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Máiréad Nesbitt (pronounced like "parade" with an "M") was born in Loughmore, County Tipperary, Ireland. is an Irish classical and Celtic music performer, most notably as a violinist. She is formerly the fiddler for the group Celtic Woman.

Background

Nesbitt was born to John and Kathleen Nesbitt, both music teachers in Co.Tipperary, Ireland. She has a sister, Frances, and four brothers, Seán, Michael, Noel and Karl, all of whom are musicians. She has been a piano player since the age of four, and began playing the violin at age six.

Her formal musical studies began at The Ursuline Convent in Thurles, County Tipperary and progressed through the Waterford Institute of Technology and the Cork School of Music, during which time she participated in the National Youth Orchestra of Ireland. Nesbitt completed postgraduate studies at Royal Academy of Music and Trinity College of Music in London under Emanuel Hurwitz.

Besides her family, Nesbitt has stated that her influences range from Itzhak Perlman and Michael Coleman to bluegrass artist Alison Krauss and rock's David Bowie and Sting

Career

After finishing her post-graduate studies, Nesbitt joined the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, thus beginning her professional career as a violinist at age 16. She later moved into solo performances, working with a variety of performers, including Van Morrison, Clannad and Sharon Shannon. She also spent some time as fiddler for the Irish group Coolfin, and recorded an album with them.

Nesbitt broke into the wider world in 1996 when she was invited to perform in the Michael Flatley show Lord of the Dance There, she played lead fiddle until 1998, at which time she went with Flatley to his second show, Feet of Flames. She toured in this production, again as lead fiddler, until leaving in 2001. Nesbitt also played on the original soundtracks to both shows, as well as for the soundtrack to Riverdance.

Nesbitt released her début solo album in 2001, Raining Up, which features a broad range of musical styles, both traditional and contemporary. The album features a number of guest performers and members of Nesbitt's own family: her mother, sister, and brothers Seán and Karl. In promotion of the album, she toured with her own band.

In 2004, Nesbitt was invited to play violin for a performance at the Helix Theatre in Dublin, called Celtic Woman.[8] The popularity of this and subsequent performances on television and live albums has led to five tours across the United States. Celtic Woman has released a total of nine albums to date: Celtic Woman, Celtic Woman: A Christmas Celebration, Celtic Woman: A New Journey, Celtic Woman: The Greatest Journey, Celtic Woman: Songs from the Heart, Celtic Woman: Lullaby, Celtic Woman: Believe, Celtic Woman: Home for Christmas, and Celtic Woman: Emerald - Musical Gems.

Nesbitt has worked with the bhangra fusion band The Dhol Foundation on their 2005 album Drum-Believable, has composed the original music score alongside Tibor Kasza for the tour of Irish Dance Invasion, a production based in Budapest, and has played and recorded with the group Afro Celt Sound System. Nesbitt also performed privately for HRH The Princess Anne during her visit to Dublin in September 2004. The Celtic Tenors Live in Concert DVD released in 2006 also features Nesbitt on several tracks.

Nesbitt is featured as a soloist on Walt Disney's direct to DVD film Tinker Bell. Joel McNeely composed music specifically to fit Nesbitt's distinctive style, and collaborated with her to further polish the music for Celtic authenticity.

As of March 2010, Nesbitt was working on a second solo album, as well as an album with her very musical family.

Shortly before Thanksgiving, 2011, Nesbitt married Jim Mustapha, Jr., lighting director for The Who in Maui, Hawaiʻi.

On May 4, 2016, Nesbitt announced she was recording a new solo album, Hibernia, in August 2016. The album was released on December 9, 2016. It debuted at No. 4 on both the Billboard World Albums chart and at No. 11 on the Billboard Classical Albums chart.

On July 11, 2016, Nesbitt announced she would be launching her own line of violins called Celtic Violins by Máiréad Nesbitt Celtic Violinist. Nesbitt also announced she would be using a new violin alongside her 17th century Matthias violin on upcoming projects, including on Hibernia.

On August 7, 2016, it was announced that Nesbitt would be stepping away from Celtic Woman to focus on working on her own projects.

In February, 2017, Nesbitt was announced as the featured violinist on the inaugural tour of Rocktopia, a fusion of rock and classical music. The inaugural tour ran from March 28, 2017 to April 23, 2017, with an additional show on August 12, 2017. Rocktopia will appear in a limited six-week run on Broadway from March 20 to April 29, 2018.

On June 30, 2017, the Nesbitt family released a family album, Devil's Bit Sessions. The album features 13 members of the Nesbitt family, spanning 3 generations from age 10 to 81. It was recorded in the Nesbitt family home in County Tipperary, Ireland and is named after the local mountain, The Devil's Bit.[21][22] The album first appeared on the Billboard World Albums chart at No. 9, the week of July 29, 2017.

