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[td][[File:Joanie Madden Sligo.jpg|thumb]][/td] [td]'''Joanie Madden''' is an [[Irish-American]] [[flute]] and [[tin whistle|whistle]] player of Irish traditional music. She is best known as leader of the all-female group [[Cherish the Ladies]], but has also recorded and performed with numerous other musicians, and as a solo artist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishmusicmagazine.com/ |title=Irish Music Magazine|accessdate=23 October 2010}}</ref> She also teaches master classes and workshops.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chiffandfipple.com/joanie.html |title=Chiff and Fipple interview |accessdate=23 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606112947/http://www.chiffandfipple.com/joanie.html |archivedate= 6 June 2011 }}</ref>[/td]
[td]'''Joanie Madden''' is an [[Irish-American]] [[flute]] and [[tin whistle|whistle]] player of Irish traditional music. She is best known as leader of the all-female group [[Cherish the Ladies]], but has also recorded and performed with numerous other musicians, and as a solo artist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishmusicmagazine.com/ |title=Irish Music Magazine|accessdate=23 October 2010}}</ref> She also teaches master classes and workshops.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chiffandfipple.com/joanie.html |title=Chiff and Fipple interview |accessdate=23 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606112947/http://www.chiffandfipple.com/joanie.html |archivedate= 6 June 2011 }}</ref>[/td] [td][[File:JoanieMaddeninCoatesvillePA.jpg|thumb|Madden playing the flute at the Coatesville Traditional Irish Music Series in Coatesville, Pennsylvania]][/td]
[td][[File:JoanieMaddeninCoatesvillePA.jpg|thumb|Madden playing the flute at the Coatesville Traditional Irish Music Series in Coatesville, Pennsylvania]][/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]==Biography==[/td]
[td]==Biography==[/td] [td]Madden was born in the [[Bronx]] to Irish immigrants. Her father, Joe, was an All-Ireland Champion on the accordion and a well known and respected Irish musician who was inducted into the [[Comhaltas|Comhaltas CeoltΓ³irΓ Γireann]] Mid-Atlantic Region Hall of Fame in 1992. As a young child, Madden started her journey as a musician by taking some lessons on the fiddle and piano, but the instruments didn't hold her interest. She eventually became enamored with the tin whistle, and paid for her own lessons with neighbor and National Heritage Award Winner, [[Jack Coen]]. As a teenager and young adult, she gained experience playing with her father's band, and with classmate [[Eileen Ivers]]. In 1983, at the age of 18, she won the All-Ireland Championship on both the flute and tin whistle, and in 1984 she travelled back to Ireland to compete once again and became the first American to win the Senior [[Fleadh Cheoil|All-Ireland Championship]] for tin whistle. Shortly after, [[Mick Moloney]] contacted her about performing, emceeing and helping him organize a concert series featuring women musicians. Joanie suggested the title; "Cherish the Ladies" as the name of the concert series and this developed into the Internationally renowned band by the [[Cherish the Ladies|same name]], which Joanie has headed since its inception.<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=joanie-madden-p100753/biography|pure_url=yes}} |title=Allmusic.com |accessdate=23 October 2010}}</ref> Since then, she has performed and recorded on over 200 albums and is in constant demand as a soloist and recording artist. While the majority of her work is within the Irish tradition, she has also played on film scores and with artists of varied styles such as [[SinΓ©ad O'Connor]] and [[Pete Seeger]], [[Don Henley]], [[Luka Bloom]], [[Sharon Shannon]], [[Lunasa]], [[Kathy Mattea]], [[Eileen Ivers]], [[Vince Gill]], [[Arlo Guthrie]], [[Tom Chapin]], [[Paddy Reilly]], [[Eric Weissberg]], [[Matt Molloy]], [[Tommy Makem]], [[The Clancy Brothers]], [[The Boston Pops]] and many more. She has recorded three solo albums; her solo album ''Song of the Irish Whistle'' is the most successful whistle album ever recorded in history, selling hundreds of thousands of units. On February 17, 2007, Madden followed in her father's footsteps and was honored when she was inducted into the Comhaltas CeoltΓ³irΓ Γireann Mid-Atlantic Region Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://midatlanticcce.wordpress.com/hall-of-fame/ |title=Comhaltas regional hall of fame |accessdate=23 October 2010 |archive-date=2 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202022150/http://midatlanticcce.wordpress.com/hall-of-fame/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>[/td]
