Eileen Ivers
 |
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
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
Solo
- Traditional Irish Music (1994)
- Wild Blue (1996)
- So Far (1979–1995) (1995) [compilation]
- Crossing the Bridge (1999)
- Gangs of New York "Lament for Stalker Wallace" (2002)
- Eileen Ivers and Immigrant Soul (2003)
- An Nollaig: An Irish Christmas (2007)
- Beyond the Bog Road (2016)
- Scatter the Light (2020)
Collaborations
- Eileen Ivers and John Whelan - Fresh Takes (1993)
Cherish the Ladies
As a session or guest musician
- Riverdance: Music from the Show (1995)
- Song of the Irish Whistle by Joanie Madden (1996)[7]
- "The Celtic Album" by The Boston Pops Orchestra (1998)
- "The Fiddling Ladies" by The Chieftains on the album Tears of Stone (1999)
- "Becoming" by Micheál Ó Súilleabháin (1998)
- Celtic Solstice by Paul Winter (1999)
- Seed (2003) by Afro Celt Sound System
- "New York Town" by Black 47 on the album New York Town (2004)
- Voice of Hope by Tommy Fleming
- Absolutely Irish, a multi-artist session recording (2008)
- Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World by Brian Keane (2010)[8]
- An Irish Christmas by Keith and Kristyn Getty (2011)
- Copper: Original Soundtrack by Brian Keane (2013)[9]
As a guest artist
- "The Violin" composed by David Yazbek, vocalist Brian Dewan on the compilation album Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? by Rockapella (1992)
References
- ^ Sauro, Tony (September 19, 2013). "Former math star takes the fiddling world by storm". Recordnet. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
- ^ Mullins, Emer. "Eileen Ivers: Bringing It All Back Home." Irish America. May/June 1996: 48+.
- ^ https://irishfestscrapbook.com/Scrapbook_Media/Milwaukee-Irish-Fest-Grounds-Brochure-1989-IF-EP-00-009.html
- ^ Mullins, Emer. "Eileen Ivers: Bringing It All Back Home." Irish America. May/June 1996: 48+.
- ^ Some Mother's Son (1996), retrieved January 18, 2019
- ^ Independent Music Awards – Past Judges Archived July 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Song of the Irish Whistle". Valley Entertainment. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
- ^ "Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World". Valley Entertainment. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
- ^ "Copper: Original Soundtrack". Valley Entertainment. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
External links
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Artists | |
| Other | |
