Lord Of The Dance Mairead Nesbitt

[@holywells]

WOW----you think their arms would get tired after a while !! What a FANTASTIC talent these ladies have !!!! I love to watch Mairead dance around on some of her numbers. Such grace and ability !!!!

[@mrchuckmorris]

AMEN!!! I actually saw this tape a looong time ago, and I had never realized who I was watching. After going to a Celtic Woman concert a couple days ago, however, I was finally in awe. She is AMAZING!

[@rosiechristiane]

Mairead is awesome!! I never get sick of watching this - it's absolutely fantastic. Both girls have real talent

[@joegaito702]

Mairead nesbitt you are incredibly talented really enjoy and appreciate your style you should be proud best wishes to you and everyone at celtic woman you guys rock thanks !

[@defygravity1215]

i would be afraid my hair would get tangled in the strings! i love it! this is one of my favorites. :D

[@c0ckNockeR]

i LOVE this violin duel. it's the greatest thing i've ever seen in my life. =D

[@tanpopo03]

About 10 years a go I had the soundtrack to Lord of the dance on cassette tape (taped from the TV) and I ruined it by rewinding this part too often... I remember thinking how awesome it would be if I could just hit a button a listen to it again :) God I love this!!

[@Catalina1485]

OMG Mairead and leather? Now that's a combo you don't see everyday!

[@startrekkin1701]

Exactly! I have been to several Celtic Woman concerts where I sat in the front row of the orchestra pit. I was close enough to hear the sound of the fiddle before it went into the mic, and I can absolutely tell you it's real.

[@rickinnev]

Captivating..just pure excellence..thank you ladies for such wonderful talent.

[@bboudrot]

This was done in 1999 (which means she would have been about 24 then). Today, she still has a lot of energy and beauty - the two things she says she strives to be. I'm a big fan.

[@Qaletaqa]

Today i'm gonna see it live :D, i'm goeing to see "Lord of The Dance". Finally gonna see it live after watching the dvd more then a hundred times. WOOT.

[@StevePhillips]

This is amazing music and dancing too, how on earth do they make just two violins sound like an entire orchestra is beyond me. They are beautiful and very sexy as well.

[@jaimymetts]

Steve Phillips go look up Hillary Klug, she and Mairead nesbitt play Celtic music together it is so beautiful!!

[@LycaWatyre]

loved this show. Both girls played HARD at the one I went to. broken bow hairs were flying! It was glorious.

[@kankolinka]

OMG! That is simply WONDERFUL!!!!! ...... They two both together?! Amazing!!

[@aninhacosta12]

Absolutely fantastic, bravo ladies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@grimreaper4you]

oh snaps....i used to watch that movie all the time when i was younger...didn't know who she was till now, lol

[@justlivemyway]

Thanks Trip for those words :) These girls are surely amazing (hats of to them!) I have watched this video like more than 20 times & still get hooked to it frequently. Today I saw Michael Flatley`s biography on the Discovery Channel (Europe's Riches Men) He used to work in the construction field & never gave up on his Dream & thts why he is worth millions & millions of Euros :D:D

[@Voldness]

I was there and didnt even know Mairead at the time. Best show i ever seen.

[@LenHickey]

Mairead is really beautiful to watch and listen to, a very accomplished musician.

[@steverush4402]

I've seen that one. It's one of the videos I revisit about once a week (would be more often, but there's *so* much good stuff out there). They're still tethered by mic cables. Cora is keeping up with Mairead on the fiddle, but I still haven't seen her dance like Mairead does in the Celtic Woman concerts. I really hope she's progressed; she would then be available if the Celtic Woman Curse finally strikes Mairead, who is the last original member left.

[@ocachisu]

amazing! at the end i think i saw smoke coming off that fiddle lol those two were on fire!

[@habriahecho]

one of the best music ever... absolutly fantastic

[@DocPYV]

Throughout this whole thing I was just holding my breath, afraid that one of them would make a mistake... But they never did.

[@fszabo]

Mairead and Cora are both nothing short of fantastic!

[@ukulelegirl1972]

love them, especially Mairead!

[@Rivenrock]

Both are very beautiful women, but what great talent! Their ability transcends raw beauty. How many feet must shuffle when they hear this tune!

