Máiréad Mondays - Chats, Choons, and Craic

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Welcome to Máiréad Mondays! Máiréad Nesbitt, Celtic violinist and founding member of Celtic Woman, has the “chats, choons, and the craic” with incredibly special musical guests every week! Go to Máiréad’s YouTube and Facebook pages and leave a question you want answered on the next Máiréad Mondays show! The live stream occurs on Mondays via Facebook and YouTube. The podcast is uploaded on the following Tuesday!

Máiréad Nesbitt


    • Mar 22, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 53m AVG DURATION
    • 22 EPISODES


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    Irish Music Magazine St. Patrick's Day at Home!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 55:39


    IRISH MUSIC MAGAZINE St. Patrick's Day At Home 2021 featuring Máiréad Nesbitt with special guests; Hanz Araki / Joe Deleault / Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki / with tunes from Mike and Noel Nesbitt, Danny Boy from Celtic Lands by Tim Janis and a St. Patrick's Day greeting from fiddler and dancer Hillary Klug.

    The Nesbitt Family

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2020 62:48


    Enjoy my last Máiréad Mondays Chats Choons and Craic episode with my very special guests, my own family, world renowned educators and multi awarded players KATHLEEN NESBITT and JOHN NESBITT and THE NESBITT FAMILY. Enjoy the Chats with Kathleen and John about the FIDIL Irish fiddle tutorial, the family album DEVIL'S BIT SESSIONS, Fleadh TV, Céilíhouse and more! The Choons with the whole family throughout and of course the Craic too! Thank you all for tuning in for the Summer! See you soon on my new podcast CELTIC SPELLS stories for the cozy Fall and Winter evenings! Until then, Slán!

    "ELLA" Ella Roberts

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2020 56:24


    Máiréad Mondays special guest this week all the way from Australia is the brilliant multi award winning vocalist "ELLA" , Ella Roberts! Youtube star and one of the featured soloists in CELTIC HEART, a PBS special by the composer Tim Janis. Nominated for the HOLLYWOOD MEDIA AWARDS, winner of FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR, CELTIC ARTIST OF THE YEAR and more! It was amazing to have the Chats Choons and Craic with such a time difference! Me in Ireland and her in Australia!

    Eimear McGeown

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 63:21


    Máiréad Mondays special guest this week is virtuoso Classical and Irish Traditional Music flautist EIMEAR McGEOWN! Her cd INIS is on all platforms! We have the Chats Choons and Craic about here featured solo performances on the BBC Proms, Tim Janis PBS Special CELTIC HEART, multi ALL IRELAND FLEADH winner, our musical families and more!

    Hillary Klug

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 57:27


    Máiréad Mondays special guest this week is the fantastic fiddler and U.S. National Buck dancer, Hillary Klug! She's back to tell us about her NEW cd HOWDY Y'ALL, HILLARY KLUG coming out September 22nd and her upcoming performances at Dollywood! Enjoy the Chats Choons and Craic!

    Ray Fean

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020 55:03


    Máiréad Mondays with special guest RAY FEAN! The Chats, Choons, and Craic with original virtuoso drummer and percussionist of RIVERDANCE, CELTIC WOMAN and COME FROM AWAY on the WEST END in the UK.

    Tony Bruno

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 48:01


    Máiréad Mondays Chats, Choons, and Craic special guest is TONY BRUNO. Rock guitar virtuoso, musical director of Rihanna, Enrique Eglesias, Anastacia, X-Factor, America's Got Talent and more! Tony is one of the creators and Musical Director of a NEW show ROCK ME AMADEUS in creation for 2021!

    Dee Snider

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 59:25


    Special guest is heavy metal icon DEE SNIDER of TWISTED SISTER. American singer, songwriter, radio personality and actor. He is one of Hit Parader's top 100 Metal vocalists of all time. Genre crossing artist from Rock to Classical in Rocktopia on Broadway. He will star in a new show ROCK ME AMADEUS in 2021 with an array of artists including Máiréad Nesbitt! FOR THE LOVE OF METAL cd and dvd with LIVE show footage is out now bringing the live experience where it belongs- with the fans!

