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Éilís Egan (piano, flute, accordion, vocals)
An accomplished multi-instrumentalist, Éilís spent a number of years touring the world with the original production of ‘Riverdance’, including the Shows hugely successful Broadway run. Before joining the Riverdance Orchestra she enjoyed a busy career as one of Ireland’s most sought-after traditional musicians recording, performing and touring with various artists including The Eileen Ivers Band, Brian Kennedy, Shaun Davey, The Frankie Gavin Quartet and the trad band ‘Reeltime’ Leaving New York to work on a Marie Jones’ play at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast, she moved back to Galway to pursue her work in composing, playing and writing music. Éilís performed with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland at the opening ceremony of the Special Olympic Games which was televised worldwide from Croke Park, Dublin. RTE contracted her as a Soloist for their Irish Tour with the National Concert Orchestra performing The Seville Suite, and as a result of the huge success of this Tour in Ireland, The Orchestra Sinfonica de Gallcia, conducted by Proinnsias O’Duinn then invited Éilís again as a featured soloist to perform with them, along with Zoe Conway and Fionnuala Hunt. Éilís has also toured extensively with various bands including numerous performances with the 'Riverdance Flying Squad' in Bejing, China and the Middle East. Riverdance returned to New York in March 2005 to celebrate their 10th Anniversary where Eilis, along with all of the original members of the Orchestra took their seats once again at the famed Radio City Music Hall.
Éilís first joined 'The
Bridies' for a series
of concerts in the USA in March of 2003, and went on to co-produce
both their debut album
‘4 and 9’ and their
second album
‘ 13’.
She has worked extensively in TV, Film and Theatre, and her solo
album, 'Mám Éan'
is available on the Bridies Website. She is also working on her
new solo album which is due to be released early next year.
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