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Infobox musical artist | name = Méav Ní Mhaolchatha| image = Meav Ni Mhaolchatha.jpg| caption = Publicity photo of Méav Ní Mhaolchatha| image_size =| background = solo_singer| Born = Donnybrook, Dublin|Donnybrook , County Dublin , Republic of Ireland|Ireland | death_date =| instrument = Singing|Vocals , harp , piano | genre = Celtic music|Celtic , Classical music|Classical | occupation = Singer | years_active =| label = http://www.celticcollections.com Celtic Collections Manhattan Records|Manhattan | associated_acts = Celtic Woman , Anúna | website = http://www.meav.com Meav.comMéav Ní Mhaolchatha (IPA-en|'me?v ni? 'we?lx??h??respell|MAYV|'respell|neerespell|WAYL|khah-hah) is an Ireland|Irish singer and recording artist specialising in the Music of Ireland|traditional music of her homeland. She was one of the original soloists in the musical ensemble Celtic Woman . She sings in multiple languages: English language|English , Goidelic languages|Gaelic , French language|French and Latin .
Early life
Méav was born in Donnybrook, Dublin|Donnybrook , County Dublin , Republic of Ireland|Ireland , and attended an Irish-speaking school. She spent four years at Trinity College, Dublin|Trinity College and graduated with a degree in law. She acquired a post graduate qualification in arts administration and then worked for Music Network in the organizing of cultural events.Citation needed|date=September 2010
Family
Méav has a husband named Tom and two daughters named Anna and Catherine.
Music career
Between 1994 and 1998 Méav was a member of the world-renowned Irish chamber choir Anúna .Cite web|url= http://www.anuna.ie/PastSingers.html |title=Past Members of Anúna 1997 to 2009 |work=Anuna.ie |year=2009 |accessdate=28 December 2009 With them she toured internationally and recorded four albums including Omnis , Deep Dead Blue and Behind the Closed Eye All Music Guide http://www.allmusic.com/artist/anna-p141929/discography. A compilation of her work as a soloist with the choir was released in 2006 entitled Celtic Dreams http://www.valley-entertainment.com/celtic-dreams-1.html. She subsequently toured the United States as a soloist with the Raidió Teilifís Éireann|RTÉ Concert Orchestra. She also toured South Africa with Lord of the Dance (musical)|Lord of the Dance and gave concerts in Japan and South Korea .
Along with the other members of Celtic Woman, Méav gained musical stardom upon the ensemble's founding in 2004. Her singing is a prominent element of Celtic Woman's three CDs, Celtic Woman (album)|Celtic Woman , Celtic Woman: A Christmas Celebration , and Celtic Woman: A New Journey . In 2005, Méav took maternity leave to await the birth of her first daughter, Anna. She returned to record the New Journey CD and DVD and toured extensively with the group in the US and Japan in 2006 and 2007. She has been featured in Celtic Woman: The Greatest Journey|Celtic Woman: The Greatest Journey Essential Collection .
In 2007, following the filming of Celtic Woman’s Christmas DVD at the Helix , Dublin, Méav left Celtic Woman to concentrate on her solo career. She performed a series of solo concerts in New England (USA), with one recorded in New York in December 2007.
In 2009, she returned to the stage performing in her native Dublin to rave reviews. She also gave birth to her second daughter Catherine and recorded " Tinker_Bell_and_the_Lost_Treasure#Soundtrack|Where the Sunbeams Play " for the Disney film Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure .
In 2010, she was a special guest of Órla Fallon's Celtic Christmas concert in Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville singing " Do You Hear What I Hear? " in a duet with Fallon, her solo version of " O Holy Night " accompanied by harp and the finale song " Here We Come A-wassailing " with the rest of the cast including American singing stars David Archuleta and Vince Gill , recorded, aired on PBS and released on CD and DVD.
Méav will soon be part of an upcoming female musical group called "Divinas" along with Yulia MacLean|Yulia Townsend and Israeli singer Rita .
I. Note_label|1|I|noneTitled "with Anúna ". II. Note_label|2|II|noneRe-release and rearrangement of Méav .
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Cite web|url= http://www.celticwoman.com/trellis/Meav |title=Meav |work=CelticWoman.com |accessdate=28 December 2009
Cite web|url= http://www.musicaldiscoveries.com/reviews/meav.htm |title=Méav Interview |work=MusicalDiscoveries.com |first=R W |last=Elliot |date=28 September 2002 |accessdate=28 December 2009
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External links
http://www.meav.com/ Meav.com – Official website
http://www.meavforum.com/ Meavforum.com – Official forum
http://www.celticwoman.com/trellis/Meav Profile at CelticWoman.com
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