Filmed during Celtic Colors, Cape Breton in 2006. Glencoe Mills is where Natalie played as a teenager. That evening she was joined by banjo superstar Bela Fleck and the amazing Hayley Westenra (from Celtic Women). It's a traditional Cape Breton line-dance with Natalie's friends all around. I filmed this as part of a longer project (Natalie MacMaster, Bringing it Home) but this unique musical event was never part of the final film. I hope Natalie, Hayley & Bela's fans enjoy this unique clip.
A long time to stumble about and find this clip but thanks for posting it..a great filming and edit job,,thanks Now I feel I'll go to see Natalie and Donnell live FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 2023 AT 9 PM - 11 PM Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts at the College of Lake County, IL. and NO I didn't find and post this via AI or optimized search engines tools as part of some social media marketing organizations ad campaign. Just using my 10 year old tower and some curiosity and interest in good ole music and good unpretentious performances.
I LOVE TO HEAR HAYLEY WESTENRA SING JUST ABOUT ANYTHING THAT SHE CHOOSES!! WHAT A BEAUTIFUL VOICE!! I ESPECIALLY LOVE TO HEAR HER SING SHENANDOAH AND THE LAST ROSE OF SUMMER WITH MEAV OF CELTIC WOMAN!!!
how lucky are the people in that wee hall to have such world class entertainment Natalie hayley and Bela fleck all world class entertainers . what a great night that must have been
If you are talking about Hayley's song, it is "Po Karekare Ana", New Zealand's unofficial national anthem, and a very beautiful song sung in Maori language.
Glad to hear your 9-month-old loves Hayley, and that your daughter is a big Natalie fan. Isn't she amazing? I haven't posted any other videos from the night at Glencoe Mills or the Natalie & Friends concert that I produced for PBS during Celtic Colours at Cape Breton that year, but you'll find several excerpts from that concert posted on RU-vid by others, with Hayley and Bela included.
I'm the one who originally commented on my 9-month-old just getting entranced by Hayley's voice. My daughter is now 13 and we watched this again tonight. :)
My grandparents were from Nova Scotia, Cape Breton, a little village called Cheticamp. I grew up with this and it's so nice to hear and see and brings back fondest of memories (I am now 66). This is "authentic" compared to that awful Riverdance.
@EatonCreative Just to point out, Hayley certainly was a part of Celtic Woman back then, and she did a great job. But it was a short period, she's always been mostly a solo artist, as she is currently. I am saying this only because labeling her as "from Celtic Woman" could be misleading and lead to some disappointments, as she is not a part of the group anymore.
