She has been with them ever since.Today Celtic Woman is comprised of McMahon, Máiréad Carlin, Susan McFadden, and original member and fiddler Máiréad Nesbitt. In case you are stumbling upon me, for the first time, my name is Éabha McMahon, a singer/songwriter from Ireland. A fluent Irish speaker, she was surrounded by music in her Dublin home, where everyone sang and spoke Irish. But the band’s latest addition, Éabha McMahon, showed me I had it all wrong. She is currently developing her first solo album, which she will be releasing soon.“They’re stories and they’re often very long because they tell history, which was not allowed,” she said, referring to the long occupation by Britain, when Irish language and culture was suppressed.The all-female ensemble, created by David Kavanagh, Sharon Browne and David Downes, a former musical director of Riverdance, has become a global musical sensation, bringing some of Ireland's most talented singers and musicians to the world stage.In 2017, Celtic Woman’s first internationally released album, received a Grammy nomination for Best World Music Album. 14k Followers, 851 Following, 1,696 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from •AVA• (@eabhamcmahon) The arrangements for her songs were also pleasant: they reminded me of the Jason Tonioli's piano arrangements for Favorite Hymns …
Her music choices were not from the top of the charts, as most with most young teens. Fans adore her rich, alto voice, which adds body to the Celtic Woman repertoire. From age 13 to 17, she was the reigning Luke Kavanagh, a former college classmate of Éabha's, saw a video on In 2020, Eabha began releasing new solo music under the name "Ava." She then began singing in sean nós, a traditional style, taught by such singers as Moya Brennan, Máire Ní Choilm, Íde Mac Mathúna, and Séamus Mac Mathúna. From age 13 to 17, she was the reigning Luke Kavanagh, a former college classmate of Éabha's, saw a video on In 2020, Eabha began releasing new solo music under the name "Ava."
Written by Éabha McMahon. 58K likes. She admitted that when they sing “Danny Boy,” she goes into a trance. The title of the album, “Destiny” reflects the band’s tribute to the centenary of 1916, as well as their own personal celebration of 10 years as Celtic Woman. When she was 5 years old, she was inspired by her teachers to become a member of the local Sean Nos choir.After graduating, Éabha spent time in Vietnam and Mongolia. Éabha began her singing career in 1998 when, at the age of 9, she was chosen by Veritas to record an album for Beo go Deo, a children's book. It just comes out of us.” Celtic Woman does not fabricate one moment of their “Destiny” show, McMahon assured me, “We are real people and we bring that realness to the stage.”McMahon’s dedication to “Destiny” and Celtic Woman was infectious. McMahon’s back-story vindicates that audible authenticity: “No one was ever told how to sing a song. Get all the lyrics to songs by Éabha McMahon and join the Genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. With this shuffle comes new songs, new talents, and fresh energy. Songs from the Heart CD/DVD: January 2010 Toured: 2010-2011 7: 18: July 07, 2020, 07:09:59 PM in Re: Set List by Penny: Isle of Hope Toured: 2009 2: 5: July 06, 2020, 07:57:54 PM in Re: Set list by celtic4life: A New Journey CD/DVD: January 2007 Toured: 2007-2008 5: 11: July 04, 2020, 02:51:02 PM in Set List by celtic4life: A Christmas Celebration Personally, I found her fluttery vibrato quite enchanting. In fact, the group embraced her identity and background as a singer, as they do for each musician. For her, there is no great difference from the music the four women make in the studio or on the stage and the music they would sing at their family homes around the dinner table at Christmastime.It might be hard to imagine the glamorous Celtic Woman singing around your dinner table, but I understand what McMahon is getting at. Éabha McMahon (pronounced AY-va) is an alto Irish singer and a member of the ensemble Celtic Woman.