Eimear McGeown | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 1983 County Armagh |
| Genres | Traditional Irish, classical, Celtic |
| Occupation(s) | Flautist |
| Instrument(s) | Flute |
Eimear McGeown (born 1983) is a flautist. She utilises the styles of Irish traditional, Celtic, classical, pop/rock and creative cinematic arrangements as a versatile utility of the Irish flute and classical flute. [1]
McGeown was born in County Armagh in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom on the 18th March 1983. She graduated from Trinity College of Music London in 2005 with a 1st class degree Batchelor Music (with Honors). [2] She studied the traditional Irish flute under Seamus Tansey.
McGeown has recorded on PBS TV channel in the United States of America for pianist Tim Janis and performed with him at Carnegie Hall where she first made her debut. [3] Her debut album Inis was released in June 2018 [4] and was launched at the Embassy of Ireland, London. [5] Her television debut was a solo performance for 'The View' on RTE. [6] She has recorded with pianist Barry Douglas on two of his Celtic Albums released on Chandos Records. [7] Both albums feature several of her own compositions which she performed with Camerata Ireland orchestra in The Kennedy Center, Washington and in Carnegie Hall, NY.
McGeown has performed as a soloist in the United States of America, The Philippines, South America, Argentina, South Korea, France, Japan, China, Russia and Europe. [8] [9] This includes the 'Dave Morris’ Concerto performed in the Library of Congress Washington, D.C. [8] as well as the BBC's Last Night of The Proms [6] McGeown published a rendition of May It Be , a song co-composed and sung by Enya for the 2001 Peter Jackson movie The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring , where McGeown played a keyless Martin Doyle C flute made of African Blackwood and is accompanied by Jonny Toman on guitar. [10]
Eimear has performed at the Sori International Music Festival in South Korea, collaborating with the Irish Memory Orchestra. Additionally, she was a featured soloist with the international choral group, 'Libera', at Tokyo’s Opera City Concert Hall. [11] She has supported Ed Sheeran and performed with Jennifer Hudson on the final of the TV show 'The Voice' [7] and on the National Television Awards. [11] She performed with the rock band 'Amsterdam' at the Glastonbury Festival and supported The Pogues at the Echo Arena in Liverpool. [12]
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2021 | Irlandiani (Carina Drury) | Flute |
| 2020 | Speak Up (Sion Hill) | Flute |
| 2019 | Fear A Bhata (Live) (Peacock Angell) | Flute |
| 2018 | Inis | Irish and Classical Flute |
| 2018 | Hushabye (Hayley Westenra) | Flute |
| 2018 | Sacred (Fjellheim) | Flute |
| 2016 | Celtic Airs | Irish Flute |
| 2016 | The Mushroom Tree (Barry Douglas) | Flute |
| 2016 | Ballyvaughan Pier / The Runescape Jig / Secret Circle Reel (Barry Douglas) | Flute |
| 2016 | Brendan's Air (Barry Douglas) | Flute |
| 2015 | Cantus (Fjellheim) | Flute |
| 2014 | Celtic Reflections | Flute |
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