Natalie's Favorite Musicians and People:

• Darol Anger: legendary weirdo of American fiddle
   
• Hanneke Cassel: great Scottish fiddle and piano
   
• Tashina and Tristan Clarridge: sister and brother fiddle duo
   
• Carol Cook: my favorite violist and fashion guru
   
• Laura Cortese: fiddle, song, dance, and cuisine
   
• Crooked Still: these guys have totally redefined bluegrass
   
• Culburnie Records: Alasdair’s record label
   
• Greg Edwards: CEO of greGAMES! and future Tony award-winner
   
• Rushad Eggleston: "The Cello Bandit"
   
• JoAnna Farrer: amazing violinist and fellow Jane Austen lover
   
• Alasdair Fraser: Scottish fiddler extraordinaire
   
• Joe Grubaugh & Sigrun Seifert: wonderful luthiers who made my cello
   
• Brittany Haas: one of my favorite all-around musicians, and my little sister
   
• Halali: the three fiddle chicks of Boston
   
• Haugaard & Hoirup: amazingly talented Danish fiddle and guitar duo
   
• Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill: masters of “the lonesome touch”
   
• Muriel Johnstone: fabulous Scottish dance pianist and tunesmith
   
• Jeremy Kittel: great Celtic and jazz fiddler
   
• The MacKassons: brother and sister fiddle/piano duo
   
• Natalie MacMaster: Cape Breton’s darling fiddle player
   
• Mats Melin: great Scottish dancer and masseuse from Sweden
   
• Bruce Molsky: "the Rembrandt of Appalachian fiddling"
   
• Mac Morin: beautiful piano player and dancer from Cape Breton
   
• Aoife O'Donovan: gorgeous singer and spirit
   
• Fionn O'Lochlainn: singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
   
• Emerald Rae: great fiddler and dancer
   
• Laura Risk: brilliant Scottish and Quebecois fiddler
   
• Carrie Rodriguez: hot Texas fiddler and singer
   
• The San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers: an anarchic bunch of very cool people
   
• Lissa Schneckenburger: incredibly inventive fiddler from New England
   
• Våsen: THE best band in the world!
   

Fiddle Camps Natalie Teaches At:

• Alasdair Fraser’s Sierra Fiddle Camp: a wonderful new alternative to VOM
   
• Alasdair Fraser Week of Fiddle, Cello and Dance: at Scotland's Gaelic college, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, on the Isle of Skye - one of the most gorgeous places in the world
   
• Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddling School: the best Scottish camp around, under the redwoods of Boulder Creek, California