Katie McMahon
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Katie McMahon is an Irish
singer. She was a soloist with the original Riverdance
troupe. Her recordings have largely featured traditional Irish songs
, occasionally in the Irish language
.
Katie McMahon is from Dublin. She was classically trained in voice and harp. She studied Italian and Drama Studies at Trinity College, Dublin
. During a break from her studies, Katie joined the vocal group Anúna
in 1991, and remained with the choir until 1996. She was a soloist on Anúna's first three CDs "ANÚNA" [1993], "Invocation" [1994] and "Omnis" [1995].
She is best known as the original lead soprano soloist with Anúna in the piece "Cloudsong". This is the opening section of Riverdance
, first performed as part in the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest
. Subsequently she went on to participate with Anúna in the offshoot stage performance "Riverdance the Show" until 1996, when she left the choir, remaining with the show until the late 1990s.
She is married to Ben Craig and is currently based in Minnesota.
Her debut album, After the Morning, was released in North America. Since then she has released three more, Shine, Celtic Christmas, and St. Patrick's Day.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
singer. She was a soloist with the original Riverdance
Riverdance
Riverdance is a theatrical show consisting of traditional Irish stepdancing, notable for its rapid leg movements while body and arms are kept largely stationary. It originated as an interval performance during the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest, a moment that is still considered a significant...
troupe. Her recordings have largely featured traditional Irish songs
Folk music of Ireland
The folk music of Ireland is the generic term for music that has been created in various genres in Ireland.-History:...
, occasionally in the Irish language
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
.
Katie McMahon is from Dublin. She was classically trained in voice and harp. She studied Italian and Drama Studies at Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
. During a break from her studies, Katie joined the vocal group Anúna
Anúna
Anúna is an Irish choral group. In 1987 Dublin composer Michael McGlynn founded An Uaithne, a name which describes the three ancient types of Celtic music, Suantraí , Geantraí and Goltraí . One of the group's stated aims is to explore and redefine this music...
in 1991, and remained with the choir until 1996. She was a soloist on Anúna's first three CDs "ANÚNA" [1993], "Invocation" [1994] and "Omnis" [1995].
She is best known as the original lead soprano soloist with Anúna in the piece "Cloudsong". This is the opening section of Riverdance
Riverdance
Riverdance is a theatrical show consisting of traditional Irish stepdancing, notable for its rapid leg movements while body and arms are kept largely stationary. It originated as an interval performance during the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest, a moment that is still considered a significant...
, first performed as part in the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
. Subsequently she went on to participate with Anúna in the offshoot stage performance "Riverdance the Show" until 1996, when she left the choir, remaining with the show until the late 1990s.
She is married to Ben Craig and is currently based in Minnesota.
Her debut album, After the Morning, was released in North America. Since then she has released three more, Shine, Celtic Christmas, and St. Patrick's Day.
External links
- KatieMcMahon.com - Official website
- Anúna's website