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{{short description|American fiddler (born 1965)}}
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[[File:eileenivers2003.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Eileen Ivers on stage in Lorient, Brittany in 2003]]
[[File:eileenivers2003.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Eileen Ivers on stage in Lorient, Brittany in 2003]]


'''Eileen Ivers''' (born July 13, 1965) is an American fiddler.
'''Eileen Ivers''' (born July 13, 1965) is an American fiddler.


Ivers was born in [[New York City]] of Irish-born parents, grew up in [[the Bronx]] and attended [[St. Barnabas High School]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Sauro |first=Tony |title=Former math star takes the fiddling world by storm |url=http://www.recordnet.com/article/20130919/A_ENTERTAIN/309190305 |work=Recordnet |date=September 19, 2013 |accessdate=2016-02-11}}</ref> She spent summers in [[Ireland]] and took up the [[fiddle]] at the age of nine. Her teacher was the Irish fiddler [[Martin Mulvihill]].<ref>Mullins, Emer. "Eileen Ivers: Bringing It All Back Home." ''Irish America''. May/June 1996: 48+.</ref> She toured with [[Mick Moloney]]'s band The [[Green Fields of America]], founded in 1977. She graduated ''[[magna cum laude]]'' from [[Iona College (New York)|Iona College]] in New York and has done post-graduate work in mathematics.
Ivers was born in [[New York City]] of Irish-born parents, grew up in [[the Bronx]] and attended [[St. Barnabas High School]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Sauro |first=Tony |title=Former math star takes the fiddling world by storm |url=http://www.recordnet.com/article/20130919/A_ENTERTAIN/309190305 |work=Recordnet |date=September 19, 2013 |access-date=2016-02-11}}</ref> She spent summers in [[Ireland]] and took up the [[fiddle]] at the age of nine. Her teacher was the Irish fiddler [[Martin Mulvihill]].<ref>Mullins, Emer. "Eileen Ivers: Bringing It All Back Home." ''Irish America''. May/June 1996: 48+.</ref> She toured with [[Mick Moloney]]'s band The [[Green Fields of America]], founded in 1977. She graduated ''[[magna cum laude]]'' from [[Iona College (New York)|Iona College]] in New York and has done post-graduate work in mathematics.


== History ==
== History ==
Ivers was a founding member of [[Cherish the Ladies]]. She recorded and toured with them for several years.{{citation needed|date=September 2012}}
Ivers was a founding member of [[Cherish the Ladies]]. She recorded and toured with them for several years.<ref>https://irishfestscrapbook.com/Scrapbook_Media/Milwaukee-Irish-Fest-Grounds-Brochure-1989-IF-EP-00-009.html {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref>


In 1995, she replaced the original fiddler in the ''[[Riverdance]]'' Irish dance troupe and toured with them.<ref>Mullins, Emer. "Eileen Ivers: Bringing It All Back Home." ''Irish America''. May/June 1996: 48+.</ref>
In 1995, she replaced the original fiddler in the ''[[Riverdance]]'' Irish dance troupe and toured with them.<ref>Mullins, Emer. "Eileen Ivers: Bringing It All Back Home." ''Irish America''. May/June 1996: 48+.</ref>
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She also recorded a traditional air for the soundtrack to the film ''[[Gangs of New York]]'', entitled "Lament for Stalker Wallace". She appears on the soundtrack for the film ''[[Some Mother's Son]]''.<ref>{{Citation|title=Some Mother's Son (1996)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117690/fullcredits|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref>
She also recorded a traditional air for the soundtrack to the film ''[[Gangs of New York]]'', entitled "Lament for Stalker Wallace". She appears on the soundtrack for the film ''[[Some Mother's Son]]''.<ref>{{Citation|title=Some Mother's Son (1996)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117690/fullcredits|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref>


Ivers was also an inaugural member of the Independent Music Awards' judging panel to support independent artists.<ref>[http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima_new/pastjudges.asp Independent Music Awards – Past Judges] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713000000/http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima_new/pastjudges.asp |date=July 13, 2011 }}</ref>
Ivers was also an inaugural member of the Independent Music Awards' judging panel to support independent artists.<ref>[http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima_new/pastjudges.asp Independent Music Awards – Past Judges] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713024722/http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima_new/pastjudges.asp |date=July 13, 2011 }}</ref>


