixing
Bruce Gandy   Composer
Michael Jack   Engineer
Mark Vreeken   Engineer,Mixing
Scott "Watson" Lake   Editing
Greg Calbi   Mastering
Traditional   Composer