Renowned Cape Breton fiddler Hugh Allan (Buddy) MacMaster has died at age 89.
A friend of the family confirmed MacMaster died in his home in rural western Cape Breton in Nova Scotia around 9 p.m. Wednesday.
A member of both the Order of Canada and the Order of Nova Scotia, MacMaster was born into a Celtic-speaking, musical family in the northeastern Ontario mining town of Timmins. (Joan Weeks/CBC)
MacMaster is credited with bringing Cape Breton fiddling to the world stage. He spent his career with Canadian National Railway, but often played fiddle on the side most nights of the week.
"I never considered being a permanent violinist, you know, making a living at it. But ah, I was popular as a fiddler it seems," he said in an interview earlier this year.
A member of both the Order of Canada and the Order of Nova Scotia, MacMaster was born into a Gaelic-speaking musical family in the northeastern Ontario mining town of Timmins.
His family, however, was originally from Cape Breton, and his family returned there when he was a toddler, moving to the town of Judique.
MacMaster began playing the fiddle as a teenager. Although he worked for the railway company for about 45 years, he built a career performing his Cape Breton-style fiddle at concerts, dances, benefits and on CBC-TV shows like Ceilidh and The John Allan Cameron Show.
He began recording albums in 1989 — at age 65 — after he retired from his rail career.
MacMaster also earned multiple industry awards and honorary doctorate degrees.
Earlier this year, Folk Alliance International chose MacMaster to receive its Lifetime Achievement Award, joining the likes of Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Woodie Guthrie and Canadian Stan Rogers.
"[The award] honours those who have made monumental contributions as performers to Folk Music in North America," said Art Menius, chair of the Folk Alliance Intermational Committee, one of North America's largest folk music organizations.
The Celtic Music Interpretive Centre, in Judique, says people come from around the world to learn to play like MacMaster.
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