Famed Irish Fidler Eileen Ivers Performs at Buffalo State
The 2001-2002 Great Performers Series continues at the Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall with famed Irish fiddler Eileen Ivers on Friday February 8, 2002 at 8:00pm for one performance. Tickets are $29.50 general public; $24.50 for seniors; and $15.00 for students. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at the Rockwell Hall Box Office, 1300 Elmwood Ave. or by calling 716-878-3005. Box Office hours are Monday to Friday, 10am to 6pm.
From her star musical turn in Riverdance and her thirty-plus medals in the All-Ireland Championships to her session work and appearances with such diverse artists and ensembles as Paula Cole, the Boston Pops Orchestra, and Paddy Maloney, fiddler Eileen Ivers has established herself as the pre-eminent exponent of the Irish fiddle in the world today. Ivers made her debut with the Back to Titanic album and followed that up with Crossing the Bridge. On the album, she fuses traditional Irish music and original works. On Crossing the Bridge Ivers shines in collaborations with a broad array of celebrated world-music performers, including John Doyle and Seamus Egan of Solas, Bakithi Kumalo (heard on Paul Simon's Graceland album), Joanie Madden of Cherish The Ladies, and jazz artists Eddie Gomez and Randy Brecker.
A founding member of the all-woman folk group Cherish the Ladies, Eileen Ivers has toured the world to great acclaim, not only with Riverdance and Cherish the Ladies, but as a featured player with such popular contemporary performers as Hothouse Flowers, Luka Bloom, and Patti Smith, as well as with her own band. Her recording credits include appearances on over 75 contemporary and traditional albums and numerous movie scores. Ivers has toured throughout Europe, the United States, Russia, Japan, Australia, the Philippines, Mexico, and the Caribbean, and has made numerous appearances on network television both in the United States and elsewhere.
Born in an Irish community of the Bronx, New York, Eileen Ivers began playing fiddle at the age of eight. Eileen won seven fiddle titles, an eighth on the tenor banjo and over 30 additional medals establishing her as the most awarded competitor ever in the All-Ireland Championships. She graduated with honors from Iona College and continued on to post-graduate work in the field of Mathematics.
Along with their busy touring schedule, Eileen and her band are currently in production for her followup to the critically acclaimed Crossing the Bridge CD. Eileen Ivers will also appear on the forthcoming soundtrack from the film "Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her", to be released by Sony Classical later this year.
From her star musical turn in Riverdance and her thirty-plus medals in the All-Ireland Championships to her session work and appearances with such diverse artists and ensembles as Paula Cole, the Boston Pops Orchestra, and Paddy Maloney, fiddler Eileen Ivers has established herself as the pre-eminent exponent of the Irish fiddle in the world today. Ivers made her debut with the Back to Titanic album and followed that up with Crossing the Bridge. On the album, she fuses traditional Irish music and original works. On Crossing the Bridge Ivers shines in collaborations with a broad array of celebrated world-music performers, including John Doyle and Seamus Egan of Solas, Bakithi Kumalo (heard on Paul Simon's Graceland album), Joanie Madden of Cherish The Ladies, and jazz artists Eddie Gomez and Randy Brecker.
A founding member of the all-woman folk group Cherish the Ladies, Eileen Ivers has toured the world to great acclaim, not only with Riverdance and Cherish the Ladies, but as a featured player with such popular contemporary performers as Hothouse Flowers, Luka Bloom, and Patti Smith, as well as with her own band. Her recording credits include appearances on over 75 contemporary and traditional albums and numerous movie scores. Ivers has toured throughout Europe, the United States, Russia, Japan, Australia, the Philippines, Mexico, and the Caribbean, and has made numerous appearances on network television both in the United States and elsewhere.
Born in an Irish community of the Bronx, New York, Eileen Ivers began playing fiddle at the age of eight. Eileen won seven fiddle titles, an eighth on the tenor banjo and over 30 additional medals establishing her as the most awarded competitor ever in the All-Ireland Championships. She graduated with honors from Iona College and continued on to post-graduate work in the field of Mathematics.
Along with their busy touring schedule, Eileen and her band are currently in production for her followup to the critically acclaimed Crossing the Bridge CD. Eileen Ivers will also appear on the forthcoming soundtrack from the film "Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her", to be released by Sony Classical later this year.
Media Contact:
Jeff Marsha, Director of Operations, Performing Arts Center | 7168783032 | marshajl@buffalostate.edu