Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh (Irish pronunciation: [ˈmˠaɾʲeːd̪ˠ n̠ʲiː ˈwiːn̪ˠiː]; born 26 July 1959) is an Irish fiddler and the lead vocalist for the Irish folk...
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folk music band formed in County Donegal in 1987 by lead vocalist Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and her husband Frankie Kennedy. The group were primarily influenced...
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County Meath Máiréad Ní Ghráda (1896–1971), Irish poet, playwright, and broadcaster born in Kilmaley, County Clare Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh (born 1962), Irish...
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was also the co-founder of the band Altan, formed with his wife Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh. The popular Frankie Kennedy Winter Music School was founded in 1994...
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Moya Brennan and Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, she is part of the Celtic supergroup T with the Maggies, which has released a CD in October 2010. Ní Dhomhnaill was...
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Enya (redirect from Eithne Ní Bhráonain)
Prophet-5 synthesiser on the group Altan's Ceol Aduaidh, led by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and Frankie Kennedy. Being one of the earlier choices to sing the...
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& Ronan Browne) Programme Five: Mary Rogers / Siun Ni Dhuibhir (Dónal Lunny & Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh), Secret Life of Roses (Rosanne Cash), Unionhouse Branch...
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twentieth century and James Byrne, Paddy Glackin, Tommy Peoples and Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh in recent decades. The fiddle has ancient roots in Ireland, the first...
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O'Donovan Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill Máire Breatnach Máire Ní Chathasaigh Máire Ní Ghuairim Mairead Buicke Máiréad Carlin Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh Máirín O'Donovan...
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Moya Brennan (redirect from Máire Ní Bhraonáin)
co-hosted the Together for Creeslough concert in January 2023, alongside Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, who won the award in 2009. [2] Brennan's inauguration ceremony is...
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Mundy, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and Ciarán Tourish of Altan, Ronan Browne, Michael McGoldrick, Steáfán Hannigan, Myrdhin, Shooglenifty, Mairead Nesbitt,...
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(Traditional) (English) - 3:43 "A Tune for Frankie" (jig) (Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh) - 3:25 Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh – Fiddle, vocals Ciaran Tourish – Fiddle, whistle...
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song, An Mhaighdeán Mhara, which has been recorded by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh of Altan, Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill, and Moya Brennan.[citation needed] A number...
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John Mock – harmonium, whistle Marshall Morgan – assistant engineer Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh – Irish verse ("In the Sweet By and By") Maura O'Connell – harmony...
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band, is led by Coshclady fiddler Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh. Gweedore's most successful musician is Enya, born as Eithne Ní Bhraonáin; she first appeared on...
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Ceol Aduaidh (category Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh albums)
from the North") is the first studio album by Frankie Kennedy and Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh (who would go on to found the Irish band Altan), originally released...
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Dobhair woman, Kitty Ní Ghallchóir, and they have three children: Gearóid Ó Maonaigh, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and Áine Ní Mhaonaigh (or Anna Mooney). Francie...
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language written by Irish musician Proinsias Ó Maonaigh (father of Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh of Altan) about his hometown of Gaoth Dobhair (i.e. Gweedore) in...
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favorite, and received a fair amount of airplay as an album track. Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh sang Irish vocals on "Barbara Allen". “Heartsongs: Live From Home”...
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Ní Dhomhnaill Idir an Dá Sholas (with Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill and Dónal Lunny) (1999) With other artists The Gathering (1981) Imeall (with Mairéad Ní...
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Imeall (category Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh albums)
(Irish Gaelic for "Edge", "Rim", "Threshold") is Irish musician Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh's debut (and to date only) solo album, self-produced on her own label...
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String Sisters, a sextet featuring other fiddlers including Altan's Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh. Dupont, Linn. "Tystnaden gav Garmarna ett nytt sound" (in Swedish)...
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a folk music group from Donegal Altan (album), a 1987 album by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and Frankie Kennedy Altan Jalab, a village in Afghanistan Altan (river)...
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in October 2010. Band members Moya Brennan, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill and Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill had performed together since the early...
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lead singer and fiddler Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh's debut solo album and Na Mooneys, the eponymous debut album by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh's family band called Na...
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Frankie Kennedy, co-founder of the Celtic group Altan with his wife Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, from bone cancer in 1994. Enya played synthesiser on their album...
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Altan (album) (category Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh albums)
McConnell and Seamus Quinn. "Loch Altan" – composed by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh. Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh – Fiddle, Vocals Frankie Kennedy – Flute Ciarán Curran...
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and performers such as Bono, The Edge, Paul Brady, Christy Moore, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and Mary Black.[citation needed] Tour buses of tourists began to...
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guitarist Martine St. Clair, Canadian singer and actress July 26 – Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Irish musician July 27 – Karl Mueller (Soul Asylum) (died 2005)...
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hUiginn (O'Higgins) or Ó hAodha (Hughes). A woman's surname replaces Ó with Ní (reduction of Iníon Uí "descendant's daughter") and Mac with Nic (reduction...
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