== Discography ==
== Discography ==
===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Album details
! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart<br />positions
|-
! scope="col" style="font-size:85%" | [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name=aus>{{cite Ryan|page=138}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''Fresh Takes'' <br>{{small|(featuring with John Whelan)}}
|
* Released: 1987
* Label: Green Linnet
* Format: LP, CD, cassette
| align="center" | —
|-
⚫
! scope="row" | ''Traditional Irish Music''
|
* Released: 1994
* Label: Green Linnet
* Format: LP, CD
| align="center" | —
|-
! scope="row" | ''Wild Blue''
|
* Released: 1996
* Label: Green Linnet
* Format: CD
| align="center" | —
|-
⚫
! scope="row" | ''Crossing the Bridge''
|
* Released: 1999
* Label: Sony Classical
* Format: CD
| align="center" | 96
|-
! scope="row" | ''Eileen Ivers and Immigrant Soul'' <br>{{small|(with Immigrant Soul)}}
|
* Released: 2002
* Label: Vivo
* Format: CD
| align="center" | —
|-
⚫
! scope="row" | ''An Nollaig – An Irish Christmas''
|
* Released: October 2007
* Label: Compass
* Format: CD
| align="center" | —
|-
! scope="row" | ''Beyond the Bog Road''
|
* Released: March 2016
* Label: eOne
* Format: CD, digital
| align="center" | —
|-
! scope="row" | ''Scatter the Light''
|
* Released: March 2020
* Label: eOne
* Format: CD, digital
| align="center" | —
|}


===Solo===
===Compilation albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
⚫
* ''Eileen Ivers – Traditional Irish Music'' (1994)
|+ List of compilation albums, with selected details
* ''Wild Blue'' (1996)
! Title
* ''So Far (1979–1995)'' (1995)
! Details
⚫
* ''Crossing the Bridge'' (1999)
|-
* ''[[Gangs of New York: Music from the Miramax Motion Picture|Gangs of New York]]'' "Lament for Stalker Wallace" (2002)
* ''Eileen Ivers and Immigrant Soul'' (2003)
! scope="row" | ''So Far: The Eileen Ivers Collection 1979–1995''
|
⚫
* ''An Nollaig: An Irish Christmas'' (2007)
* Released: 1997
* Format: CD
* Label: Green Linnet
|-
! scope="row" | ''The Best of 1979-1996''
|
* Released: 1999
* Format: CD
* Label: Earth Songs
|}


===Cherish the Ladies===
===Cherish the Ladies===
{{Main|Cherish the Ladies}}
{{main|Cherish the Ladies}}


===As a session or guest musician===
===As a session or guest musician===
* ''[[Riverdance: Music from the Show]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Riverdance: Music from the Show]]'' (1995)
* ''Song of the Irish Whistle'' by [[Joanie Madden]] (1996)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.valley-entertainment.com/artists/eileen-ivers/song-of-the-irish-wistle.html |title=Song of the Irish Whistle |work=Valley Entertainment |accessdate=May 30, 2013}}</ref>
* ''Song of the Irish Whistle'' by [[Joanie Madden]] (1996)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.valley-entertainment.com/artists/eileen-ivers/song-of-the-irish-wistle.html |title=Song of the Irish Whistle |work=Valley Entertainment |access-date=May 30, 2013}}</ref>
* "The Celtic Album" by [[The Boston Pops Orchestra]] (1998)
* "The Celtic Album" by [[The Boston Pops Orchestra]] (1998)
* "The Fiddling Ladies" by [[The Chieftains]] on the album ''[[Tears of Stone (album)|Tears of Stone]]'' (1999)
* "The Fiddling Ladies" by [[The Chieftains]] on the album ''[[Tears of Stone (album)|Tears of Stone]]'' (1999)
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* ''Celtic Solstice'' by Paul Winter (1999)
* ''Celtic Solstice'' by Paul Winter (1999)
* ''[[Seed (Afro Celt Sound System album)|Seed]]'' (2003) by [[Afro Celt Sound System]]
* ''[[Seed (Afro Celt Sound System album)|Seed]]'' (2003) by [[Afro Celt Sound System]]
* "New York Town" by [[Black 47]] on the album ''New York Town'' (2004)
* "New York Town" by [[Black 47 (band)|Black 47]] on the album ''New York Town'' (2004)
* ''Voice of Hope'' by [[Tommy Fleming (musician)|Tommy Fleming]]
* ''Voice of Hope'' by [[Tommy Fleming (musician)|Tommy Fleming]]
* ''Absolutely Irish'', a multi-artist session recording (2008)
* ''Absolutely Irish'', a multi-artist session recording (2008)
* ''Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World'' by [[Brian Keane]] (2010)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.valley-entertainment.com/into-the-deep-america-whaling-and-the-world-1.html |title=Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World |work=Valley Entertainment |accessdate=May 30, 2013}}</ref>
* ''Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World'' by [[Brian Keane]] (2010)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.valley-entertainment.com/into-the-deep-america-whaling-and-the-world-1.html |title=Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World |work=Valley Entertainment |access-date=May 30, 2013}}</ref>
* ''An Irish Christmas'' by [[Keith and Kristyn Getty]] (2011)
* ''An Irish Christmas'' by [[Keith and Kristyn Getty]] (2011)
* ''[[Copper: Original Soundtrack]]'' by [[Brian Keane]] (2013)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.valley-entertainment.com/artists/eileen-ivers/copper-original-soundtrack.html |title=Copper: Original Soundtrack |work=Valley Entertainment |accessdate=May 30, 2013}}</ref>
* ''[[Copper: Original Soundtrack]]'' by [[Brian Keane]] (2013)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.valley-entertainment.com/artists/eileen-ivers/copper-original-soundtrack.html |title=Copper: Original Soundtrack |work=Valley Entertainment |access-date=May 30, 2013}}</ref>

