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MacIsaac, Dave
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1955-
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Dave MacIsaac, born 1955, is an internationally recognized musician known for playing such stringed instruments as the guitar, fiddle, mandolin, and dobro. MacIsaac grew up in a musical household with his father Alex Dan being a fiddler. His introduction to the music was also through the generous fiddlers visiting his home and through listening to Cape Breton 78 rpm recordings. He fashioned his guitar accompaniment after the piano playing of Mary Jessie MacDonald, developing his own techniques to imitate her walking bass lines and, like Mary Jessie, he is daring in his interplay between chording and melody. MacIsaac provided guitar accompaniment for Buddy MacMaster at Cape Breton Club dances in Halifax, performed with him on the "Ceilidh" television shows and many times at Glencoe Hall in Glencoe Station, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
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MacMaster, Buddy (October 18, 1924 – August 20, 2014)
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Dave MacIsaac played guitar with Buddy MacMaster
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Celtic Colours International Festival website.