In the 1970s, she was co-owner of Women Works, a women-owned home repair, painting, and carpentry business, one of her many glass-ceiling shattering endeavors. Friends, throughout her life, are too many to count, and hail from a variety of intersecting circles among the Syracuse community.Īs a young adult, Marilyn graduated from LeMoyne College, and at the age of 52, she graduated with a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology from SUNY Oswego. Peruse her weekly date book, and one could find many appointments of the social kind, such as coffee with friends at Recess, a lunch date with one of her kids or grandkids, meetings with her book club, get-togethers with childhood schoolmates, as well as walking and exercise classes, potlucks, and dances at SAGE Upstate, to name only a few. The term “social butterfly” could easily be used to describe Marilyn. Marilyn loved a good political debate!, and would readily seek out political discussion. She was a pioneering woman of Syracuse's LGBTQ community, as well as a staunch feminist, and social justice activist & advocate. Marilyn was born in Syracuse, and was a lifelong resident. She was predeceased by her mother Helen (Gleason) MacMaster, father George W. Tickets for all events are at 78 or go online to: Helen (MacMaster) Austin made her transition on June 2, 2020. The Saturday night concert is sold out and the Sunday Fiddle Gala is at 2 p.m. Cocktails are at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m. It’s a big event for them and I look forward to sharing good music with them.”įriday night Dinner and Dance is $30. There’s quite a buzz going on in Morinville. “If you were to close your eyes and listen to Dennis, you’d swear you were listening to Don Messer.”įor Vollrath, this May weekend is one of the highlights of his year. Since string players from across the country are checking out the Sunday Fiddle Gala, Vollrath is highlighting two musicians – teen fiddler Amber Gordon from Buffalo Lake and fiddle champion Dennis Harrington from Renfrew, Ontario. A prolific composer, Vollrath has released over 500 original tunes. On Saturday, Vollrath releases two new albums Unmistakable and Super’CaliFiddle’istic. MacMaster will perform on both Friday and Saturday with long-time friend and technically superb piano man Mac Morin. The three-day celebration combines Friday’s Old Tyme Fiddle Dinner and Dance, Saturday’s CD Release Party and Dance, and Sunday’s Fiddle Gala. And when she’s on stage, she talks to everybody like we’re in her kitchen.” She plays all the big theatres, but she remains true to her Cape Breton roots. She’s about as big as you can get in the fiddling world, in the music world. Although MacMaster styles her fiddling with a lilting Scottish groove while Vollrath carries a torch for the Don Messer tradition, there’s a genuine heartfelt respect and affection on both sides. Living on opposite ends of the country, this is a rare opportunity for a get-together. ![]() “We finally met in 1989 and I’ve been a fan ever since,” Vollrath smiled. He was in Edmonton and together they played with instantaneous rapport across the airwaves. The two fiddlers first connected through Peter Gzowski’s CBC radio show Morningside. She really wants to be here and I’m thrilled to have her,” Vollrath said. But after Vollrath’s invitation, she re-jigged her schedule detouring to Morinville. Originally MacMaster had booked a tour in the United States. Paul resident returns to his old stomping grounds at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre from May 24 to 26 to launch his 20th anniversary CD release party.Īdding an extra layer of that down-home feel is backup band Country Swing reuniting Mark Sullivan (fiddle), Alfie Myhre (fiddle), Darryl Campbell (steel guitar), Richard Cherniski (lead guitar), Les Vincent (bass guitar), Ron Danyluk (drums) and Trent Bruner (piano).Īt this three-day landmark party, Vollrath wanted to offer fans an extra spice and invited East Coast fiddling sensation Natalie MacMaster as his special guest. It’s next to impossible.įortunately for string fans, the St. Just try not tapping your toes or snappin’ your fingers at a fiery Vollrath concert. He has a way of getting both young and old all fired up with a fairly eclectic repertoire of waltzes, jigs, swings, reels, ballads and melodies that blend European inspired and Métis forms. Fiddle champ Calvin Vollrath has a reputation for sell-out concerts, sometimes weeks in advance.
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