Méav Ní Mhaolchatha
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Méav Ní Mhaolchatha | |
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Born | 26 January Dublin, Ireland |
Education | Trinity College Dublin |
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Years active | 1994–present |
Spouse | Tom Clinch |
Children | 2, including Catherine Clinch |
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Website | www |
Méav Ní Mhaolchatha (
Music career
Meav came from a musical family and began singing at a young age. She began singing professionally shortly after graduating from Trinity College Dublin with a law degree.[citation needed]
Between 1994 and 1998 Méav was a member of the Irish chamber choir Anúna.[1] As a choral singer and soloist, she recorded four albums with Anúna: Omnis (1995), Omnis Special Edition (1996), Deep Dead Blue (1996), and Behind the Closed Eye (1997).[2] In 2006 a collection of her solo and choral work with Anúna, Celtic Dreams, was released on Valley Entertainment Records. She appeared as a member of Anúna in Riverdance: The Show.
She subsequently toured the United States as a soloist with the Irish RTÉ Concert Orchestra. She also toured South Africa as a soloist with Lord of the Dance.
She recorded her first and eponymous solo album in 1999 which had global success and led to concert tours in Japan and South Korea.
Méav gained musical stardom as a founding member of the group Celtic Woman in 2004 and is featured on three CDs,
In 2007, following the filming of Celtic Woman's Christmas DVD at
In 2009, she returned to the stage performing in her native Dublin to rave reviews. She also gave birth to her second daughter Catherine and recorded "Where the Sunbeams Play" for the Disney film Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure.
In 2010, she was a special guest of Órla Fallon's Celtic Christmas concert in Nashville singing "Do You Hear What I Hear?" in a duet with Fallon, her solo version of "O Holy Night" accompanied by harp and the finale song "Here We Come A-wassailing" with the rest of the cast including American singing stars David Archuleta and Vince Gill, recorded, aired on PBS and released on CD and DVD.
Méav participated in a concert of world music at Chambord Castle, France, entitled "Divinas", along with
Méav was also featured as a guest soloist on the
In January 2012, Méav took part in the television special, Quest Beyond the Stars which took place at Abbey Road Studios, London.
She released a new solo album, The Calling, on Warner Music in Autumn 2013.
Meav again rejoined Celtic Woman temporarily for their North American 10th anniversary tour from 6 March to Easter 2015.
Méav rejoined Celtic Woman as their vocal director for their 2018 Homecoming album.[3]
Personal life
She and her husband, Tom Clinch, have two daughters. At age 12, their daughter
Discography
- Solo albums
Title | Release | Record label |
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Méav | 1999 | Celtic Collections |
Silver Sea
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2002 | |
A Celtic Journey
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2006 | Manhattan Records |
Celtic Dreams
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2006 | Valley Entertainment |
The Calling | 2013 | Warner Music Group |
- With Celtic Woman
Title | Release | Notes | Record label |
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Celtic Woman | 2005 | Manhattan Records | |
A Christmas Celebration
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2006 | ||
A New Journey
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2007 | ||
Celtic Woman: The Greatest Journey | 2008 | Compilation album | |
Lullaby | 2011 | Compilation album | |
Home for Christmas
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2012 | ||
Decade: The Songs, The Show, The Traditions, The Classics | 2015 | Compilation album | |
Solo | 2015 | Compilation album | |
Destiny
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2015 | ||
Christmas | 2015 | Compilation album | |
Voices of Angels
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2016 | ||
The Best of Christmas
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2017 | Compilation album | |
Celebration: 15 Years of Music and Magic | 2020 | Compilation album |
Title | Release | Record label |
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Divinas: Live at Chambord Castle | 2013 | Decca Records |
References
- ^ "Past Members of Anúna 1997 to 2009". Anuna.ie. 2009. Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
- ^ "Meav". Archived from the original on 21 May 2006.
- ^ Homecoming DVD credits
- ^ Clarke, Donald (12 March 2022). "Iftas 2022: An Cailín Ciúin beats Belfast in 'watershed moment for Irish-language cinema'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- "Meav". CelticWoman.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
- Elliot, R W (28 September 2002). "Méav Interview". MusicalDiscoveries.com. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
External links
- Meav.ie – Official website
- Méav Ní Mhaolchatha at IMDb