Biography
Wendy MacIsaac is a Canadian fiddler/piano player/stepdancer from Creignish, Cape Breton, Canada. Wendy has been touring all over the world for the last ten years with Mary Jane Lamond (see Mary Jane Lamond & Wendy MacIsaac), Ashley MacIsaac, Beòlach (her current band) and as a solo performer.
She has performed in Italy, Brazil, the UK, Ireland, Iceland, Eastern Europe and all over North America. Her recordings include ‘The Reel Thing’ (1994), ‘That’s What You Get’ (1996) and ‘Timeline’ (2003). Beòlach has recorded a self-titled album (2001), and MacIsaac is featured prominently on the recordings of Mary Jane Lamond.
MacIsaac began performing at age 5 as a stepdancer. At age 12, she began fiddle lessons with Stan Chapman. By age fifteen, MacIsaac was playing dances all over Cape Breton island and forming the sound that makes her so recognizable today. She soon began travelling further, to Boston, Detroit, and Toronto, to play for the popular Cape Breton dances in those areas.
At this time, MacIsaac also developed a strong reputation as a piano player and has accompanied just about all of the Cape Breton fiddlers of her generation.
In 1995 she began touring with the Cape Breton Summertime Revue and has made the road her second home ever since. MacIsaac has performed with the Chieftains, Capercaillie and Buddy MacMaster, to name a few. Her skills as a teacher are also in high demand at festivals worldwide, whether for fiddle, piano, or stepdancing; she is always happy to share her music and experience with others.
As manager and member of the five piece instrumental group Beòlach, MacIsaac is able to take the traditional music of Cape Breton to the rest of the world with a larger format.
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