Kathleen Nesbitt is an Irish

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

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Fiddle

The term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...

 player and teacher. She is the mother of famous Irish fiddler Máiréad Nesbitt

Máiréad Nesbitt

Máiréad Nesbitt is a Classical and Celtic music performer, most notably as a fiddler and violinist. She is currently the fiddler for the group Celtic Woman.- Background :...

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Background

Kathleen Nesbitt began teaching fiddle in 1967 and is among the most well known music teachers in Ireland. In 1983, she began teaching an intensive master class at Scoil Eigse. She has travelled internationally performing in the USA, Canada, Iceland and France. Since 1990, she has taught at the Festival Interceltique de Lorient

Festival Interceltique de Lorient

The Festival Interceltique de Lorient or Gouelioù Etrekeltiek An Oriant was founded in Lorient, Brittany in 1971 by Polig Montjarret...

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Nesbitt currently serves as assessor and lecturer of Traditional Irish music at the Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann

Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann

Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann is the primary Irish organisation dedicated to the promotion of the music, song, dance and the language of Ireland. The name of the organisation is often abbreviated to Comhaltas or CCÉ...

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Awards

Nesbitt is the winner of the Oireachtas Gold Medal and also the winner of the Oireachtas duet competition with her husband John.