String Sisters
| String Sisters | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Ireland, Norway, Sweden, USA, Scotland, |
| Genres | Folk, Irish Traditional, Celtic |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Grappa (Norway) Compass Records (USA) |
| Associated acts | Altan |
| Members | Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh Annbjørg Lien Liz Knowles Catriona MacDonald Liz Carroll Emma Härdelin |
| Notable instruments | |
| Fiddle | |
String Sisters (or The String Sisters) are a Grammy long-listed folk supergroup made up of six of the world's leading female fiddlers.[1][2]
Contents
History
Formation
In January 1998 at the world-renowned Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow, Scotland, Shetland fiddler Catriona MacDonald was commissioned to assemble the world's leading female fiddlers. Macdonald brought together friends and collaborators from Ireland, USA, Norway and Sweden to perform the festival's biggest concert of that year. Catriona arranged the concert set with fellow fiddle players Annbjørg Lien, Liz Knowles, Catriona MacDonald, Liz Carroll, Emma Härdelin and Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, who also provides vocals for the group.[3][4][5]
Recording career
It was not until 2005 that the name String Sisters was penned. Until then, the group members could not be together at once due to their solo careers, Mairéad's work with Altan and Liz Carroll's work with John Doyle. Thus, only almost seven years after their début concert, the group commenced a Norwegian tour, recording their début album and DVD simply entitled Live.
String Sisters toured throughout 2009, and are currently working on a new album.
Band members
"Sisters"
- Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh — Irish fiddle, vocals (Ireland)
- Annbjørg Lien — Hardanger Fiddle (Norway)
- Liz Knowles — fiddle (USA)
- Catriona MacDonald — fiddle (Shetland, Scotland)
- Liz Carroll — fiddle (USA)
- Emma Härdelin — Fiddle, vocals (Sweden)
"Misters"
- David Milligan — piano (Scotland)
- Tore Bruvoll — guitar (Norway)
- Conrad Molleson — bas (Scotland)
- James Mackintosh — drums (Scotland)
Discography
Albums
- 2007 — Live
DVDs
- 2007 — Live
References
- ↑ MIC Norway
- ↑ String Sisters Facebook
- ↑ Biografi
- ↑ String Sisters at Compass Records
- ↑ EU Irish
External links
- Official Facebook page
- Official website (under construction)
