FIDDLE FEST!!!!
Sun, Feb 19
|Newport Beach
Music inspired by Folk Traditions with famous Irish Fiddle Master, Winifred Horan


Time & Location
Feb 19, 2023, 3:00 PM
Newport Beach, 801 Narcissus Ave, Corona Del Mar, CA 92625, USA
About the event
Winifred Horan was born in New York City, New York, to Irish parents and studied piano (taught by her father, a carpenter and musician) and Irish fiddle, playing at a young age. She graduated from the New England Conservatory in Boston, Massachusetts, where she studied classical violin, and at the Aspen Music Festival and School in Aspen, Colorado. She played with multiple orchestras, including the Boston Pops Orchestra, and with string quartets, before joining the all-female Celtic music ensemble, "Cherish the Ladies" in 1990. She co-founded Solas in 1994, performing on fiddle and as a vocalist. On her participation in Solas and, in particular, touring with the group, Horan expressed in a 2008 interview: "Traveling the world with Solas has been one of the best things about being in the band."
Outside of her work with Solas, Horan was a member of and toured with The Sharon Shannon Band, and…