    "AVA" Éabha McMahon

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2020 62:17


    Máiréad Monday's special guest this week is the brilliant and beautiful AVA, solo artist and CELTICWOMAN pal! Éabha McMahon has a unique Irish Traditional style of singing known as Sean Nós. We have the Chats Choons and Craic about the importance of music, our culture, and our families of musicians! Her NEW song LOUD is out now!

    Alex Sharpe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2020 63:41


    Solo artist, former CELTIC WOMAN, director of SHINE performance arts studio. Her NEW EP BROKEN BY DESIGN is out now!

    Brian Kennedy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 57:03


    My amazing special guest this week on Máiréad Mondays is the incredible multi award winning solo artist and author, Brian Kennedy! He is a guest star of Van Morrison, Secret Garden and Riverdance on Broadway! We chat about his amazing song writing collaboration, THINGS ARE GONNA CHANGE, with iconic artist Boy George & Culture Club! His fortnightly live concerts, A NIGHT WITH BRIAN KENNEDY, on Facebook with Seaview Sessions and his upcoming appearances at the Minnesota Fringe Festival and Rochester Festival in the USA!

    Órla Fallon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 56:56


    My special guest this week is my brilliant and beautiful friend, Órla Fallon, solo artist and original member of Celtic Woman! Her new album "LORE" comes out July 24th!

    Mark & Maggie O'Connor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2020 67:56


    This week's special guests are the stunningly brilliant, multi Grammy winners Mark O'Connor and Maggie O'Connor!

    Chloe Lowery

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 53:20


    Enjoy Máiréad Mondays with my special guest today, Chloe Lowery, star of Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Rocktopia on Broadway and solo artist! Her NEW album, "THE IN-BETWEEN," is out now!

    Chloë Agnew & Caroline Burke Nesbitt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2020 62:57


    Very excited to have Chloë Agnew of supergroup, Celtic Woman, joining me today! Her NEW solo album "REIMAGINED" is out now! Also joining me today is the design force and team behind Celtic Woman; the amazing Caroline Burke Nesbitt of 'Designedly' to chat about the new CD "CELEBRATION", out now!

    Alyson Cambridge

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 39:40


    Enjoy Máiréad Monday's today with my special guest Metropolitan Opera, Rocktopia and Broadway star, the brilliant and beautiful soprano Alyson Cambridge!

    Mairead Carlin of Celtic Woman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2020 53:34


    What a great Máiréad Monday with my special guest Mairead Carlin of Celtic Woman. LOVED catching up with my brilliant, beautiful friend!

    Camille and Kennerly Harp Twins

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 43:12


    This week I welcome Camille and Kennerly on the Mairead Mondays Podcast! Get their new album, "Iceborn," available now!

    Tim Janis

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020 51:34


    My special guest for today is Billboard Chart topping composer, performer, and film maker Tim Janis.

    Fionnuala Sherry

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 53:47


    This week I talk to a very special guest, the fabulous Fionnuala Sherry, violinist of Secret Garden.

    Hillary Klug

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2020 55:26


    This week's special guest this week was Hillary Klug. Hillary and I are both using custom bows and fiddles from my online fiddle shop!

    Máiréad Mondays - Chats, Choons, and Craic Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2020 1:21


    Welcome to Máiréad Mondays - Chats, Choons, and Craic, the podcast about great Celtic music and crossover musical genres. I'm Mairead Nesbitt, Celtic Violinist, founding member and soloist of Celtic Woman, Lord of the Dance, Feet of Flames, Rocktopia on Broadway, and Disney's Tinkerbell movies. If you love great Irish music, Celtic folklore, or just want to be reminded of Ireland, tune in to my new podcast. I have the chats every week with an extraordinary special guest from the performance world, the choons from myself and more, and the craic with fun-filled discussions about music, culture, and all things Celtic of course.

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