[td]Madden was born in the [[Bronx]] in 1965 to Irish immigrants. Her father, Joe, was an All-Ireland Champion on the accordion and a well known and respected Irish musician who was inducted into the [[Comhaltas|Comhaltas CeoltΓ³irΓ Γireann]] Mid-Atlantic Region Hall of Fame in 1992. As a young child, Madden started her journey as a musician by taking some lessons on the fiddle and piano, but the instruments didn't hold her interest. She eventually became enamored with the tin whistle, and paid for her own lessons with neighbor and National Heritage Award Winner, [[Jack Coen]]. As a teenager and young adult, she gained experience playing with her father's band, and with classmate [[Eileen Ivers]]. In 1983, at the age of 18, she won the All-Ireland Championship on both the flute and tin whistle, and in 1984 she travelled back to Ireland to compete once again and became the first American to win the Senior [[Fleadh Cheoil|All-Ireland Championship]] for tin whistle. Shortly after, [[Mick Moloney]] contacted her about performing, emceeing and helping him organize a concert series featuring women musicians. Joanie suggested the title; "Cherish the Ladies" as the name of the concert series and this developed into the Internationally renowned band by the [[Cherish the Ladies|same name]], which Joanie has headed since its inception.<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=joanie-madden-p100753/biography|pure_url=yes}} |title=Allmusic.com |accessdate=23 October 2010}}</ref> Since then, she has performed and recorded on over 200 albums and is in constant demand as a soloist and recording artist. While the majority of her work is within the Irish tradition, she has also played on film scores and with artists of varied styles such as [[SinΓ©ad O'Connor]] and [[Pete Seeger]], [[Don Henley]], [[Luka Bloom]], [[Sharon Shannon]], [[Lunasa]], [[Kathy Mattea]], [[Eileen Ivers]], [[Vince Gill]], [[Arlo Guthrie]], [[Tom Chapin]], [[Paddy Reilly]], [[Eric Weissberg]], [[Matt Molloy]], [[Tommy Makem]], [[The Clancy Brothers]], [[The Boston Pops]] and many more. She has recorded three solo albums; her solo album ''Song of the Irish Whistle'' is the most successful whistle album ever recorded in history, selling hundreds of thousands of units. On February 17, 2007, Madden followed in her father's footsteps and was honored when she was inducted into the Comhaltas CeoltΓ³irΓ Γireann Mid-Atlantic Region Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://midatlanticcce.wordpress.com/hall-of-fame/ |title=Comhaltas regional hall of fame |accessdate=23 October 2010 |archive-date=2 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202022150/http://midatlanticcce.wordpress.com/hall-of-fame/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
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[td][[File:Joanie Madden Sligo.jpg|thumb]][/td] [td]'''Joanie Madden''' is an [[Irish-American]] [[flute]] and [[tin whistle|whistle]] player of Irish traditional music. She is best known as leader of the all-female group [[Cherish the Ladies]], but has also recorded and performed with numerous other musicians, and as a solo artist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishmusicmagazine.com/ |title=Irish Music Magazine|accessdate=23 October 2010}}</ref> She also teaches master classes and workshops.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chiffandfipple.com/joanie.html |title=Chiff and Fipple interview |accessdate=23 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606112947/http://www.chiffandfipple.com/joanie.html |archivedate= 6 June 2011 }}</ref>[/td]
[td]'''Joanie Madden''' is an [[Irish-American]] [[flute]] and [[tin whistle|whistle]] player of Irish traditional music. She is best known as leader of the all-female group [[Cherish the Ladies]], but has also recorded and performed with numerous other musicians, and as a solo artist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishmusicmagazine.com/ |title=Irish Music Magazine|accessdate=23 October 2010}}</ref> She also teaches master classes and workshops.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chiffandfipple.com/joanie.html |title=Chiff and Fipple interview |accessdate=23 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606112947/http://www.chiffandfipple.com/joanie.html |archivedate= 6 June 2011 }}</ref>[/td] [td][[File:JoanieMaddeninCoatesvillePA.jpg|thumb|Madden playing the flute at the Coatesville Traditional Irish Music Series in Coatesville, Pennsylvania]][/td]
[td][[File:JoanieMaddeninCoatesvillePA.jpg|thumb|Madden playing the flute at the Coatesville Traditional Irish Music Series in Coatesville, Pennsylvania]][/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]==Biography==[/td]
