Martie Maguire
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Birth name | Martha Elenor Erwin |
Also known as | Martie Seidel, Martie Maguire |
Born | York, Pennsylvania, U.S. | October 12, 1969
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Years active | 1989–present |
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Member of | The Chicks |
Formerly of | Court Yard Hounds |
Website | thechicks courtyardhounds |
Martha Elenor Maguire (née Erwin, previously Seidel; October 12, 1969) is an American musician who is a founding member of the country band the Chicks and the country bluegrass duo Court Yard Hounds. She won awards in national fiddle championships while still a teenager. Maguire is accomplished on several other instruments, including the mandolin, viola, double bass and guitar. She has written and co-written a number of the band's songs, some of which have become chart-topping hits. She also contributes her skills in vocal harmony and backing vocals, as well as orchestrating string arrangements for the band.
Maguire learned several instruments at a young age, honing her skills with her younger sister,
Early life
Martha Elenor Erwin, nicknamed Martie, was born October 12, 1969, in York, Pennsylvania.[2]
Encouraged by her parents – educators at private schools – Maguire began playing violin at age five, and by age 12, started to learn to play "fiddle style" after receiving a birthday gift of fiddle lessons.[3] She also was active in her school orchestra.[4]
Her sister Emily shared her love and interest in music, and displayed early talent herself. The two sisters were provided musical instruction on several instruments, and their talent for
Early career
By 1983, Maguire was touring with her sister Emily and school friends siblings Troy and
In 1987, Maguire was awarded second place for the fiddle in the National fiddle championships held yearly in Winfield, Kansas. Upon graduation from high school, with Emily still in high school, she spent a year attending college at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, from 1988 to 1989. She performed in the school orchestra there and again competed in the national fiddle championships at the Walnut Valley Festival, in Winfield, earning third place that year.[10]
In the 90s she played occasionally with the
The Chicks
In 1989, Maguire and Strayer joined guitarist Robin Lynn Macy and
Maguire had begun writing and recording songs on their debut independent album,
When their second album had a more polished sound, Maguire commented, "I hope our fans won't be disappointed [in The Little Ol' Cowgirl]; it's got drums on every track; it's no longer bluegrass, but we have to make a living and you can't do that playing bluegrass."[14]
Two albums later, after Natalie Maines became the lead vocalist of the Chicks, the band's commercial success skyrocketed. Maguire said of their music, "It's very rootsy, but then Natalie comes in with a rock and blues influence. That gave Emily and I [sic] a chance to branch out, because we loved those kinds of music but felt limited by our instruments."[15]
Maguire co-wrote the song, "
In 1999, the Dixie Chicks performed two songs, recording a
After the band achieved massive commercial success with its first two Sony studio albums with Maines, they struggled with their record company over artistic direction on the third. Maguire commented, "I don't think any of us ever trusted Nashville. When you're in that town you know everybody is talking about everybody else. Everybody is wishing for the other guy to fail."[18]
Although Maguire and Strayer often appear quiet and demure compared to their animated bandmate Natalie Maines, the trio have stood united on controversial subjects since they banded together to play in 1995, even when their opinions have had the potential to serve them more harm than good. In 2006, Maguire said, "I'd rather have a smaller following of really cool people who get it, who will grow with us as we grow and are fans for life, than people that have us in their five-disc changer with Reba McEntire and Toby Keith. We don't want those kinds of fans. They limit what you can do."[19]
Court Yard Hounds
With Natalie Maines taking a break from music, Maguire was working on a solo fiddle album; however, it was announced in January 2010 that she and sister
Personal life
Maguire married
At bandmate
Maguire and her second husband had three daughters together:
Maguire has been frank about using
Maguire and Strayer co-wrote a song, "So Hard", about their own personal experiences with infertility and their need to rely on other methods to conceive. They speak out about the difficulties they faced, but also their good fortune; both having options that for many women are financially prohibitive. Mentioning the
Natalie Maines has noted that she and Maguire learned Transcendental Meditation in the mid-1990s.[32]
Awards
Discography
- Maguire played fiddle on the song, "Somewhere Down The Road" on the eponymous album, Deryl Dodd by Deryl Doddon Sony.
