Ashley MacIsaac

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Ashley MacIsaac

Ashley Dwayne MacIsaac (born February 24, 1975 in Creignish on Cape Breton , Nova Scotia , Canada ) is a Canadian violinist and rock musician. His style not only includes traditional folk pieces , but also often mixes traditional violin playing with elements from rock music , hip-hop and dance in his pieces . His greatest success was Sleepy Maggie from the album Hi ™ How Are You Today? , in which Mary Jane Lamond took over the Gaelic singing part.

Career

As a teenager, MacIsaac learned traditional Scottish violin playing from his uncle, the renowned violinist Buddy MacMaster (see also: Traditional music on Cape Breton ). In 1996 MacIsaac played in front of the Chieftains during their US tour.

Around 1998 Ashley MacIsaac fought for independence from his record label and was released from Universal Music . He then signed a contract with the independent label Loggerhead Records for his 1999 album Helter's Celtic .

On December 31, 1999, MacIsaac again made a controversial appearance on a show in Halifax , which consisted entirely of a 20-minute tirade with numerous curses and various racist remarks, which later turned out to be ironic. A few days later, MacIsaac was embroiled in a media dispute with Loggerhead Records after the label issued a press release in which it distanced itself from MacIsaac's actions.

In 2000, MacIsaac told the Halifax Chronicle Herald that he was on the verge of filing for bankruptcy; a few days later, however, he withdrew this statement. However, a few months later he declared his bankruptcy under Canadian law.

In 2003 there were again accusations against MacIsaac that he had made racist statements on the stage. During one performance, he accused an Asian woman in the audience of spreading SARS . He then stated that the statement was intended as an irony on racism and sued the Ottawa Citizen newspaper for portraying himself as a racist based on these statements, despite the fact that he had opposed the racial search at the time was carried out in Canada.

In 2005 MacIsaac took a new direction and signed a contract with Linus Entertainment . He founded a rock band where he did the vocal part and played the guitar. He also announced that he was interested in politics and announced in a letter to the National Post newspaper that he was studying constitutional law in order to gain access to Canadian politics.

In the March 20, 2006 issue of the Halifax Daily News , MacIsaac announced his candidacy to lead the Liberal Party of Canada . Some Canadian journalists suspected it was an advertisement for his new CD Pride , which was released the day after MacIsaac's declaration. MacIsaac stated that he wanted to run the candidacy seriously, but ended the project on June 21, 2006. However, he did not rule out future attempts. As reasons for his withdrawal, he cited a lack of knowledge of French and his consideration for the plans of other leading candidates for foreign policy.

Trivia

  • On February 18, 2007, MacIsaac married his friend Andrew Stokes while performing on Cape Breton Island . The couple then played a jig together .
  • Ashley's sister Lisa is also a violinist and singer and has worked on the album Helter's Celtic . She is part of the duo Madison Violet . His cousin Alexis MacIsaac and his cousins ​​Wendy MacIsaac and Natalie MacMaster are also violinists.
  • In the manga series Bleach , the author Tite Kubo assigns the main characters songs as themes that correspond to their personality. MacIsaac's wingstock was assigned to the character Rukia Kuchiki.
  • Ashley MacIsaac is the great cousin of the guitarist and singer of The White Stripes , Jack White . MacIsaac opened a concert for the band in Glace Bay .

Filmography

  • The Hanging Garden (1997)
  • Power Play (TV series, one episode, 1999)
  • New Waterford Girl (1999)
  • Nabbie No Koi (1999)
  • Marion Bridge (2002)
  • Life and Times (2005)

Discography

  • Close to the Floor (1992)
  • A Cape Breton Christmas (1993)
  • Hi ™ How Are You Today? (1995)
  • Fine®, Thank You Very Much (1996)
  • Helter's Celtic (1999)
  • capebretonfiddlemusicNOTCALM (2001)
  • Ashley MacIsaac (2003)
  • Live at the Savoy (2004)
  • Fiddle Music 101 (2005)
  • Pride (2006)

MacIsaac also published an autobiography in 2003 called Fiddling with Disaster .

Web links

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  1. ↑ Stephen Cooke: MacIsaac is out on his own . , Canoe Jam! Music
  2. ^ A b Ian Nathanson: Skirting around . , Canoe Jam! Music
  3. ↑ MacIsaac sues newspaper over alleged racist label . , www.cbc.ca of May 13, 2003
  4. ^ Halifax fans chase White Stripes around town . , www.cbc.ca of July 14, 2007
personal data
SURNAME MacIsaac, Ashley
ALTERNATIVE NAMES MacIsaac, Ashley Dwayne
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian violinist and rock musician
DATE OF BIRTH February 24, 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Creignish on Cape Breton , Nova Scotia , Canada