Year after year, I keep coming back to this performance. It sure is one of the best I've ever heard. Keep playing Ashley!
@agedinthesun6689
5 жыл бұрын
No one else can play like this. This guy is amazing
@marie-jadedupont7567
3 жыл бұрын
My violin teacher loves this violonist. I'm also a left-handed like Ashley.
@catherinefaire5712
3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant! My violin teacher, Jennie Bice, asked me to look up Ashley MacIsaac and I get it! Brilliant! Love it!
@charlesbosselman6660
3 жыл бұрын
One of the most powerful fiddle players in the world. Ashley Mac Isaac
@patriciaannturner5108
4 жыл бұрын
I had the pleasure once, many years ago, of seeing The Chieftains live in concert at Interlochen Music Camp in Michigan. They apologized for the opening act having changed from Natalie McMaster to Ashley Macisaac. Let me tell you- that was NOTHING to apologize for! Best concert I've EVER been to, and I have been to many. The day after I was so sore, from stomping and clapping to the music, I could hardly move!!! Unbelievable.
@dimman77
4 жыл бұрын
Her and Ashley are cousins.
@estherbraham1228
2 жыл бұрын
Each person have their owen tallent Nat isca special fiddler and Ashley is terfice player .
@82f100swb
2 жыл бұрын
@@dimman77 They rode the same school bus and lived only a few miles apart growing up. They are both a fair shot older than me, but I rode the same bus when I started school. I actually had Natalie as a student teacher at one point while she was doing her placement as part of her university courses.
@coliban
7 жыл бұрын
Met Ashley MacIsaac in Denmark, about 15 years ago. A very nice and friendly guy. Besides that he is playing the fiddle marvelous....
@kiwicutie4me
10 жыл бұрын
The negative comments about The Chieftains on here amaze me. Clearly some of you have no idea who they are. They are not bored or sleeping they are simply enjoying this talented young mans playing!!! Both The Chieftains and this young man are amazing!!!!
@anne-mariescholer4283
9 жыл бұрын
Katie Grant Yes, it is called allowing the performer to hold the center stage without distracting from them. The Chieftains are being polite, yo!
@jessicawebber5551
7 жыл бұрын
Also, know the culture - in Japan, a huge sign of respect is absolute silence.
@Wafaloo
6 жыл бұрын
When they do their round robin at the end of their shows Paddy Moloney will often roll his eyes, mime juggling, look bored, look at his watch, etc while someone else is doing a solo. It's all in good fun. They like to joke around. Besides, if they didn't respect his talent they wouldn't have him onstage in the first place. Ashley didn't invite himself up there, nor all the other times he performed and recorded with them.
@macattack3437
5 жыл бұрын
@@Goruthar just my opinion but It looks to me like this young fella got up on stage and played on a whole other level then they could ever hope to and thats what your seeing there with the awkward smiling and snickering
@nozecone
5 жыл бұрын
As you say, just your opinion ......
@Funguyforvids
9 жыл бұрын
Seen him recently at the sanctuary in ridgeway ontario.... WOW!!.. Great performance and exellent venue..Hes a Canadian Icon...
@edgarharris111
7 жыл бұрын
LOL! I was at that show! I live in Sherkston. I first saw in in Saint John, NB around 1998 on his way up.
@poohbear3988
8 жыл бұрын
I can watch this over and over... man was ahead of his time for sure!
@mapearce1
8 жыл бұрын
Nah,...he was of the time....not ahead of,...or lagging behind...it was of the time....and what a time it was!
@debbiekearns2388
6 жыл бұрын
Ashley is very talented.I just met him a week ago ...havent seen him preform yet in person...just on the website....He is amazing...I wish him all the best forever...He is good at what he does
@jodiegibbs3042
4 жыл бұрын
I love that Ashley starts out playing something for Grandma then punks out his fiddle by the end. Wow. Didn't know he could dance.
@carolmartin1298
3 жыл бұрын
I've seen Ashley many many times, he is THE best step dancer I've ever seen in person. Such a phenomenal talent
@tobiasengorged4603
Жыл бұрын
It's a common way to structure a set. Airs, Marchs, Strathpeys and then Reels jigs and horpipes.
