Zoe Conway
Zoë Conway is one of Ireland's most gifted young musicians. Born in Dundalk, Co. Louth, in 1981, she began playing the violin at the age of eight. The outstanding feature of Zoë's playing is her ability to straddle different disciplines: classical, jazz, bluegrass and especially traditional Irish music.
Zoë's debut album 'Zoë Conway' (TARACD 4012) was produced by Riverdance composer Bill Whelan and was released on 6th September 2002. It features such musicians as Donal Lunny and Micheal O'Domhnaill. Zoë performed at Whelans 9th September 2002 to launch the album (see review below). Zoë played in the Junior and Senior Youth Orchestras of Ireland and The Dublin Conservatory of Music and Drama Senior Orchestra. She was also leader of the Cross-Border Orchestra for three years, under the baton of Gearoid Grant. She has performed for President Mary Robinson, President Mary MacAleese, An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, Queen Sonja of Norway, and was invited to perform at the state banquet in Dublin Castle for the visit of the Chinese Premier. In May 2000 Zoë was guest soloist with the Irish Chamber Orchestra at the world premier of "Inishlacken", composed by Bill Whelan, in the Kennedy Center, Washington. "The evening's greatest discovery was Zoë Conway, an 18-year-old Irish fiddler with a burnished tone and a commanding technique. Her elegant, polished and straightforward reading captured "Inishlacken" in all its' primitive charm." John Pitcher - The Washington Post
The MP3 sound files below are courtesy of Tara Records and come from the album
"Zoe Conway" .
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Táimse Im' Chodladh |
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Escapade in A Minor |
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The Cock Step |
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