Junos: Natalie MacMaster Declares Herself Pregnant Hottie

Celtic music fans, wannabe highlanders and worldly soccer moms rejoice: Natalie MacMaster's still here and still brandishing one mean fiddle. The proud east coaster's been at this game since she was nine years old, and with the rate at which she's pumping out the tunes and tours (even at five months pregnant), there'll be no shortage of Irish jigs and reels anytime soon. MacMaster's new Yours Truly is up for an instrumental album of the year Juno Award, and ChartAttack chatted with her at Tuesday's Juno nominees' media conference in Toronto.

ChartAttack: We're sick of the whole Canadian modesty thing — can you give us some blatant self-promotion to justify your nomination?
Natalie MacMaster: What can I say about myself? Well, for a five-month pregnant lady, I'm still pretty friggin' hot. I'm still fiddling. I just shot a DVD and a television special for PBS. I just got nominated for my album, Yours Truly, which has about 80 per cent of the material written by me, which is a first. I haven't been much of a writer in the past. Other than that, I'm actually heading out on tour tomorrow [Wednesday].

Which Bryan Adams song best describes you? Why?
Oh God, which Bryan Adams song is it? [singing] "If you love a woman..." That one. Love it.

If you win, what are you gonna do to celebrate?
Well, I can't drink, so obviously no champagne. I'll probably call my mother and gloat. She's the best person to gloat with. She's been a big help and has had great faith in her daughter, for sure.

Are you going to prepare a list in case you win?
To be honest, there's going to be so much happening before then that I'm not even thinking about what to do to prepare. But I'm definitely prepared for how these things go. I like to be on the ball, so I'll make sure I give it some thought.

Do you watch the Junos when you're not nominated?
If I can, I do. By that, I mean that I'm usually touring so much during the year that I miss the Grammys, the Junos, all those shows. They're usually on during the popular touring time. But yeah, if I have the day off, I'll watch it.