@donnaleesmith4392
8 жыл бұрын
Nobody plays like Ashley...tremendous talent??
@josie1717
3 жыл бұрын
And that’s how Ashley won 🇨🇦‘ian hearts all those years ago.
@agarryking
7 жыл бұрын
He is nothing short of phenomenal. He's got the devil in his bow.
@majormalachi1901
3 жыл бұрын
instablaster...
@speez71
Жыл бұрын
He's from Chimney Corners, they'd argue he's got God in his fiddle. Either way,
@agarryking
Жыл бұрын
@@speez71 And they're having one helluva wrestling match!
@@speez71 Ashley isn't from Chimney Corner, he's from Craignish, his parents house is about a mile from his cousin Natalie McMaster's parents house in Troy. I went to the same school as them, rode the same bus, and even had Natalie as a student teacher when she was in University....
@evelynoconnor3062
2 жыл бұрын
ASHLEY MACISAAC.IS A TRULY MARVELLOUS PERFORMER! ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT!
@Radiojane1
11 жыл бұрын
I've just watched this twice in a row, and am having trouble formulating any thoughts, other than wonderful, amazing, spectacular.
@Bonfiglioni
9 жыл бұрын
Astounding performance
@travishammond23
8 жыл бұрын
Ashley is an outstanding talent....and he knows it.
@skafan89
4 жыл бұрын
good ol' scotian boys
@Mickymse
11 жыл бұрын
OMG! I was at this concert....
@poohbear3988
8 жыл бұрын
Magic!!!! Truly not appreciated enough for his artistry
@denaraptis3716
3 жыл бұрын
Well damn... A day past St. Paddy's Day but if this ain't the greatest, most energetic performance. Imagine how many calories he's ripping up! Those feet are working right along with that furious left handed fiddling. Outstanding!
@ghostpuppet31
6 жыл бұрын
Bloody hell! Where did all that energy come from?! Unbelievable!
@dirtydoug6665
6 жыл бұрын
Mart P meth and whiskey... he isn’t shy about that
@harbourdogNL
4 жыл бұрын
Cape Breton, man. No shortage of genuine Gaelic talent there.
@12345678943815
12 жыл бұрын
The Chieftains are f*cking good, I think they're just letting Ashley do his thing, and at the end it all comes togther. You can't compare Ashley to The Chieftans, they're both f*cking awesome!
@terryl8710
3 жыл бұрын
I have no idea how the people on stage could sit so still...Ive been toe tapping since the start. Mr MacIsaac would like have kicked me off stage at the 3 minute mark for getting up and dancing.
@geniebright4899
5 жыл бұрын
hardest-core punk I've ever had the pleasure of meeting. incredible soul.
@troyjohnson7154
4 жыл бұрын
Can you imagine this in some tavern back in the day. Country folk and town folk come to gather for some ale. Some traveling musician comes and fucking plays this and just blows everyone minds?
@glennparsons8727
6 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍 This one's for u Foster me Buddy, Fine Nephew ya got there, That was a fine year 👍👍👍
@mikem9001
5 жыл бұрын
Buddy would be proud
@seanmackenzie8726
4 ай бұрын
I Myself are from Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia Sydney.!!!
@donnapoissant2839
2 жыл бұрын
Been a fan since the1960s
@DebGillihan
11 жыл бұрын
Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!!
@cvet12
11 жыл бұрын
CAPE BRETON FOR LIFE!!!
@b1llycr4ck
6 жыл бұрын
would DEFINETLY like a better quality recording of this performance...
@shawnyboie
9 жыл бұрын
ashley is a good player. he could do what ever he wanted, i think he deserves that.. cheiftans shoulda been proud to hvae him play
@lyndamiller9413
8 жыл бұрын
Holy SHIT!!
@CaperCertified
11 жыл бұрын
Jesus Ashley...unreal bi!...You gotta come back and play in New Waterford if you ever get a chance...i remember seeing you play at Duggans as a kid i used to hop the fence to get in...(not that i didnt want to pay but because i was two young to make it throw the doors)...gave me shivers right up my spin listing to you. I no my grand aunt Mary Jessie MacDonald always talked highly of you,I just brought up the fiddle this year...30 years old..feel like i got 100 questions to ask you about playing.
