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Stephanie MacDonald

Cape Breton

Raised in Whycocomagh, Inverness County, Stephanie MacDonald has been playing the fiddle and step dancing since the age of five. She attended classes at Colaisde na Gàidhlig / the Gaelic College and took fiddle lessons from many accomplished Cape Breton fiddlers. She has family connections with the Barra MacNeils, fiddlers Carl and Hector MacKenzie, and Gaelic singer and storyteller Maxie MacNeil. Stephanie plays for square dances, concerts, ceilidhs, and community events. She also conducts fiddle, step dance, and square dance workshops. A highly-regarded step dancer, following in the Cape Breton tradition, Stephanie is a long-time member of the Cape Breton Fiddlers’ Association and is currently on the Board of Directors. She has performed with the Fiddlers in Cape Breton, Prince Edward Island, Ontario, Boston, and Scotland. Stephanie teaches high school chemistry, math, and music at Dalbrae Academy in Mabou.

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