===As a guest artist===
* "The Violin" composed by [[David Yazbek]], vocalist [[Brian Dewan]] on the compilation album ''[[Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (album)|Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?]]'' by [[Rockapella]] (1992)


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.eileenivers.com/}}
* {{Official website|http://www.eileenivers.com/}}
{{Cherish the Ladies}}

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Latest revision as of 12:22, 29 September 2024

Eileen Ivers on stage in Lorient, Brittany in 2003

Eileen Ivers (born July 13, 1965) is an American fiddler.

Ivers was born in New York City of Irish-born parents, grew up in the Bronx and attended St. Barnabas High School.[1] She spent summers in Ireland and took up the fiddle at the age of nine. Her teacher was the Irish fiddler Martin Mulvihill.[2] She toured with Mick Moloney's band The Green Fields of America, founded in 1977. She graduated magna cum laude from Iona College in New York and has done post-graduate work in mathematics.

History

[edit]

Ivers was a founding member of Cherish the Ladies. She recorded and toured with them for several years.[3]

In 1995, she replaced the original fiddler in the Riverdance Irish dance troupe and toured with them.[4]

Her original blue Barcus-Berry electric fiddle was eye-catching and inspired the name of her album Wild Blue. She later replaced it with a blue ZETA Strados acoustic-electric fiddle, which is a one-of-a-kind instrument with unique sound and ambience. It was custom-made for her by ZETA Music Systems (who will be producing an "Eileen Ivers Signature Series" Blue electric violin exactly like hers).[citation needed]

Ivers has recorded with Micheál Ó Súilleabháin, an Irish composer who uses folk, classical and jazz influences, on the television series River of Sound and on his album Becoming (1998).[citation needed]

She also recorded a traditional air for the soundtrack to the film Gangs of New York, entitled "Lament for Stalker Wallace". She appears on the soundtrack for the film Some Mother's Son.[5]

Ivers was also an inaugural member of the Independent Music Awards' judging panel to support independent artists.[6]

Discography

[edit]

Studio albums

[edit]
List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart
positions
AUS
[7]
Fresh Takes
(featuring with John Whelan)
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: Green Linnet
  • Format: LP, CD, cassette
 —
Traditional Irish Music
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: Green Linnet
  • Format: LP, CD
 —
Wild Blue
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: Green Linnet
  • Format: CD
 —
Crossing the Bridge
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Sony Classical
  • Format: CD
 96
Eileen Ivers and Immigrant Soul
(with Immigrant Soul)
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: Vivo
  • Format: CD
 —
An Nollaig – An Irish Christmas
  • Released: October 2007
  • Label: Compass
  • Format: CD
 —
Beyond the Bog Road
  • Released: March 2016
  • Label: eOne
  • Format: CD, digital
 —
Scatter the Light
  • Released: March 2020
  • Label: eOne
  • Format: CD, digital
 —

Compilation albums

[edit]
List of compilation albums, with selected details
Title Details
So Far: The Eileen Ivers Collection 1979–1995
  • Released: 1997
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Green Linnet
The Best of 1979-1996
  • Released: 1999
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Earth Songs

Cherish the Ladies

[edit]
Main article: Cherish the Ladies

As a session or guest musician

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Sauro, Tony (September 19, 2013). "Former math star takes the fiddling world by storm". Recordnet. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  2. ^ Mullins, Emer. "Eileen Ivers: Bringing It All Back Home." Irish America. May/June 1996: 48+.
  3. ^ https://irishfestscrapbook.com/Scrapbook_Media/Milwaukee-Irish-Fest-Grounds-Brochure-1989-IF-EP-00-009.html [dead link‍]
  4. ^ Mullins, Emer. "Eileen Ivers: Bringing It All Back Home." Irish America. May/June 1996: 48+.
  5. ^ Some Mother's Son (1996), retrieved January 18, 2019
  6. ^ Independent Music Awards – Past Judges Archived July 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 138.
  8. ^ "Song of the Irish Whistle". Valley Entertainment. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  9. ^ "Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World". Valley Entertainment. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  10. ^ "Copper: Original Soundtrack". Valley Entertainment. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
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