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EPISODE · Jan 17, 2026 · 25 MIN

Canadian fiddle legend Natalie MacMaster shares her life in books

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Natalie MacMaster first picked up the fiddle at nine years old. It was a family tradition for her growing up in Cape Breton, and over the course of her international career she’s brought Cape Breton fiddle music to the world. Two fiddling dynasties merged when she married Donnell Leahy and now the two of them, along with their seven children regularly perform. She stops by the studio for an installment of my life in books.Books discussed on this week's show include:Beautiful Scars by Tom WilsonThe Music Lesson by Victor WootenThe Possibility Mom by Lisa Canning A Prayer For Owen Meany by John IrvingI Have a Love Story by Natalie MacMaster

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