T with the Maggies
T with the Maggies | |
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Background information | |
Origin | County Donegal, Ireland |
Genres | Celtic Folk Irish traditional |
Years active | 2007 | – present
Labels | TWTM Music (World) Compass Records (USA) |
Members | Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh Moya Brennan |
Website | www |
T with the Maggies are an Irish traditional supergroup from County Donegal, Ireland. The group first performed together in 2007 at a tribute concert to folk singer and guitarist Mícheál Ó Domhnaill, older brother of Triona and Maighread, and released their debut album in October 2010.[1]
History
Background
Band members Moya Brennan, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill and Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill had performed together since the early 1970s during special events and as members of different groups, although not as a foursome.[1]
Moya has been lead singer and frontwoman of
Mairéad (who was a member of a short-lived group Ragairne, with Enya) has been the front-woman, singer and a fiddle player with Altan, which she founded with her late husband Frankie Kennedy.
Maighread and Tríona were members of influential traditional Skara Brae. Both recorded albums with Dónal Lunny, while Tríona became singer with The Bothy Band, Relativity, Nightnoise and Touchstone.
All four are successful solo artists.[2]
Debut
In May 2007,
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The group name, "T with the Maggies" was decided upon as Maighread, Mairéad and Moya had often performed together, and humorously called themselves "The Maggies". The group's first performance was the first in which all four collaborated on the same project, adding "T" for Tríona.
Their debut album, T with the Maggies, was released at the end of October 2010.[4]
Discography
- T with the Maggies (2010)
References
- ^ a b About – T with the Maggies official website. Archived 2011-03-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Live: Temple Bar Trad: T with the Maggies - Journal of Music
- ^ Ómós Concert - Mícheál Ó Domhnaill
- ^ Music – T with the Maggies official website. Archived 2011-03-01 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- T with the Maggies at Facebook
- T with the Maggies at MySpace
- T with the Maggies at Twitter