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Howie MacDonald (born March 9, 1965) is a Canadian fiddler and entertainer from Westmount, Cape Breton Island. His lively Cape Breton style of fiddling has entertained audiences all over the world while travelling with
The Rankin Family The Rankin Family (originally known as The Rankins) are a Canadian musical family group from Mabou, Nova Scotia. The group has won many Canadian music awards, including 15 East Coast Music Awards, six Juno Awards, four Society of Composers, Author ...
. He has released multiple albums including one with Ashley MacIsaac, ''capebretonfiddlemusicNOTCALM'' in 2001. MacDonald was the Conservative Party of Canada candidate for
Sydney—Victoria Sydney—Victoria is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997. It was created in 1996 from parts of Cape Breton—The Sydneys, Cape Breton—East Richmond and ...
in the 2004 and 2006 federal elections.


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1965 births Living people Canadian people of Scottish descent Cape Breton fiddlers Musicians from Nova Scotia Canadian male violinists and fiddlers Conservative Party of Canada candidates for the Canadian House of Commons Nova Scotia candidates for Member of Parliament 21st-century Canadian violinists and fiddlers 21st-century Canadian male musicians {{Canada-musician-stub