@jasontele
7 жыл бұрын
Pretty hard to get any better than that.
@maggiestg
8 жыл бұрын
hard core
@quentincooper1529
10 жыл бұрын
I think the chieftains are deliberately looking stiff to make Ashley look even cooler, which is very nice and obliging of them, what a bunch of great guys!
@superbooster2636
Жыл бұрын
I think they're just taking it in
@ctfmondrop
8 жыл бұрын
wow, Very Amazing!
@macattack3437
5 жыл бұрын
Great video,,, I see the Chieftains looking on and it just seems to me that they are just amazed how much better Ashley is then them even at his young age in this clip....
@nozecone
5 жыл бұрын
I doubt it.
@PenneySounds
2 жыл бұрын
It's not that he's better than them, he just has a very different style. Theirs is quite traditional and his is a wild departure from tradition that still respects tradition. I think they're entertained by his very different style. They all come together at the end and they have no trouble keeping up with him.
@TheCaithleen
11 жыл бұрын
genius!
@tf0073
8 жыл бұрын
Brilliant!
@burrencrawler
7 жыл бұрын
Reels at 7:00, The Bunch of Keys, Tripping up the Stairs, and Dinkys! excellent!!!
@PenneySounds
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for naming them. I've been doing remixes of Celtic tunes I grew up with as a kid but I don't know the names of half of them. That last one is a favourite but I didn't know what it was called.
@andrewforster9665
8 жыл бұрын
Wow.
@sdr19899
11 жыл бұрын
Dead brilliant. Sick talent and showmanship.
@lorrainewhite1723
6 ай бұрын
I love this!!!
@davidanderson1918
2 жыл бұрын
Seen him play at edge fest 1995 I believe in Barrie ont. Just outstanding, I will never forget
@nskimharris
3 жыл бұрын
Oh man, this is epic!
@MORCHEEBA77
24 күн бұрын
A whole different level .
@shawnyboie
9 жыл бұрын
cape breton
@KaykayCA
9 жыл бұрын
HOLY SMOKES! Wow...
@armandolarade7861
9 жыл бұрын
sally macarthur Yes he's real, the best on the planet....
@ML-xl6yq
9 жыл бұрын
+Mary Mooney Ha! Holy Smokes ya say. Your from the Maritimes for sure.
@halbarbour7805
7 жыл бұрын
Ta' muid ar na daoine acient........We are an ancient people.
@mvmacneil
12 жыл бұрын
The Chieftains look pissed. Too funny. Awesome video, thank you
@paraickeane189
7 жыл бұрын
The Chieftains toured the wold with Ashley so I'm pretty sure they thought he was great talent I know for sure Sean Keane did.
@ryanpeplinski1884
2 жыл бұрын
Ashley never skips leg day.
@gwynenglishnielsen8596
2 жыл бұрын
I have always respected the Chieftains and all original sounds.
@utena13
11 жыл бұрын
I was hoping he would perform with the chieftains he's cool
@agedinthesun6689
4 жыл бұрын
This is what the big bear would call crushing
@panzerrat
12 жыл бұрын
I saw him play live in Seattle, oh, back about this time. Fantastic show! I later had the opportunity to talk to somebody from Nova Scotia who said, while hugely talented, Ashley MacIsaac was a bit of a prick. Eh, He's still hugely talented!
@Bonzeeemer
11 жыл бұрын
At 7:00 Ashley commands awe.
@fellower
3 жыл бұрын
that sure is a hat
@speez71
Жыл бұрын
Tappin and playin like that
@cittern
Жыл бұрын
Son bastante vergonzosos los comentarios que aquí se leen criticando a The Chieftains. Demuestran ser comentaristas, además de bastante maleducados, muy ignorantes en lo que es la música tradicional y todo lo que ella representa. Este hombre-espectáculo protagonista, independientemente de cómo toque, no se puede comparar a todo lo que han aportado The Chieftains en cuanto a repertorio, difusión (el mismo Ashley se ha beneficiado de la labor de The Chieftains) y, especialmente, calidad y buen gusto. No necesitan hacer payasadas, saltos y movimientos ridículos para ser grandes músicos. Quien prefiera este "show" a Martin Fay y a Séan keane, posiblemente no esté entendiendo nada de los que es la música tradicional. Aparte, quien quiera ver virtuosismo extremo en el violín, que escuche a D. Pablo Sarasate. Hay que oírlo antes de opinar.
