CARTHAGE – Troy MacGillivray, one of Canada’s best young fiddlers, will take the stage Thursday, Sept. 6, at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center.

MacGillivray’s musical prowess can be attributed to a combination of commitment and bloodline. By age 6, he was already impressing audiences with his step dancing skills. By 13, he was teaching piano at the renowned Gaelic College of Celtic Arts and Crafts in St. Anne’s, Cape Breton. He has completed grade seven of the Toronto Conservatory of Music for classical piano, has spent four years in a stringed orchestra and has earned a bachelor of arts degree with a major in music from St. Francis Xavier University.

Although engaged in a busy touring schedule, MacGillivray is on his way to Boston to participate in a benefit concert for mentor and friend Jerry Holland. Joining him on stage will be pianist Janine Randall founder of The Ceilidh Trail School of Celtic Music. Together, they will offer an evening of Celtic styles including Cape Breton, Scottish, and Irish fiddle tunes and step dancing.

Recent performance highlights include Celtic Connections 2004 in Glasgow, the 2004 East Coast Music Awards, Celtic Colours International Festival in Cape Breton, the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, the Barbados Celtic Festival and the Edinburgh Fiddle Festival.

He also recorded a television program for the Bravo Television Network and provided music for a CBS made-for-TV movie starring Jane Seymour.

The concert will begin at 7 p.m. with a preshow jam session at 6:30 p.m.

Skye Theatre is at 2 Highland Drive off Winter Hill Road and Route 2. Tickets are $10 at the door. Call New England Celtic Arts at 562-4445 for reservations.