- Maguire also played fiddle on The Flatlanders' adaptation of Woody Guthrie's "Sowing on the Mountain" on their 2009 album Hills and Valleys.
- As part of the Court Yard Hounds, Maguire played fiddle and provided harmony vocals on the song "She Sang Hymns Out Of Tune" on the Cass County album by Don Henley.
References
- ^ Tyrangiel, Josh (May 21, 2006). "Chicks in the Line of Fire". Time Magazine. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ^ "Martie Maguire News, Martie Maguire Bio and Photos". TVGuide.com. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ a b c [1][dead link]
- ^ [2] Archived December 19, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Leggett, Steve All-Music Guide writer on MSN (Retrieved March 9, 2008)
- ^ "Sharon Gilchrist Bio, History, Info on JamBase". Jambase.com. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ Frost, Jane Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, KS, Early 1980s The All-Inclusive Dixie Chicks Page Archived September 23, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Gilchrist, Sharon Faraway Hills Retrieved 12 February, 2008 Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Rather, Dan 60 Minutes II Dixie Chicks Not Whistling Dixie The Trio Has Sold 17 Million CDs Archived October 16, 2013, at the Wayback Machine September 6, 2002 Retrieved June 26, 2008
- ^ "Walnut Valley Festival - Winfield, Kansas". Wvfest.com. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ "Interview with Matt Kadane - Texan underground legend". November 22, 2013.
- ^ "The Martie Maguire Picture Pages". Superiorpics.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ (Retrieved March 22, 2008)Yahoo Movie Review for Don't Say a Word Archived May 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Clark, Renee Can the Dixie Chicks make it in the big time? Local Heroes (Transcribed from) Dallas Life Magazine, Dallas Morning News, March 1, 1992 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine(Retrieved January 23, 2008)
- ^ "Martie Maguire". Chickoholic.tripod.com. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ Hillman, Chris Entertainment Weekly Archived April 29, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved April 21, 2008)
- ^ [3] Archived February 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- The Los Angeles Times, 5/21/06. Flippo, Chet (May 25, 2006) CMT News Nashville Skyline: Dixie Chicks, Dixie Chicks, Dixie Chicks Archived April 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Tyrangiel, Josh (May 21, 2006). "Chicks in the Line of Fire". Time. Time Magazine. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ^ "Dixie Chicks Henhouse". Dixiechickshenhouse.com. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ "Dixie Chicks Martie Maguire records". Countrystandardtime.com. October 23, 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ "Which Band Will Reunite Next? Placing Odds on 14 Groups, from Led Zeppelin to N'Sync Pictures". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 15, 2014.[dead link]
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "An evening with The Dixie Chicks - White Trash Wedding". YouTube. November 25, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ CMT Online CMT Online (Retrieved 25 September, 2005) Archived February 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Minchin III, James R. and Lieberman, Ellen InStyle Magazine; February 2003, Vol. 10 Issue 2, pg. 244 Retrieved September 25, 2005
- ^ Martie Maguire's twin daughters and Natalie Maines' sons [4]People (Retrieved June 28, 2012) Archived October 11, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ On Tour Again Today, But What Do They Look Like Now? Archived October 11, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mobley, By Esther (February 2022). "The newest celebrity wine actually tastes good: A Sonoma rosé from country band the Chicks". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ a b Weinhouse, Beth (Fall 2007). "The Dixie Chicks: Taking the Long Way ... to Motherhood". Conceive Magazine Online. Archived from the original on February 6, 2009. Retrieved July 27, 2008.
- ^ People Magazine (accessed January 28, 2008) Dixie Chick Martie Maguire Is Expecting Archived September 14, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Frontpage Publicity Dixie Chicks Website Archived October 17, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Willman, Chris (February 28, 2014). "Dixie Chicks, Russell Simmons Meditate on Rick Rubin's Greatness at David Lynch Foundation Event". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 4, 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
Maines is a TM-er, it turns out. Eighteen years ago, she told the crowd, she and fiddler Martie Erwin went to learn TM together
External links
- Martie Maguire at IMDb
- Dixie Chicks (official site)
- Court Yard Hounds (official site)