Eileen Ivers is an Irish-American musician

Eileen Ivers was born in New York City of Irish-born parents on 13 July 1965, but grew up in the Bronx, NY. She spent summers in Ireland and took up the fiddle at the age of nine. Her teacher was Irish fiddler Martin Mulvihill (you can find out more about him and hear him playing a tune at his son's site here: http://www.brendanmulvihill.com). She toured with Mick Moloney's band "The Green Fields of America", founded in 1977. A more complete bio can be found on her website, below. July 13 is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of United States. ...

Cherish The Ladies

Eileen became a founding member of Cherish The Ladies. Her greatest fame came when she toured with "Riverdance" in 1995, taking solos on stage. Her blue electric fiddle is certainly eye-catching, and up-until-now a one-of-a-kind instrument with unique sound and ambience, after which her album "Wild Blue" was named. It was custom-made for her by ZETA Music (who will be producing an "Eileen Ivers Signature Series" Blue Electric Violin exactly like hers). Riverdance is a theatrical show consisting of traditional Irish step dancing, notable for its rapid leg movements while body and arms are kept largely stationary. ...

Micheál Ó Súilleabháin is an Irish composer who uses folk, classical and jazz influences. Eileen has recorded with him on the television series "River of Sound" and on his album "Becoming" (1998).

Eclecticism

Eileen sometimes seems to deliberately set out to offend purists. Her solo albums mix jazz, blues, African, East European, Swing and New Age. There are overwhelming synthesisers and bizarre drums used, according to her critics, for no better reason than they could be used. "Wild Blue" uses traditionalist Seamus Egan and African percussionist Kimati Dinizulu.

Eileen's website

http://www.eileenivers.com

Includes tour dates, bios on Eileen and her bandmates who comprise Immigrant Soul, pics, etc. As of 7/1/05, however, the band member's bios needed updating - Adriano Santos and Emanuel Gatewood are no longer in the band (or at least weren't present at the concert this writer saw on 6/12/2005), and there's no bio yet on their newest member, bass guitarist Bakithi Kumalo from South Africa - you can find out about him here: http://www.music.org.za/artist.asp?id=93

All the members of Immigrant Soul have impressive credentials.

Discography

'solo' (obviously with other musicians)

- Eileen Ivers - Traditional Irish Music (1994) - Wild Blue (1996) - So Far (1979 - 1995) (1995) - Crossing The Bridge (1999) - Eileen Ivers And Immigrant Soul (2003)

some recordings with Cherish the Ladies

as session musician

- on the album "Tears Of Stone" on the song "The Fiddling Ladies" by The Chieftains (1999) - "Becoming" by Micheál Ó Súilleabháin (1998) - "Celtic Solstice" by Paul Winter