@orthicon9
Ай бұрын
GIVE 'ER ASHLEY! Oh, and check out his "Devil in the Kitchen" video.
@bonniesmusic4336
4 жыл бұрын
💋❤😊
@ClassicTVMan1981X
Жыл бұрын
I remember his "Sleepy Maggie" on MTV. BTW, did he ever play fiddle on any cover versions of The Band's "Acadian Driftwood"?
@zy7xw5
10 жыл бұрын
What a great performance. Showed the pompace Christians up.
@seanmackenzie8726
5 ай бұрын
He is from Mabou CB County.!!!
@pamlacey
11 жыл бұрын
HOly shit....the only thing missing was the spoons and a comb for a one man Caleigh band.
@AngloAm
11 жыл бұрын
UnGodly good.
@user-hu2yq4mh4k
Жыл бұрын
living paganini
@CentralKyBees
5 жыл бұрын
Name of this tune plz?
@DrewWilson192
3 жыл бұрын
Wow. Mazeballs
@speez71
Жыл бұрын
Upon hearing this, without video, you'd think there was a few involved. Nope
@elliottseeley
10 жыл бұрын
when he raised his right boot..... we should all be ashamed.......
@PiperPride33
11 жыл бұрын
I love Martin Fay's look of disbelief and disgust at ashley's antics and raggad bowstrings. I would love to know what h says to Sean and the funny thing is Martin looks thoroughly stoic and unimpressed through some magnificnt playing. Its that moment when the old guard meets the new face of celtic music and ironically Ashley will one day be in the same boat as martin...well if he goes on tour again and doesnt flash the crowd. At 9:50 even Sean looks pained at the over emphasis of certain notes
@dalianreport88
10 жыл бұрын
....:)
@dalianreport88
10 жыл бұрын
Ashley Dwayne MacIsaac (born February 24, 1975) is a Canadian professional fiddler from Cape Breton Island. He has received three Juno Awards. One for Best New Solo Artist, the second for Best Instrumental Artist, and the third in 1996 for Best Roots & Traditional Album - Solo. His 1995 album Hi™ How Are You Today? was a double-platinum selling Canadian record. MacIsaac published an autobiography, Fiddling with Disaster in 2003. MacIsaac was born in Creignish, Nova Scotia. His sister Lisa is also a fiddler, who has her own alternative country band, Madison Violet. She also appears on his album Helter's Celtic. His cousins Alexis MacIsaac, Wendy MacIsaac and Natalie MacMaster are also touring fiddlers. Ashley MacIsaac is a distant cousin of The White Stripes guitarist and lead vocalist Jack White. The two met and MacIsaac opened for The White Stripes concert in Glace Bay. In 2007, MacIsaac married his current husband, Andrew Stokes. They currently live in Windsor, Ontario. MacIsaac's album Hi™ How Are You Today?, featuring the hit single "Sleepy Maggie", with vocals in Scottish Gaelic by Mary Jane Lamond was released in 1995. The album was a double-platinum selling Canadian record. It earned MacIsaac a 1996 Juno in the category Best Roots & Traditional Album - Solo. On a 1997 Late Night with Conan O'Brien appearance, his leg kick lifted his kilt high enough that his genitals were visible to the studio and television audience. MacIsaac stated it was unintentional. Also in 1997, MacIsaac toured the United States as an opening act for The Chieftains. It was widely reported in the media that another opener, folk singer Nanci Griffith, dropped out of the tour because she objected to MacIsaac's musical style, but Griffith confirmed in Rolling Stone that her primary conflict was with tour organizers over how much time was available for her after the addition of MacIsaac to the bill. In 1998 MacIsaac fought successfully to be independent of his record label. He subsequently signed with the independent label Loggerhead Records for his 1999 album Helter's Celtic. During the promotional tour for that album, he indicated to the press that he had battled an addiction to crack cocaine from 1997 to 1999. In 1999, a journalist for The New Yorker noted MacIsaac's rock-star bravado and eccentricities. In 1996, in a Maclean's interview, he claimed that he had discussed his sexual life, including his young boyfriend and fondness for watersports in an interview with the LGBT newsmagazine The Advocate. The Advocate did not print any of the material, but