Eileen Ivers

A nine-time All-Ireland fiddle champion and veteran of numerous influential Celtic groups including Cherish the Ladies and the Green Fields of America, American-born fiddler Eileen Ivers helped transform the Irish fiddling tradition from a folk music staple into an internationally acclaimed art. From her work in the 1980s and 90s as session player and collaborator with acts as varied as Hall & Oates, Paula Cole, the Chieftains, Patti Smith, Sting, and Regina Carter to her own innovative solo releases, Ivers has continued to expand traditional music's horizons while deepening h...