[@baretous]

Wow ! they r beautiful and they know how to play indeed. 5 stars is not enough !

[@DocPYV]

Oh... if only I could play like that! Amazing!

[@ChavaAyanna]

OMG! My favorite part of this whole show!!!

[@barbkaus]

Awesome!! All I can say. Just the BEST!!

[@Etrichtaube1]

So habe Ich Dich kennengelernt - Du warst großartig

[@ukulelegirl1972]

I believe the answer to +Steve Phillips' wonderment is that the violins are electric, rather than regualr, and the amps used allow for the extra sound.

[@Qaletaqa]

Yes offcourse it did, now after seeing the dvd a hundred times i've seen it live, even if they weren't the performers of the "original" team it was what I expected it to be and better. When they return i'll try and go again :D.

[@CappiRano]

that's the kind of music that make us smile everytime and everywhere

[@kamwrites]

Wow, they make me tired. LOL! I've always loved this!

[@thecortni]

Mairead...smokin' hot in leather! She has to be the best fiddle player I've heard yet!

[@helent5114]

Fantastic stuff, thanks so much for posting!

[@fszabo]

Mairead and Cora are a heluva combination - wonderful!!

[@JollyJohanna]

This part always makes me remember when I was a little kid then I used to love this so much that I just watched it over and over again because I thought it was amazing. That sentence was supposed to make sense and I hope it did :)

[@VampiCheese]

Damn they're so good.! Fantastic!!

[@Gsusrocks4eva]

The second reel they play is the congress reel! Absolutely fantastic!!

[@MNGoldenEagle]

She was most known for Lord of the Dance prior to her work in Celtic Woman. She's just awesome like that.

[@ThatDutchTechGuy]

Yep that's what the song is called indeed. Good one, still love it!

[@SugarbabyLA]

I could've sworn I saw smoke from their playing!! :D BEAUTIFUL!

[@ernestblanchard4408]

Rocken that fiddle!! love it.

[@amyleeluvr]

It is AMAZING how their hair never touch the strings of their violins as they prance around like deers. It is just AMAZING!!

[@littlewolf_92]

agreed! you're so lucky! ive always wanted to go to a Celtic Woman concert!

[@thecortni]

Well her outfits have gotten better over time... But that doesn't matter. She's AWESOME!!

[@holywells]

All played from memory---WOW !!!!

[@Roos5991]

Great video! I wish I could play like that. Mairead is also a good singer.

[@steverush4402]

They are playing cable-connected electric violins, and I don't think Cora can dance like Mairead. To see Mairead when she has the stage to herself, with a wireless mic on her 300-year-old Mathias Alban violin, look up "Granuaile's Dance." It should be among the sidebar links.

[@AnimeLady501]

Wow, Cora really stomped on that first step didn't she? I love this song! They both are amazing!

[@sonicman86]

talented and wildly beautiful..wow

[@mjjbrat1982]

both of those ladies can play a mean fiddle :-)mairead nesbitt rocks!

[@lesschatmorecat]

Truly amazing!

[@zeidymireilly]

Beautiful!!!

[@rebelgabriel4308]

I love Mairead reaction to the guy that yells at 0:41. Priceless :))

[@Icetitan777]

Mairead is beautiful and so awesome!

[@mhiggins11]

Sometimes, not often enough, being Irish rocks. This is one of those times. Micheál Higgins

[@lilibet939]

Mairead + Nollaig= pure musical enchantment!

[@RebeccaFloyd_TravelingHands]

are you kidding me?! ... incredible.

[@UsagiVeg]

2:24 - starts my favorite part. Incredible...just amazing...breathtaking

[@kkdillywag]

I'm really glad Mairead joined up with Celtic Woman. Lord of the Dance was holding her back. Have you seen her perform with Celtic Woman? She dances- all over the stage. When she plays here, she just stomps awkwardly, because she's playing with someone else.

[@blueoboe313]

i have all good feed back for them i love nesbitt.... allthough i love her much more in celtic woman, still this is amazing wanna see them live

[@LarsKomm]

If I'm not too wrong, I believe that that tune's name is 'Galway gathering' by Ronan Hardiman

[@arisblaze]

@matrix86 Actually this shot is from very early in her career- long before her days as one of the CW. Watching her play, however, makes me realize just how well deserved her title of "national fiddle champion" is.

