Mac Morin

Mac Morin, dancer, piano & keyboard player, is a talented Troy, Cape Breton native whose ancestors were noted Cape Breton step dancers for several generations (including Mary C. {MacDonald} Morin (mother) and John R. {Roddie Eddie} MacDonald (grandfather). Mac has been dancing for over 10 years, first being taught by his mother and then the talented Warner sisters of Mabou, Cape Breton. Since then he has taken on the role as teacher in various private and workshop venues.

Along with other highly regarded dancers, Mac was a step dance instructor during the International Celtic Colours Festival held in Cape Breton yearly since 1997. Mac has made a big name for himself as an accomplished Cape Breton-style piano player and is kept busy supplying accompaniment for various fiddlers such as Rodney MacDonald & Glen Graham, Howie MacDonald, Jackie Dunn, Wendy MacIsaac and Buddy MacMaster. After two years on the road with Natalie MacMaster’s band touring all over the continent, Mac has decided to put his talents to use closer to home. Mac toured with Howie MacDonald’s show this past summer as well as accompanying other notable musicians over the summer months