Máiréad Nesbitt

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

Máiréad Nesbitt (/ˈmɔːrd/ 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.

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.[2]

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.[3]

Personal life[]

Nesbitt has been married to Jim Mustapha Jr., Celtic Woman's then lighting director, since 2011.[4]

Discography[]

Solo
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

Filmography[]

  • Lord of the Dance (November 1999)[5]
  • 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)

References[]

  1. ^ Máiréad Nesbitt at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Fennell, Hilary (2007). "How I got here: Playing it cool". LoadzaJobs.ie. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 17 April 2007.
  3. ^ "Biography, Paragraph 1". MaireadNesbitt.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  4. ^ "The Sibling in Tune with One Another". Independent.ie.
  5. ^ a b "Recordings". MaireadNesbitt.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2010.

External links[]

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