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{{short description|American fiddler (born 1965)}}
[[Image:eileenivers2003.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Eileen Ivers on stage in Lorient, Brittany in 2003]]
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'''Eileen Ivers''' is an Irish-American musician.
[[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 was born in [[New York City]] of Irish-born parents on [[13 July]] [[1965]] and grew up in [[The Bronx]]. She spent summers in [[Ireland]] and took up the [[fiddle]] at the age of nine. Her teacher was the Irish fiddler [[Martin Mulvihill]]. She toured with [[Mick Moloney]]'s band The [[Green Fields of America]], founded in 1977.


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.
== Cherish The Ladies ==
[[Joanie Madden]] is the founding member of [[Cherish the Ladies]]. Eileen was asked to join the group and tour for several years. Her greatest fame came when she replaced the original fiddler in Riverdance and began to tour with the "[[Riverdance]]" Irish dance troupe in 1995, taking solos on stage. Her blue electric fiddle is certainly eye-catching, and up until now it was a one-of-a-kind instrument with unique sound and ambience, after which her album ''Wild Blue'' was named. It was custom-made for her by ZETA Music (who will be producing an "Eileen Ivers Signature Series" Blue Electric Violin exactly like hers).


== History ==
Micheál Ó Súilleabháin is an Irish composer who uses folk, classical and jazz influences. Eileen has recorded with him on the television series "River of Sound" and on his album "Becoming" (1998).
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>
She also recorded a traditional air for the soundtrack to the film [[Gangs of New York]], entitled 'Lament For Stalker Wallace'. She also appears on the soundtrack for the film [[Some Mother's Son]].

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|date=September 2012}}

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|date=September 2012}}

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/20110713024722/http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima_new/pastjudges.asp |date=July 13, 2011 }}</ref>


== Discography ==
== Discography ==
===Solo===
===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
*''Eileen Ivers - Traditional Irish Music'' (1994)
|+ List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions
*''Wild Blue'' (1996)
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;" | Title
*''So Far (1979 - 1995)'' (1995)
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Album details
*''Crossing The Bridge'' (1999)
! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart<br />positions
*''Gangs Of New York (Lament For Stalker Wallace)'' (2002)
|-
*''Eileen Ivers And Immigrant Soul'' (2003)
! 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" | —
|}

===Compilation albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of compilation albums, with selected details
! Title
! Details
|-
! scope="row" | ''So Far: The Eileen Ivers Collection 1979–1995''
|
* 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===
:''See [[Cherish the Ladies]]''
{{main|Cherish the Ladies}}


===As a session musician===
===As a session or guest musician===
* ''[[Riverdance: Music from the Show]]'' (1995)
*''[[Seed (album)|Seed]]'' ([[2003]]) by [[Afro Celt Sound System]]
* ''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 Fiddling Ladies" by [[The Chieftains]] on the album "Tears Of Stone" (1999)
*"Becoming" by Micheál Ó Súilleabháin (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)
*"Celtic Solstice" by Paul Winter
* "Becoming" by Micheál Ó Súilleabháin (1998)
* ''Celtic Solstice'' by Paul Winter (1999)
* ''[[Seed (Afro Celt Sound System album)|Seed]]'' (2003) by [[Afro Celt Sound System]]
* "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]]
* ''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 |access-date=May 30, 2013}}</ref>
* ''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 |access-date=May 30, 2013}}</ref>


== References ==
===As a guest artist===
{{reflist}}
*"The Violin" composed by David Yazbek, vocalist Brian Dewan on the compilation album "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego" by Rockapella (1992)


== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.eileenivers.com EileenIvers.com], official website
* {{Official website|http://www.eileenivers.com/}}
{{Cherish the Ladies}}
{{Authority control}}


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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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