Discography
Solo
Raining Up (2001 UK Release; 2006 US Release)
Hibernia (December 2016)
With Celtic Woman
Celtic Woman (March 2005)
Celtic Woman: A Christmas Celebration (October 2006)
Celtic Woman: A New Journey (January 2007)
Celtic Woman: The Greatest Journey (October 2008)
Celtic Woman: Songs from the Heart (January 2010)
Celtic Woman: Lullaby (February 2011)
Celtic Woman: Believe (May 2011, January 2012)
Celtic Woman: Home for Christmas (October 2012)
Celtic Woman: Emerald - Musical Gems (February 2014)
Celtic Woman: Destiny (October 2015)
Celtic Woman: The Best of Christmas (November 2017)
With The Dhol Foundation
Drum-Believable (2005)
Other contributions
Lord of the Dance (March 1997)[24]
Feet of Flames (February 1999)
Tinker Bell (soundtrack) (October 2008)
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (soundtrack) (September 2009)
Devil's Bit Sessions (June 2017)

Filmography
Lord of the Dance (November 1999)[24]
Celtic Woman (March 2005)
Celtic Woman: A New Journey (January 2007)
Celtic Woman: A Christmas Celebration (October 2007)
Celtic Woman: The Greatest Journey (October 2008)
Celtic Woman: Songs from the Heart (January 2010)
Celtic Woman: Believe (January 2012)
Celtic Woman: Home for Christmas (October 2013)
Celtic Woman: Emerald - Musical Gems (February 2014)
Celtic Woman: Destiny (October 2015)


FAQ:

Q: When is Máiréad Nesbitt's birthday?

A: April 17, 1979

Q: Is the blonde fiddler still with Celtic Woman?

A: No. Mairead left the group after the Destiny tour to pursue her solo career and start her violin line.

Q: How do you pronounce Máiréad?

A: To quote Máiréad, "It's like 'parade' with an M."

Q: What is the difference between a violin and a fiddle?

A: There isn't one. Traditional violinists usually refer to their instruments as a fiddle and classical players as a violin.

Q: What kind of violin(s) does Máiréad play?

A: The violin Máiréad played for a long time (including on tour with Celtic Woman) is is a 300 year old 9/8 Matthias Alban. It was given to her as a child by a family friend whom Máiréad used to warm violins up for. During her Lord of the Dance days, and on her album Raining Up, she played a Skyinbow violin and her endorsement page with the company can be found here. Since she launched her violin line, she has played various models from her line.

Q: What brand of strings does Máiréad use?

A: Máiréad plays on Dominant strings by Thomastik-Infeld and the company sponsors her on tour.

Q: Is Máiréad any relation to Caroline Nesbitt?

A: Yes, Caroline is Máiréad's sister-in-law and has been Celtic Woman's art director since 2008. She also designed Máiréad's album cover for Raining Up.

Q: Is Máiréad married?

A: Yes, to Celtic Woman's former on tour Lighting Director, Jim Mustapha.

Tara McNeill is a violinist, singer and harpist from Antrim, Ireland.

 Tara graduated with First class honours in the BA in Music Performance (violin) at the Royal Irish Academy of Music under the tuition of Michael D’Arcy. She has toured China, Argentina, Chile and Mexico with Camerata Ireland and world renowned pianist, Barry Douglas, performed with the RTE Concert Orchestra and Ulster Orchestra, led the Ulster Youth Orchestra and both the RIAM Chamber and Symphony Orchestras. Tara performed the Irish premiere of Finzi's Violin Concerto in the National Concert Hall, Dublin in April, 2013.

 Tara  has toured Canada, China, Japan and Holland as both a singer and solo violinist with the vocal group Anúna . She is also the solo violinist on their album ‘Illumination’.

 In Celtic Woman's 2015 TV special 'Destiny', Tara appears with the Irish music sensation playing the harp.

 Orchestral tours have taken Tara throughout Europe, China, Japan, Korea and America performing in venues such as Carnegie hall, New York, Oriental Arts Centre, Shangahi and the National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing. She has won many awards including the Inaugural Flax Trust Classics £5000 bursary and The George & Angela Moore Flax Trust Classics Audience Award in 2012, the Leo Gibney Award for Chamber Music (RIAM), Ballymena Music Festival’s prestigious Young Instrumentalist Award in 2009 and Holywood Music Festival’s Ulster Bank Festival Gala Cup and the d’Arcy Cup and Award in 2010.

 Exciting collaborations have included artists such as Bono, Josh Groban, Celtic Woman, Damien Rice, Julie Feeney and Il Divo. She has appeared on RTE's Late Late Show and Saturday Night Shows. 

 Tara was a lead in the show 'Ireland Calling' in which she was a singer, violinist and harpist.  The show appeared in Copenhagen, Denmark and Dublin, Ireland in 2014.

