Meav ni mhaolchatha biography of michael jackson

Alex Sharpe

Alex Sharpe is an Irish performer known for her musical roles. Méav departed the touring lineup after this album.^[47]Subsequent compilations preserved her legacy within the group.

The album includes key tracks such as "Ailein Duinn (Theme From Rob Roy)," a haunting Gaelic lament arranged with modern programming, and "She Moved Through the Fair," a classic Irish air rendered with ethereal vocals and minimal instrumentation. She met Craig in Abbey Road Studios, London while they worked together on the score of a space film in collaboration with NASA.

Méav left Celtic Woman in 2008 while her children were young and resumed her solo career, performing to a sell-out crowd with the New York Pops Orchestra at Carnegie Hall.

She is also the solo violinist on their album ‘Illumination’. In Celtic Woman's 2015 TV special 'Destiny', Tara appeared playing the harp.

 Orchestral tours have taken Tara throughout Europe, China, Japan, Korea and America performing in venues such as Carnegie hall, New York, Oriental Arts Centre, Shanghai and the National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing.

She is open to requests for charity work, schedule permitting.
 
Megan was the 2015 holder of the Arklow Challenge Cup and the Kerryman’s Association Lieder Cup (Arklow Music Festival 2015).

Hannah Traynor

Originally from Kilkenny, Hannah is a graduate of the Royal Irish Academy of Music.

Her performances helped define the ensemble's blend of traditional Irishmusic with contemporary arrangements, showcasing her clear, emotive delivery on both solo and group tracks. On 22 January 2020, it was announced that Susan will be performing in six shows for the spring tour in the cities where Chloë Agnew will not be appearing.

Méav

Dubliner Méav Ní Mhaolchatha is a multi-million selling Irish singer and recording artist and a founding member of Celtic Woman.

Over the last 10 years she has performed in several prestigious venues including The Waterfront Hall(Belfast), Her Majesty’s Theatre(London), National Concert Hall(Dublin), and Bunkamura Orchard Hall (Tokyo). 

Hannah was a member of the Irish ensemble ‘Anúna’ for several years, with whom she toured across Europe, Asia and Morocco.

She has won many awards including the Inaugural Flax Trust Classics £5000 bursary and The George & Angela Moore Flax Trust Classics Audience Award in 2012, the Leo Gibney Award for Chamber Music (RIAM), Ballymena Music Festival’s prestigious Young Instrumentalist Award in 2009 and Holywood Music Festival’s Ulster Bank Festival Gala Cup and the d’Arcy Cup and Award in 2010.

Mairéad Carlin

Mairéad Carlin is a Grammy-nominated singer from Derry, Northern Ireland.

She debuted with Celtic Woman in the album and DVD / TV special Celtic Woman: Destiny in 2015. After the Songs From the Heart Tour, in November 2010, Lynn Hilary announced she was leaving the group to return to Ireland. After the Spring Tour ended, Hayley left to return to her solo career.

Deirdre Shannon

Deirdre Shannon is an Irish singer who has also toured with other Celtic music groups, such as Anúna, and Celtic Thunder.

Chloë Agnew returned to the group to take her place.

Susan McFadden

Susan McFadden is an Irish actress and singer. She also attained a Certificate in Acting Performance, First Class Honours, with the Irish Board of Speech and Drama.
 
Megan is a classically trained soprano, but is proficient in many genres. 
 
Megan is a seasoned performer, having been on stage from a very young age.

During this period, she played a key role in vocal harmonies and featured prominently in live and recorded arrangements that propelled the group's commercial success.^[44]The debut album, Celtic Woman (2005), marked the group's breakthrough, with Méav delivering standout performances on tracks like "Orinoco Flow," a reimagined Enya hit that highlighted her soaring vocals over orchestral swells.^[44] Other contributions included "Si Do Mhaimeo Í" and "Somewhere," blending Celtic folk elements with pop accessibility.

She is featured in several television shows that are currently airing on PBS including The Power of Music with Ethan Bortnick and Damian McGinty (Glee Project/Celtic Thunder), and the Nathan Carter Celtic Country show. Recorded primarily at Blackrock College Chapel in Dublin, the album mixed ancient and vernacular influences to produce a sound that was both reverent and accessible, earning acclaim for its innovative fusion.

On returning to Ireland she performed, as a soloist, with the orchestra for two years, performing in many major venues across the whole Island of Ireland. 
 
As a keen participant in the Irish Musical Society arena, Megan has performed many roles, both as lead and ensemble. Produced with simple arrangements emphasizing her soprano range, it marked her transition from choral work to independent recordings.)Her second solo effort, Silver Sea, arrived in 2003 via Celtic Collections and Valley Entertainment, blending Celtic melodies with harp and piano accompaniments to evoke maritime and pastoral themes inspired by Irish heritage.

This edition amplified Méav's vocal presence in selections like "Dulaman," a spirited Irish sea shanty arranged for voices alone, emphasizing her agility in ornamented folk phrasing.