Ashley MacIsaac

Ashley MacIsaac, born February 24, 1975 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada, is a professional fiddler.

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Considered one of the best fiddlers in the world, MacIsaac (the cousin of Natalie MacMaster) is both an ardent traditionalist and a rebel. His playing is entirely traditional, yet he sets this playing in contemporary rock songs with hip-hop and dance elements.

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He caused a considerable amount of controversy after being interviewed by Maclean's, intended for their best of the year section, MacIsaac, who is openly gay, revealed that his boyfriend was sixteen years old, and that he enjoys urolagnia and crystal meth. Maclean's dropped him from the list and instead wrote a disparaging article on him. He lost his label deal with A&M records after other incidents, the most memorable being his drunken, lewd performance, complete with swear words and kilt-raising flashing, at a family venue.

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He arguably reached his peak with 1995's Hi How Are You Today?, which featured the hit single, "Sleepy Maggie" with vocals by Gaelic preservationist Mary Jane Lamond. In 2003 the release of his self-titled album on Decca finally broke his pattern of releasing one traditional album, then one crossover album.

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In 2005, MacIsaac has begun to rise from the ashes of his former career. Sober and cleaned up, he has formed a rock band, with MacIsaac on lead vocals. He is planning to release a new CD.

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February 24: February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 310 days remaining, 311 in leap years. By Roman custom February 24 is the day added to a leap year, and the occurrence of February 29 is merely a consequence of this....

1975: 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar)....

Antigonish, Nova Scotia: Antigonish is a Canadian town in north-eastern Nova Scotia and the...

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