Acrpost: A Project of the Pacific Association of Artist Run Centres

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Ashley MacIsaac is a Juno Award–winning fiddler and one of the most acclaimed musicians ever to emerge from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Famed for his intensity, authenticity, and boundary-pushing creativity, Ashley has been electrifying audiences since childhood. Mentored by legendary local fiddlers, he cut his teeth performing in community halls, clubs, barns, and kitchens across the Island, where his reputation as a prodigious young talent quickly took root. His landmark album Hi How Are You Today? in the mid-1990s marked a turning point — bringing Cape Breton fiddle to the mainstream, earning national and international accolades, and propelling Ashley onto major stages around the world. From that point forward, he became both a torchbearer for tradition and a bold innovator, fearle... more...