CELTIC VIOLINIST CELTIC WOMAN founding member Máiréad Nesbitt. Irish instrumental, Traditional...

I have shared a fairly large number of songs by Celtic Woman and I have had mention of one particular Celtic WOman, one of the founding members, Máiréad Nesbitt, former Violinist on Celtic Woman... I found out from this video of an interview with Ms. Nesbitt by WMUR, New Hampshire, that she is now a citizen of the Granite State, New Hampshire...

Background Bio:

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.

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." Read more at Wikipedia.com

"Our wonderful Celtic Violinist Máiréad Nesbitt is departing to pursue solo projects. Máiréad is very excited about these plans and will be keeping you posted on her social media and through Celtic Woman.

I would like to personally pay tribute to Máiréad who has been a member of Celtic Woman since the very beginning. She had a dynamic musical impact in the show and has continuously thrilled our fans throughout the world. She has elevated Celtic violin playing to a new level. Not only is she a great musician but also a true professional and most importantly a lovely person and a good friend. We wish her the very best with her solo projects and look forward to her playing again with Celtic Woman." Celtic Woman website Announcement.

I hope you all enjoy the interview and the video clips of her performances...
Kerry
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