Dave MacIsaac (born 1955) is a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

musician from

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...

who plays the

fiddle A fiddle is a bowed string musical instrument, most often a violin. It is a colloquial term for the violin, used by players in all genres, including classical music. Although in many cases violins and fiddles are essentially synonymous, th ...

and

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

, specialising in the

Celtic music Celtic music is a broad grouping of music genres that evolved out of the folk music traditions of the Celtic people of Northwestern Europe. It refers to both orally-transmitted traditional music and recorded music and the styles vary considerab ...

style. He has two children, a daughter Mary Clare and a son named Angus.

Awards and recognition

*1996: East Coast Music Awards - winner: Male Artist of the Year; Instrumental Artist of the Year; Celtic Recording of the Year (''Nimble Fingers'') *2017 : Honorary Doctorate from Cape Breton University

Discography

*1986 Celtic Guitar *1993: with Scott Macmillan, ''Guitar Souls'' *1995: ''Nimble Fingers'' *1999: ''From the Archives'' *2001: with

Ashley MacIsaac Ashley Dwayne MacIsaac (born February 24, 1975) is a Canadian fiddler, singer and songwriter from Cape Breton Island. He has received three Juno Awards, winning for Best New Solo Artist and Best Roots & Traditional Album – Solo at the Juno A ...

, ''Fiddle Music 101''

References

External links

Dirty Linen: 1996 ECMA Awards

1955 births Living people Canadian male violinists and fiddlers Canadian guitarists Musicians from Nova Scotia Cape Breton fiddlers Canadian male guitarists 21st-century Canadian violinists and fiddlers 21st-century Canadian male musicians {{Canada-guitarist-stub