Zoë Conway Explained

Zoë Conway
Instrument:	Fiddle
Genre:	Traditional Irish music
Occupation:	Musician
Website:	https://zoeconway.com/
Birth Date:	1981
Birth Place:	Dundalk, Ireland

Zoë Conway is an Irish violinist, trained in both classical music and traditional fiddle-playing. She is married to fellow Irish traditional musician John McIntyre.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Early life

Born in Dundalk in 1981, attended St Louis Secondary School, Dundalk, where she served as the leader of the Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland.^[4]

She received a Diploma in Music Theory from the Dublin Conservatory of Music and Drama and Performance Diploma in 2003 from the ABSRM.^[5]

Career

She has performed with the RTE Concert Orchestra,^[6] the Irish Chamber Orchestra^[7] and as a member of Bill Whelan's "Riverdance".^[8]

Alongside traditional musicians Donal Lunny and Mairtin O'Connor, she is a member of the group ZoDoMo.^[9]

Conway has released 2 solo albums^{[10] [11]} and 2 albums with her husband John with whom she also organises the Féile na Tána traditional music festival.^[12]

In 2019 she was awarded the Best Folk Instrumentalist prize at the RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards.^[13]

Discography

• Zoë Conway (2002)
• The Horses Tail (2006)
• Go Mairir I Bhfad (2012)
• Zoë Conway and John McIntyre Live In Concert (2017)

External links

• • Irish Times coverage of Conway

Notes and References

1. Book: O'Flynn . John . The Irishness of Irish Music . 2017 . Routledge . 978-1-351-54337-8 . 75 . en.
2. News: A question of culture with Zoë Conway, fiddle player . 27 September 2020 . independent . en.
3. News: Smith . Andrea . Pitch-perfect partners . 27 September 2020 . independent . 2007 . en.
4. News: Border doesn't pause young musicians. 2021-01-20. The Irish Times. en.
5. Web site: Biographical notes for Irish fiddle player ZOE CONWAY - Tara Music Company. 2021-01-20. www.taramusic.ie.
6. News: 2020-12-25 . RTÉ Concert Orchestra Winter Sessions: Christmas favourites . . Culture . en.
7. Web site: 2020-12-11 . Inishlacken . 2021-01-20 . Contemporary Music Centre . en.
8. Web site: Bill Whelan - Composer - News . 2021-01-20 . billwhelan.com.
9. Web site: Zoë Conway, Donal Lunny and Mairtín O' Connor . 2021-01-20 . www.zodomo.ie.
10. Web site: Zoe Conway - The Horse's Tail . 2021-01-20 . www.musicscotland.com . en-gb.
11. Web site: Zoë Conway . 2021-01-20 . Discogs . en.
12. Web site: The show must go on: Feile na Tana goes virtual . 2021-01-20 . independent . en.
13. Web site: Dundalk musician Zoe Conway wins top RTE folk award . 2021-01-20 . www.dundalkdemocrat.ie.