Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy
Saturday, May 15, 2027, 7:30 pm
Hering Auditorium
Canada’s internationally renowned virtuoso fiddlers Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy take their music to new heights with an all-new show. Bursting onto the music scene with exuberant youthful mastery, their two oldest children, Mary Frances and Michael Leahy, join their parents for a night of musical magic. Don’t miss this rare event this spring!
Beloved by Fairbanksans who remember previous concerts at Hering, Celtic superstars Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy are returning to the world stage for the first time since their marriage in 2000. In the early 2000s, they juggled raising seven musically gifted children, running a farm and building a thriving farmers market in Lakefield, Ontario, while performing over 75 shows a year. With their children now in their teens, Natalie and Donnell are ready to bring their electrifying live performances back to audiences.
Natalie, known for her virtuosic skill and charm, was inducted into the Order of Canada in 2006, has won two Juno Awards, 19 East Coast Music Awards, and released three gold albums. Donnell, with his incredible stage presence, led the family band “Leahy” to double platinum status, won three Juno Awards, and was the subject of the Academy Award-winning documentary “The Leahys: Music Most of All.”
Together, they have sold out over 1,000 shows in North America and collaborated with stars like Yo-Yo Ma, Michael McDonald, Allison Krauss and Nickelback. They have also performed with The Chieftains, Faith Hill, Carlos Santana, Don Henley and Béla Fleck, and performed at prestigious festivals like Cambridge Folk Festival, the Tønder Festival, MerleFest, Dublin Irish Festival, Milwaukee Irish Fest and Celtic Connections.
“The ultimate Cape Breton effect — a large number of tunes tumbling after one another as the dancing rhythm pounds along, till you get totally carried away in the excitement of it all.” — The Living Tradition
““Rich with powerful strings and potent spaces” — Americana Highways
