Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh Musical artist

Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh (Irish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾʲed̪ nʲiː ˈwiːn̪i]) (born 26 July 1959) is an Irish fiddler and the lead vocalist for the Irish traditional band Altan, which she co-founded with her late husband Frankie Kennedy in 1985. Today, Mairéad is recognised as a leading exponent in the Donegal fiddle style, and she is often considered as one of the foremost singers in the Irish language, her native tongue. After 24 years with Altan, Mairéad released her first solo album Imeall, in 2009, and she was part of the Irish supergroup T with the Maggies, who released an album in 2010.

Personal facts

Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
Birth dateJuly 26, 1959
Birth place
County Donegal , Gweedore

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Musical artist

Career started1981
associated musical artist
T with the Maggies
Altan (band)
String Sisters
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Folk music
Folk music of Ireland
World music
instrument
Fiddle
record label
Compass Records
Virgin Records
Gael-Linn Records
Green Linnet Records

Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://web.archive.org/web/20060311082141/http:/www.altan.ie/article.html
  2. http://www.altan.ie/article.html
  3. http://www.altan.ie/history.html
  4. http://www.altan.ie/mairead.html
  5. http://www.mairead.ie
  6. http://www.standingstones.com/mairead.html
  7. https://www.myspace.com/maireadofficial