Biography

Méav is a multi-million selling Irish singer and recording artist. Raised in a family where every event was celebrated with music, she was educated through the Irish language and studied classical voice, harp and piano while completing her law degree in Trinity College, Dublin. Her traditional and classical background has influenced her sound, which combines Irish drumming, violin, guitar, traditional flute, piano and haunting vocal harmonies.

Best known as the tall blonde in Celtic Woman “who adds delicious wriggles to her soprano renditions of traditional tunes” (NY Times) she is equally at home singing classic Irish airs and lilting fast songs. As a founder member of Celtic Woman, Méav is featured on all three of their hugely successful albums and DVDs. Celtic Woman has sold over 2 million units and their concert specials have been aired on US television over 3,500 times. Their albums continue to dominate the Billboard World Music charts, holding the top three chart places in December 2007. Personal highlights of her career with Celtic Woman include performing in Radio City Music Hall, New York, on St Patrick’s Day, and breaking Andrea Bocelli’s record for consecutive weeks at No. 1 in the Billboard World music charts with their platinum-selling debut album.

Méav has released three successful solo albums including “Celtic Journey” (EMI) which debuted in the top ten in Billboard’s World Music charts. She has also toured wither own band in Europe, Asia and the USA. She was honoured by the invitation to perform in Korea and Japan where her singing is known as “healing music”. She had a sell-out tour in the Netherlands as well as many performances in Ireland. She was chosen to play the role of Erin the Goddess in “Lord of the Dance” (South Africa) and has performed with a wide variety of artists including Elvis Costello and the Chieftains with Anúna, the original Riverdance choir. Since leaving Celtic Woman in 2007, Méav has toured in the USA as a solo artist and in March 2008 she performed the Irish and American national anthems in New York to celebrate the re-opening of the American Irish Historical Society.