2010 has been a great year for Méav. Highlights of the year so far include her Carnegie Hall Début with the New York Pops, a St Patrick’s Day Concert in Buffalo with Irish Tenor Ronan Tynan, and standing ovations at the headline concert of the Celtic Festival of Québec. Now there is an opportunity to hear Méav live at the National Concert Hall, Dublin on December 15th. US audiences can see her performing on PBS countrywide starting on Thursday November 25th when she is reunited with Orla Fallon in a new Christmas TV special. This will also be broadcast in Ireland on RTE 1. See www.meav.com for photos and further updates.
Christmas at the National Concert Hall Méav will be performing an intimate Christmas concert at the National Concert Hall, Dublin on December 15th 2010 at 6pm. This early evening concert is the first in a new series showcasing the cream of Irish traditional music entitled Soilse na Nollag – a Traditional Irish Christmas. Méav will be joined by her band for this celebration of festive favourites in the atmospheric Kevin Barry Room. Tickets go on sale here (www.nch.ie) on Friday November 26th. This is a small venue, so tickets will go fast!
New Christmas Special In the US and Ireland This Thursday November 25th, PBS will première Orla Fallon’s Celtic Christmas, a TV special which reunites Méav with Orla, her friend and former Celtic Woman colleague. This is the first time they have performed together since their Celtic Woman days. Orla presents this heart-warming collection of Christmas classics with special guests Méav, David Archuleta of American Idol and country singer Mark Wills. Directed by Emmy Award Winner Dennis Rosenblatt, the PBS special will be aired on PBS stations nationwide through December. The companion CD and DVD are available from November 16th across America. The TV show will also be broadcast on the Irish Television station RTE 1 on Sunday, December 12th at 4pm.
Irish Music Awards Méav is delighted to be nominated in the Top Solo Performer in Concert Category by the Irish Music Awards, alongside Christy Moore, Luka Bloom and Mairéad Nesbitt. This annual awards presentation is hosted by the Irish Music Association to honour the best of the best in Irish Music by promoting and supporting Irish Music musicians worldwide. The 2010 IMA Awards will be presented in January 2011. Further information available here. (http://www.irishmusicawards.com/)