Katie McMahon

Katie McMahon is an Irish singer. She was a soloist with the original Riverdance troupe. Her recordings have largely featured traditional Irish songs, occasionally in the Irish language.

Katie McMahon
BornIreland
GenresCeltic
Occupation(s)Singer
InstrumentsVocals, harp
Associated actsRiverdance, Anúna
WebsiteKatieMcMahon.com

Originally from Dublin,[1] McMahon studied Italian and Drama Studies at Trinity College, Dublin. During a break from her studies, Katie joined the vocal group Anúna in 1991, and remained with the choir until 1996. She was a soloist on Anúna's first three CDs "ANÚNA" (1993), "Invocation" (1994) and "Omnis" (1995).

Classically trained in voice and harp, McMahon is best known as the original lead soprano soloist with Anúna in the piece "Cloudsong". This is the opening section of Riverdance, first performed as part in the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest. Subsequently, she went on to participate with Anúna in the offshoot stage performance "Riverdance: The Show". While Anúna left Riverdance in 1996, McMahon remained with the show as a soloist until the late 1990s.[2][3]

Her debut album, After the Morning, was released in North America. Since then she has released three more albums, Shine, Celtic Christmas, and St. Patrick's Day.

She is married with two children and lives in Minnesota in the United States.

References
  1. "Riverdance singer Katie McMahon speaks about her upcoming show 'Loving the Silent Tears'". irishcentral.com. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  2. "Katie McMahon". celticcafe.com. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  3. "Anúna". celticcafe.com. Retrieved 3 April 2018.


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