Máiréad Nesbitt

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Máiréad Nesbitt at Macquarie Shopping Center, Sydney (2012)

Máiréad Anna Kathleen Nesbitt , pronounced "mah-raid", (born April 18, 1979 in Loughmore , County Tipperary , Ireland ) is an Irish classical musician and former member of the group Celtic Woman . In the group she played the violin.

background

Nesbitt was born as the daughter of two music teachers, John and Kathleen Nesbitt. She has a sister, Frances, and four brothers, Seán, Michael, Noel and Karl. All are also musicians. She began playing the piano at the age of four and the violin at the age of six.

She studied at the Ursuline Convent in Thurles, County Tipperary, the Waterford Institute of Technology and the Cork School of Music. While attending school, she was part of the National Youth Orchestra of Ireland. Nesbitt attended the Royal Academy of Music and Trinity College of Music in London, led by Emanuel Hurwitz , and graduated with a PhD.

In addition to her family, the music of Itzhak Perlman , Michael Coleman as well as Alison Krauss , David Bowie and Sting also had an influence on her musical development.

Career

After completing her studies, Nesbitt played in the RTÉ Concert Orchestra. There she began her professional career as a violinist at the age of 16. She later played as a soloist in collaboration with various singers such as Van Morrison , Clannad and Sharon Shannon . She also played as a violinist in the Irish group Coolfin and recorded an album with them.

Nesbitt was invited to the show Lord of the Dance by Michael Flatley in 1996 . There she played first violin until 1998. She then played first violin again in the second production of Flatley Feet of Flames , until she left the show in 2001. Nesbitt also plays on the albums for the show as well as the album for the Riverdance show .

Nesbitt released her debut solo album Raining Up in 2001. On it she plays pieces from musicals as well as traditional and contemporary works. Several guest appearances can be heard on the album, including from her family. She toured as a band with her family to promote her album.

In 2004 she was invited to play for the Celtic Woman at the Helix Theater in Dublin. Due to the popularity of this gig, which was also televised and released on a live album, five tours of the United States were made. Celtic Woman have released eight 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 and Celtic Woman: Home for Christmas

In 2005 Nesbitt worked with the Bhangra fusion band The Dhol Foundation on their album Drum-Believable . The album was composed by Tibor Kasza for the tour of Irish Dance Invasion . The album was produced with the group Afro Celt Sound System in Budapest . Nesbitt also gave a private concert for Princess Anne during her visit to Dublin in September 2004. In 2006 the Celtic Tenors' Live in Concert DVD with songs by Nesbitt was released.

Nesbitt appears as a soloist in Walt Disney's direct-to-DVD film Tinker Bell . Joel McNeely composed music specially tailored to her characteristic style and worked with her to give the music the finishing touches for Celtic authenticity.

Nesbitt was named "Best Traditional Female in 2003" by Irish Music Magazine.

Nesbitt is currently working on her second solo album as well as an album with her musical family.

Just before Thanksgiving 2011, Nesbitt married Jim Mustapha Jr., the Celtic Woman's lighting technician, in Maui, Hawaii.

Discography

  • Lord of the Dance (March 1997)
  • Feet of Flames (February 1999)
  • Raining Up (2001 UK Release; 2006 US Release)
  • Drum Believable (2005)
  • 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)
  • Tinker Bell (October 2008)
  • Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (September 2009)
  • 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)

Filmography

  • Lord of the Dance (November 1999)
  • 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)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑  (2000). IMDB . 4th August 2013.
  2. ↑  (2000). Celtic woman . 4th August 2013.
  3. ↑ Hilary Fennell: How I got here: Playing it cool . In: LoadzaJobs.ie . 2007. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved on April 17, 2007.
  4. ↑ Biography, Paragraph 1 . In: MaireadNesbitt.com . Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 14, 2013. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.maireadnesbitt.com
  5. ^ "Máiréad" bio in Celtic Woman: Songs from the Heart Souvenir Program (2010), pp. 12-13 (paraphrased information appears on p. 12).
  6. ↑ Biography, Paragraph 5 . In: MaireadNesbitt.com . Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 14, 2013. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.maireadnesbitt.com
  7. ↑ a b Talk Time: Interview with Máiréad . In: Irish Times . November 1, 2008. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
  8. ↑ Active Artists: Mairead Nesbitt . In: ActiveEvents.org.uk . Archived from the original on August 23, 2006. Retrieved April 17, 2007.
  9. ↑ Celtic Woman . In: MaireadNesbitt.com . Retrieved February 25, 2010.
  10. ↑ a b Celtic Woman plays two shows at Radio City this weekend . In: The Record via NorthJersey.com . Retrieved March 9, 2010.
  11. ↑ Máiréad Nesbitt: Newsletter no.11 . In: MaireadNesbitt.com . May 2007. Retrieved December 16, 2008.
  12. ↑ a b Recordings . In: MaireadNesbitt.com . Retrieved February 22, 2010.

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personal data
SURNAME Nesbitt, Máiréad
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nesbitt, Máiréad Anna Kathleen (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish actress and singer
DATE OF BIRTH April 18, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Loughmore , County Tipperary , Ireland