 She was selected as Head Girl in St. Louis Grammar School, Ballymena 08/09 and obtained a First class honours in the RIAM's Diploma in Music Teaching and Performance in June 2009.

Tara taught violin in Mount Anville Junior School, Dublin.

 
FAQ

Q: What type of violin does Tara play?

A: A Roger Hansell violin.

What does Tara call her violin?

A: Roger. She previously called her violin Jacob when she was obsessed with Twilight.

Q: Is Tara married?

A: Yes. To Alex Bernstein.

Q: What is Tara McNeill's charity of choice?

A: Aware. The organization provides information, understanding and support for individuals who had a diagnosis of depression or bipolar, as well as family members supporting a loved one. https://www.aware.ie/

 

Mairéad Carlin (born December 5, 1988) is an Irish singer and a member of the ensemble Celtic Woman

Early life

Mairéad was born in Derry, Northern Ireland. "Derry, my hometown, is a very cultured and musical place, wherever you turn there's always music...That was especially true in my family...We’d just sit around the fire, sing and drink tea".

Career

Mairéad  began her career at the age of 15 when she won the title role of 'The Rose' in BBC Talents 'Young Singers' competition in the opera The Little Prince, by Rachel Portman. It aired on BBC Two and PBS in America.

Mairéad  trained in vocal performance at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London. Once she graduated, she was offered a postgraduate scholarship in Musical Theatre by the Royal Academy of Music. She declined the scholarship when offered a deal with Decca Records. Mairéad continued to train with Mary Hammond and Simon Lee.[citation needed]

Mairéad  has since performed for the President of Ireland, celebrated the Irish Anthem for the England-Ireland Rugby International to a TV audience of millions. She has shared the stage with Snow Patrol and The Priests at the 2013 BBC TV Gala Concert ‘Sons and Daughters’ to mark Derry's year as City of Culture. She also recorded the City of Culture anthem ‘Let The River Run’ with Glee star Damian McGinty. Carly Simon was impressed by the song, saying "I just played it and cried my eyes out and I'm still crying. It's absolutely stunningly wonderful. Thank you for doing me proud." Carly later invited Mairéad and Damian to perform live with her in Los Angeles at an Oceana benefit concert presented by Hillary Clinton, Ted Danson and Harvey Weinstein. Carly subsequently released the single under her own label Iris Records/Walled City Records.

Mairéad has toured the UK and Ireland with American singer-songwriter Don McLean, including a sold out concert at the Royal Albert Hall. In early 2013, she made her debut with the National Symphony Orchestra in the National Concert Hall for RTÉ TV. She was the featured soprano on 'White Light' in the box office hit Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa with music by Ilan Eshkeri.

"A motto I’ve used throughout my career so far", she says, "is a quote from the award-winning poet Seamus Heaney: ‘Sing yourself to where the singing comes from.’ I think there's a lot to be said for that".

Celtic Woman

After finishing her degree, Mairéad was signed to Decca Records and recorded her debut album, ‘Songbook’ with the London Philharmonic Orchestra in Air Studios and British Grove Studios. It was mixed by Grammy award winning engineer Geoff Foster. Carlin describes the album as portraying the more 'vulnerable' side to her sound and a 'transition period in my life where I was finding myself- I guess I was growing up through this album. In every breath and in every note, there's a story...believe me'.

On 5 August 2013 the Celtic Woman website reported that Chloë Agnew would be taking a break from Celtic Woman to work on solo projects, and on 23 August 2013 it reported that Mairéad Carlin would be taking Chloë's place. Carlin made a statement saying: "I am thrilled and honoured to join Celtic Woman, particularly as the first girl from the north of Ireland. I am humbled to be able to continue on their musical journey alongside Susan, Lisa and Mairéad.

Mairead married Ronan Scolard in September 2016.


FAQ:

Q: What is her birthday?

A: December 5, 1988

Q: How do you pronounce Mairéad?

A: To quote Máiréad N, "It's like 'parade' with an M."

Q: Is "Songbook" Mairead Carlin's album?

A: Songbook is an album that features Mairead Carlin's voice that she recorded while she was signed to Decca Records. It was scheduled for release in 2014, but got delayed. It was ultimately released by BFD Records in 2016. At the time, Mairead did not approve of the release. She did not have rights to the album and felt that while she was proud of the work she did then, it wasn't representative of her more recent work as a singer. A number of fans chose to boycott the album out of loyalty to Mairead.

Q: What is Mairead Carlin's charity of choice?

A: Foyle Hospice in Derry (https://foylehospice.com/), which provides palliative care and support services. The charity is dear to her heart because they looked after her dad when he was ill.

Q: Is Mairead Carlin married

A: Yes, to Ronan Scolard, who joined the Celtic Woman choir for the Destiny tour in 2016.