Howie MacDonald (born March 9, 1965) is a Canadian

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r and entertainer from Westmount,

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. His lively Cape Breton style of fiddling has entertained audiences all over the world while travelling with The Rankin Family. He has released multiple albums including one 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 ...

, ''capebretonfiddlemusicNOTCALM'' in 2001. MacDonald was the

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candidate for Sydney—Victoria in the

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and 2006 federal elections.

Electoral record

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