▁Nova ▁Scot ia , ▁Canada . ▁ ▁She ▁comes ▁from ▁a ▁musical ▁family , ▁as ▁her ▁father , ▁Robert , ▁and ▁uncle , ▁L auch ie , ▁were ▁both ▁well - known ▁f idd lers . ▁ ▁Br enda ▁began ▁step ▁dan cing ▁and ▁playing ▁the ▁piano ▁at ▁age ▁five , ▁and ▁started ▁playing ▁fiddle ▁at ▁age ▁eight . ▁ ▁St ub bert ▁has ▁made ▁six ▁solo ▁record ings , ▁and ▁has ▁published ▁two ▁books ▁of ▁t unes ▁containing ▁both ▁her ▁own ▁compos itions ▁and ▁other ▁popular ▁t unes ▁from ▁the ▁Cape ▁Bre ton ▁fiddle ▁re per toire . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁her ▁best - known ▁compos itions ▁is ▁" R ann ie ▁Mac L ellan ' s ▁Re el ", ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁widely ▁recorded ▁by ▁other ▁mus icians . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁St ub bert ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁f idd lers ▁chosen ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁visit ▁to ▁Hal if ax . ▁Her ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁recording ▁End less ▁Mem ories ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁East ▁Coast ▁Music ▁Award ▁for ▁Ro ots / Tr ad itional ▁Solo ▁Rec ording ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁ ▁The ▁t une ▁" Br enda ▁St ub bert ' s ▁Re el ", ▁written ▁by ▁Jerry ▁Holland , ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁her . ▁Ash ley ▁Mac Is a ac ▁also ▁does ▁a ▁song ▁sharing ▁her ▁name . ▁ ▁Disc ography ▁▁ ▁T amer ack ' er ▁Down ▁ ▁( 1 9 8