[td]==Biography==[/td] [td]Madden was born in the [[Bronx]] to Irish immigrants. Her father, Joe, was an All-Ireland Champion on the accordion and a well known and respected Irish musician who was inducted into the [[Comhaltas|Comhaltas CeoltΓ³irΓ Γireann]] Mid-Atlantic Region Hall of Fame in 1992. As a young child, Madden started her journey as a musician by taking some lessons on the fiddle and piano, but the instruments didn't hold her interest. She eventually became enamored with the tin whistle, and paid for her own lessons with neighbor and National Heritage Award Winner, [[Jack Coen]]. As a teenager and young adult, she gained experience playing with her father's band, and with classmate [[Eileen Ivers]]. In 1983, at the age of 18, she won the All-Ireland Championship on both the flute and tin whistle, and in 1984 she travelled back to Ireland to compete once again and became the first American to win the Senior [[Fleadh Cheoil|All-Ireland Championship]] for tin whistle. Shortly after, [[Mick Moloney]] contacted her about performing, emceeing and helping him organize a concert series featuring women musicians. Joanie suggested the title; "Cherish the Ladies" as the name of the concert series and this developed into the Internationally renowned band by the [[Cherish the Ladies|same name]], which Joanie has headed since its inception.<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=joanie-madden-p100753/biography|pure_url=yes}} |title=Allmusic.com |accessdate=23 October 2010}}</ref> Since then, she has performed and recorded on over 200 albums and is in constant demand as a soloist and recording artist. While the majority of her work is within the Irish tradition, she has also played on film scores and with artists of varied styles such as [[SinΓ©ad O'Connor]] and [[Pete Seeger]], [[Don Henley]], [[Luka Bloom]], [[Sharon Shannon]], [[Lunasa]], [[Kathy Mattea]], [[Eileen Ivers]], [[Vince Gill]], [[Arlo Guthrie]], [[Tom Chapin]], [[Paddy Reilly]], [[Eric Weissberg]], [[Matt Molloy]], [[Tommy Makem]], [[The Clancy Brothers]], [[The Boston Pops]] and many more. She has recorded three solo albums; her solo album ''Song of the Irish Whistle'' is the most successful whistle album ever recorded in history, selling hundreds of thousands of units. On February 17, 2007, Madden followed in her father's footsteps and was honored when she was inducted into the Comhaltas CeoltΓ³irΓ Γireann Mid-Atlantic Region Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://midatlanticcce.wordpress.com/hall-of-fame/ |title=Comhaltas regional hall of fame |accessdate=23 October 2010 |archive-date=2 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202022150/http://midatlanticcce.wordpress.com/hall-of-fame/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>[/td]
[td]Madden was born in the [[Bronx]] in 1965 to Irish immigrants. Her father, Joe, was an All-Ireland Champion on the accordion and a well known and respected Irish musician who was inducted into the [[Comhaltas|Comhaltas CeoltΓ³irΓ Γireann]] Mid-Atlantic Region Hall of Fame in 1992. As a young child, Madden started her journey as a musician by taking some lessons on the fiddle and piano, but the instruments didn't hold her interest. She eventually became enamored with the tin whistle, and paid for her own lessons with neighbor and National Heritage Award Winner, [[Jack Coen]]. As a teenager and young adult, she gained experience playing with her father's band, and with classmate [[Eileen Ivers]]. In 1983, at the age of 18, she won the All-Ireland Championship on both the flute and tin whistle, and in 1984 she travelled back to Ireland to compete once again and became the first American to win the Senior [[Fleadh Cheoil|All-Ireland Championship]] for tin whistle. Shortly after, [[Mick Moloney]] contacted her about performing, emceeing and helping him organize a concert series featuring women musicians. Joanie suggested the title; "Cherish the Ladies" as the name of the concert series and this developed into the Internationally renowned band by the [[Cherish the Ladies|same name]], which Joanie has headed since its inception.<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=joanie-madden-p100753/biography|pure_url=yes}} |title=Allmusic.com |accessdate=23 October 2010}}</ref> Since then, she has performed and recorded on over 200 albums and is in constant demand as a soloist and recording artist. While the majority of her work is within the Irish tradition, she has also played on film scores and with artists of varied styles such as [[SinΓ©ad O'Connor]] and [[Pete Seeger]], [[Don Henley]], [[Luka Bloom]], [[Sharon Shannon]], [[Lunasa]], [[Kathy Mattea]], [[Eileen Ivers]], [[Vince Gill]], [[Arlo Guthrie]], [[Tom Chapin]], [[Paddy Reilly]], [[Eric Weissberg]], [[Matt Molloy]], [[Tommy Makem]], [[The Clancy Brothers]], [[The Boston Pops]] and many more. She has recorded three solo albums; her solo album ''Song of the Irish Whistle'' is the most successful whistle album ever recorded in history, selling hundreds of thousands of units. On February 17, 2007, Madden followed in her father's footsteps and was honored when she was inducted into the Comhaltas CeoltΓ³irΓ Γireann Mid-Atlantic Region Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://midatlanticcce.wordpress.com/hall-of-fame/ |title=Comhaltas regional hall of fame |accessdate=23 October 2010 |archive-date=2 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202022150/http://midatlanticcce.wordpress.com/hall-of-fame/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
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