Catherine Ashcroft
Catherine Ashcroft (born April 8, 1988 in Halifax (West Yorkshire) ) is an English musician of the Irish Folk genre .
Instruments
She plays the flute and uillean pipes . She has mastered the instruments self-taught.
Career and discography
2008 Catherine Ashcroft took "Take Flight and Follow" ( "Take the flight and follow [him]") her first CD in the Stenkrith studios in Kirkby Stephen on. There she met the Belfast songwriter , multi-instrumentalist and singer Maurice Dickson , with whom she has since formed the group " Mochara ", which performs Celtic music . The Irish name means "my friend" in German . Together Ashcroft and Dickson have been three albums released: "In Your Blood" ( "In your / your blood" , 2010), "Spirits and Dreamers" ( "ghosts and dreams" , 2013) and "Live at the Iceland" ( " Live [= directly] on the island ” or “ [to] live on the island ” , 2015).
Appearances
Ashcroft toured in 2017 / '18 with Riverdance by China .
Awards
In 2007 she won the British All Britain Awards for flute and uillean pipes at national level .
Web links
https://catherineashcroft.co.uk (Homepage; English )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Catherine Ashcroft on irishmusicdaily.com, accessed October 1, 2018
- ↑ “Take Flight and Follow” recorded in Stenkrith Studios in 2008 , bagpipesociety.org.uk, accessed on December 30, 2018
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Ashcroft, Catherine |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English musician of the Irish Folk genre |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 8, 1988 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Halifax (West Yorkshire) |