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Artist
Joanie Madden
12+ albums
celticfolkinstrumentalirishnew age
about
JOANIE MADDEN is internationally recognized as one of the greatest musicians and most respected personalities in the history of Irish music in America. Joanie has dedicated her life to promoting Irish music, song and dance around the world, and is as equally successful as a musician and composer in her solo career while serving as leader of Cherish The Ladies, an all-female Irish ensemble that recently celebrated 27 years. Born in New York of Irish parents and raised in a musical household, Joanie is the second oldest of seven children. Her mother Helen hails from Miltown Malbay, County Clare and her father Joe, an All-Ireland Champion accordion player was a native of Portumna, County Galway. At a very early age, Joanie was exposed to the finest Irish traditional music listening to her father and his friends play music at family gatherings and social events. She began taking lessons from legendary flutist and National Heritage Award winner Jack Coen, and within a few short years, she had achieved great success winning the world championship in Irish music on both the concert flute and tin whistle. During that time, Joanie also became the first American to win the coveted Senior All-Ireland Championship on the whistle. Throughout her musical career, she has amassed a plethora of awards and citations. Her merits include being the youngest member inducted into both the Irish-American Musicians Hall of Fame and the Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Hall of Fame, she was chosen for the W
