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Máiréad Nesbitt

December 20, 2023

Máiréad Nesbitt (/ˈmɔːreɪd/ MOR-ayd,[citation needed] Irish: [ˈmˠaːɾʲeːd̪ˠ]) is an Irish musician. She is known for performing Celtic and classical music and being the former fiddler for Celtic Woman. She was also one of the two original fiddlers in Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance in the mid to late 1990s, along with its extended version Feet of Flames in the early 2000s. [2]

Máiréad Nesbitt
Máiréad Nesbitt at Macquarie Shopping Centre, Sydney, in August 2012
Background information
BornLoughmore, County Tipperary, Ireland[1]
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)
Years active1996–present
Labels
Websitewww.maireadnesbittviolin.com

Background edit

Nesbitt was born to John and Kathleen Nesbitt, both music teachers in County 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.[3]

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.[4]

Personal life edit

Nesbitt has been married to Jim Mustapha Jr., Celtic Woman's then-lighting director, since 2011.[5]

Discography edit

Solo
With Celtic Woman
With The Dhol Foundation
  • Drum-Believable (2005)
Other contributions

Filmography edit

References edit

  1. ^ Máiréad Nesbitt at IMDb  
  2. ^ Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance (17 November 2020). "Michael Flatley, Cora Smyth & Máiréad Nesbitt, Behind-the-Scenes with Feet of Flames: Celtic Fire". YouTube. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  3. ^ Fennell, Hilary (2007). . LoadzaJobs.ie. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 17 April 2007.
  4. ^ . MaireadNesbitt.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  5. ^ "The Sibling in Tune with One Another". Independent.ie.
  6. ^ a b . MaireadNesbitt.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  • "Invasion Dance Press Release". CelticCafe.com. Retrieved 16 June 2008.
  • Carlin, Michael. "Irish Music Magazine 2003 Awards Review". irishcultureandcustoms.com. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  • "Irish Music Magazine Oct. 2003 Backissue". irishmusicmagazine.com. Retrieved 23 February 2010.

External links edit

  • Official website
  • "Mairead". Artists. Celtic Woman. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  • Máiréad Nesbitt at IMDb  

December 20, 2023
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