Maclean's dropped him from its year-end honours list. In December 1999, MacIsaac screamed obscenities at a New Year's Eve rave in Halifax; the performance led to cancellations of his concerts across Canada and a "media frenzy over his perceived downward spiral". MacIsaac got into a media spat with his label Loggerhead after the label sent out a press release distancing itself from his actions. Also the same year, MacIsaac told the Halifax Chronicle-Herald that he was on the verge of declaring bankruptcy, retracted the statement within a few days, and then actually filed for bankruptcy several months later. In 2003, MacIsaac was alleged to have made a racist statement on stage, at a show where he reportedly accused an Asian woman in the audience of spreading SARS. He subsequently stated that the comment was intended as an ironic parody of racism, and sued the Ottawa Citizen for misrepresenting the statement as racist when in fact he was speaking out against racial profiling happening in Canada at the time. In 2005, MacIsaac signed on with Linus Entertainment, forming a rock band with himself on lead vocals and guitar. In 2010, MacIsaac wrote a charity single, "Dreams", to benefit Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, a skier from Ghana who was the first Ghanaian athlete ever to compete in the Winter Olympics. In addition to Matthew Harder of the band House of Doc and Geoffrey Kelly, Vince Ditrich and Tobin Frank of the band Spirit of the West, Nkrumah-Acheampong himself participated in the recording, playing traditional Ghanaian percussion. The single, credited to The Parallel Band, was released to iTunes on February 19, 2010. MacIsaac also performed in the opening ceremonies for the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver. MacIsaac has declared an interest in politics and has stated, in a letter to the National Post, that he is studying constitutional law so as to pursue an entry into Canadian federal politics. In the March 20, 2006, edition of the Halifax Daily News, MacIsaac declared himself a candidate for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada. MacIsaac denied that his campaign was a publicity stunt, telling the Canadian Press that he fully intended to mount a serious campaign, but on June 21, 2006, he decided to no longer take part in the leadership race. Source: Wikipedia
@mikey-kf4is
Жыл бұрын
This rips
@PrydeinBand
12 жыл бұрын
jesus...
@bonniewright4732
10 жыл бұрын
Never mind them Ashley, rise above those stiff, uptight assholes. Need to take their pulse once in awhile. You sure the hell showed them, thank you for your music which fills my heart !
@alexanderroeder9376
Жыл бұрын
Impressive, amazing, ingenious,but nice?
@Ratbiker
7 жыл бұрын
is Ashley wearing a GWAR t shirt?
@speez71
Жыл бұрын
Fookin Scots
@gorfitz
10 жыл бұрын
Those poor Cheftains they don't know what the H hit them and yes boys you looked so bored as you know when you just had your arses handed to you in terms of fiddling. Better go back to Ireland/Scotland and reload.
@davidpmacdonald
10 жыл бұрын
The Chieftains didn't realize the talent of Ashely
@hilariousname6826
Жыл бұрын
I wonder why they arranged to have him play with them, then?
@maureencassidy8074
3 жыл бұрын
All other fiddlers, so boring now by comparison. This is it
@geniebright4899
5 жыл бұрын
the musicians in the background are so dead-pan... guess they were having a rough day...
@davidanderson1918
2 жыл бұрын
Most amazing to watch , better yet the guys behind him had hate in their eyes lol. Ashley is not traditional, nor should be.
@hilariousname6826
Жыл бұрын
"hate in their eyes lol." "lol" is right - "hate in their eyes"? Quite an imagination you've got there, young fella.
@LongRidgeFarmer
6 жыл бұрын
Impressive from a musicians view but annoying in its musical value.
@mikem9001
5 жыл бұрын
Imagine a hall full of clansmen gathered for war. At the end of this performance they'd be roaring, waving their claymores, ready to go out and smash the rival clan
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