Niamh Ní Charra

Niamh Ní Charra
Born Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland
Genres Celtic, folk
Occupation(s) Musician, singer
Instruments Fiddle, concertina, voice
Years active 1998–present
Associated acts Riverdance, Carlos Núñez
Website www.niamhnicharra.com

Niamh Ní Charra is an Irish fiddler, concertina player and singer from Killarney, Ireland.[1]

Early life

At the age of four, Ní Charra started playing music. She has performed in 2500 shows touring 8 years as a soloist with Riverdance[2][3] before returning to Ireland.

Her first solo album, Ón Dá Thaobh/From Both Sides, was released in 2007, and was followed by a second, Súgach Sámh / Happy Out, in 2010. Both albums were well received, after which Ní Charra received awards including Mojo’s Top Ten Folk Albums of 2007 and Irish World's Best Trad Music Act 2008,[4] In 2013, Ní Charra released "Cuz", a tribute to Kerry and Chicago musician, Terry 'Cuz' Teahan.[5] This album also received positive reviews.[6][7]

Ní Charra has also[8] toured as a member of the Carlos Núñez band.

Discography

Solo albums

Collaborations

Guest Roles

[11]

References

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, June 15, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.