of Áine McGrath
Áine McGrath
Áine McGrath is a renowned fiddle player from Naas, Kildare, resident in County Clare where she lives with her husband Francis, of the famous Droney concertina-playing family and their children. She was the winner of the 1993 All-Ireland fiddle championship at the Fleadh Cheoil, the most prestigious award in Irish fiddle music.
She regularly performs as a member of the Droney family, and played many times with her late father-in-law Chris Droney, including at the TG4 Gradam Ceoil Awards, when Chris was honoured.
As well as having a firm grounding in the Irish fiddle tradition, Áine was classically trained as a violinist.
She first performed with the Irish Memory Orchestra as an Apprentice in 2013, after which she was appointed deputy fiddle. She has performed with the IMO many times since.