Yours Truly

A relentlessly inventive fiddler and mesmerizing performer, Natalie Mac Master is one of the foremost artists on today's vital Cape Breton music scene. 'Yours Truly' finds her continuing to ingeniously fold new sounds and concepts into her rich Cape Breton musical heritage, proudly claiming a place for the timeless strains of her native traditions in today's musical universe. Why is it called 'Yours Truly'? It is without a doubt that MacMaster's fiddle playing has put Cape Breton Island on the map. Long one of Canada's national treasures, Cape Breton Island is known for both it's natural beauty and unique culture. The Island is home to a distinctive musical scene. Talking about 'Yours Truly', she says, "How can I describe it? There's one really rocky kind of tune on there... It's got electric guitar - lots of electric guitar actually, big worldly. I wrote about 70 percent of the record. I tell people this record is more me than anything I've ever done. So that's why it's called 'Yours Truly'.