Liz Doherty

Liz Doherty is an Irish fiddler based in County Donegal who also recorded and toured with both Nomos and The Bumblebees as well as alone.[1][2]

Liz Doherty'
Bornc. 1970
Buncranna
NationalityIrish
EducationPhD
Alma materUniversity College Cork, University of Limerick
Known forTraditional Irish music

Biography

Liz Doherty was born in Buncrana, the oldest daughter of four girls c. 1970. Though she grew up learning Irish traditional music and dancing, it wasn't until 1987 when she went to Glencolmcille Fiddle Week through Cairdeas na bhFeidleiri. She moved to Cork to attend University College Cork and graduated from there with a BMus in 1991 learning from Professor Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin. She took a role as Irish Traditional Music lecturer in UCC in 1994 where she taught until 2001. Doherty has been a visiting lecturer in Cape Breton University, Canada and Marshall University, West Virginia. Her 1996 University of Limerick PhD was on the fiddle music of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.[3][4][5][6][7]

Doherty took time away from academia to record and tour. She was a founder member of Nomos and the group of fiddlers from the University College Cork's Music Department, Fiddlesticks. She recorded albums with a number of groups as well as solo albums before returning to academia and the University of Ulster.[5][4] She is a member of the Culture Ireland Expert Advisory Committee.[8] In 2013 Doherty was involved with the TG4 TV show Glaoch An Cheoil.[9]

References and sources
  1. "Liz Doherty - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News". BBC. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  2. "Liz Doherty". irishmusicreview.com. 2003-03-05. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  3. "Seminar: Dr Liz Doherty (University of Ulster, Magee, NI)". Maynooth University. 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  4. "All Celtic Music".
  5. "Liz Doherty". feature article in the Living Tradition magazine. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  6. Cranford, Paul (2009-06-01). "Fiddler Magazine". Fiddler Magazine. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  7. "Discord in Traditional circles". The Irish Times. 2020-05-06. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  8. "Liz Doherty and Kieran Hanrahan Appointed to Culture Ireland Committee". The Journal of Music: Irish Music News, Reviews & Opinion | Music Jobs & Opportunities. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  9. "New tv programme offers adults free chance to learn an instrument". Donegal News. 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
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