Mairead nesbitt celtic woman

Personal life [ edit ]. Discography [ edit ]. Filmography [ edit ]. References [ edit ]. Retrieved 29 September Archived from the original on 28 September Retrieved 17 April Archived from the original on 16 October Retrieved 16 February Archived from the original on 12 March Retrieved 22 February Retrieved 16 June During the show Nesbitt captivates her audience with her timeless presence and joyful playing as she glides across the stage with her tune as her partner — With her graceful movement of a prima ballerina one might think that she has a strong dance background.

At age 4 Nesbitt was playing the piano, but at age 6 she picked up the fiddle.

Mairead nesbitt celtic woman

However you want to describe it, her style has won All Ireland Awards, Best Traditional Female from Irish Music Magazine and attracts loads of offers to work movie soundtracks, guest performances, and studio albums. To date she has released two solo albums. Nesbitt comes from a very musical family. Both of her parents were music teachers and all of her brothers and sisters became musicians.

By the age of six, Nesbitt had started to learn the piano and violin. She soon moved on to performing solo pieces for artists such as Van Morrison, Sharon Shannon and Clannad. She also recorded an album with Irish group, Coolfin. She spent three years with the production and played on the original soundtrack to both shows and also another Flatley production, Riverdance.