Mairead hails from Belfast, Northern Ireland and from being enrolled at an early age in Tin Whistle classes at the Francis McPeake School of Music, Mairead quickly came to terms with the techniques of the tin whistle but her goal was always to play the fiddle!
Within a few years of taking up the fiddle, Mairead was competing in All-Ireland Fleadh competitions.
Her first professional tour was at 17yrs with the Irish Harp Orchestra on a European Christmas Tour and she has subsequently toured throughout USA and Europe and was invited to perform at the Coolidge Theatre, Library of Congress, Washington DC as part of the Rediscover Northern Ireland programme 2007.
She has worked with many artists including Brian Kennedy, Juliet Turner, Ralph McTell and Donogh Hennessy.
Mairead Forde
Fiddle