[@DrNockurne]

xD Im glad u all find my cousin sexy rofl :P Big Shout out to our roots in Loughmore!!

[@kmikza2]

This is something very fantastic!!!!!!!

[@cherylclair]

Hey, LilGirlBlue, I'm an American who moved to Ireland almost 2 years ago. It's an incredible place, but I liked it better back in the 70s. It's gotten way more modern and has lost some of it's old world charm.

[@rebelgabriel4308]

I can't wait to see the Celtic Women at Hershey PA :)) I REALLY CAN"T WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MrAndreasSaw]

i have seen Máiréad Nesbitt live - and well, NO Fake. Just a talented Artist.

[@jurcakt]

skládám poklony!!!!!!!!!! fantasticke!!!

[@jamesgrasshopperninja647]

Love to hear Mairead play

[@Lizfan2]

Mairead is a former All-Ireland fiddle champion. She really plays in all the vids. She's been playing the fiddle since she was 6 years old so I think it's possible for her to play & jump at the same time. She's had years of practice. & she doesn't wear stilettos in the parts where she jumps around.

[@Omnislash2000]

@UsagiVeg I used to listen to this song for years, had no idea it was these two beautiful women! love it

[@towertooth456]

I looove this!!!! I have this on my psp!!!

[@mrchuckmorris]

I have to say, it was the most incredible and beautiful concert I have ever been to. The women are just such amazingly talented individuals, they're all national and/or international singing champions or very close, and what's best is that they make slutty, talentless pop singers like Britney Spears look like even more utter garbage than before. WHY ISN'T EVERYONE ON EARTH A CELTIC WOMAN FAN?!?!?

[@mattxr2i]

They friggin ROCK!!

[@halfonsojimenez]

..just wonderful! :)

[@tribefan9112003]

Good irish fiddlers themselves are just on an entirely different level than most other fiddlers, I believe (esp. Mairead!)

[@daza2j96]

I would be SCARED TO DEATH to be playing along side Mairead! But she pulls it off very well

[@jimsox1373]

Dueling Violins.. could you truly make a choice between these honorable lasses??? Not from just one perfomance!! And wow... would I ever get two??? Anyway, I choose Maiery.. because I know her better.. and can only hope she would ever play an instrument solo for me... what the heck lucky guy ever say into those eyes??? Lucky lucky guy...

[@louswire]

my eyes are happy... and my ears are grinning!

[@Celticwomanfanpiano]

I love Mairead's hair in this! I have to admit, I like the pretty Celtic Woman dresses better than the all black leather look. Both I hand it to them both, their fiddle playing is marvelous!

[@Rezzar47]

Never felt such touch direct to the Soul, Violyn is one of best Instruments, at least for me ;)

[@xiaoyang2004]

very beautiful !!!!!!!

[@mika41793]

in the celtic women videos she comes bolting down playing wearing heels, i dnt see how its possible to concentrate and play that fast, while jumping and running around & i do agree that she is fantastic at what she does

[@Pawlisko32]

Jedna kobieta piękniejsza od pierwszej... i fajnie grają... a kto nie kuma to niech słucha. :)

[@JadePenbrooke]

That's exactly my story... Have you heard the sky and the dawn and the sun by Celtic woman? That chokes me with how beautiful it is. Please check it out. Best of wishes with getting there.

[@StevePhillips]

Thank you! will do though they do compliment one another.

[@TreborTheWise]

called "strings of fire", it is comprised of three songs, Dick Gossip's Reel, Calliope House Jig and the Congress Reel.

[@logalogalog]

Her green fiddle's awesome!

[@Galev12]

This one is so... You now what I mean, don't you? Can't express in words. (:

[@tribefan9112003]

Mairead and Cora both just tear it up here

[@Iamdabobo]

Yes. It's making sound in exactly the same manner that a normal violin does, it just amplifies it electronically, as opposed to resonating in a hollow wooden body.

[@flyingkiti]

it made me fall in love with violion music, too

[@kardancer1]

AMAZING!

[@footy99]

Un-freaking-believable.

[@SuperCraftycarper]

Beautiful :)