2021 – Katie McNally grew up playing Scottish and Cape Breton music in Boston, Massachusetts, and currently tours with her own projects, Fàrsan and the Katie McNally Trio. A member of the cross-genre fiddle supergroup, Childsplay, Katie has also toured with Karan Casey, John Whelan, and Galician bagpiper Carlos Núñez. Her 2020 album Now More Than Ever was recorded with the guidance of producer Anna Massie (Blazin’ Fiddles) and was hailed as “breaking new ground” by Strings Magazine and “exhilarating…electrifying” by Songlines. Katie has appeared at Celtic Colours, Celtic Connections, Newport Folk Festival, and The Festival of American Fiddle Tunes, as well as countless folk venues throughout North America and Europe. In addition to her busy touring schedule, she is the artistic director of the Boston States Fiddle Camp and is a devoted educator who teaches regularly at fiddle camps across the country and gives private lessons at her home in Portland, Maine.
She is delighted to be joined at Yachats by Elias Alexander (Soulsha, Fàrsan) on bagpipes and whistle and guitarist Owen Marshall (Seamus Egan Project, The Press Gang).
“Exhilarating musicianship…electrifying…”
— Songlines
“As a young musician, she cultivates the tradition of Cape Breton as much as she advances the tradition through her own compositions…A fresh wind blows from Boston to Cape Breton.”
— Folker Magazine
Visit Katie McNally’s website.
