Eileen Ivers is an Irish-American musician. Eileen Ivers was born in New York City of Irish-born parents on 13 July 1965 and grew up in The Bronx. She spent summers in Ireland and took up the fiddle at the age of nine. Her teacher was the Irish fiddler Martin Mulvihill. She toured with Mick Moloney's band The Green Fields of America, founded in 1977. Cherish The Ladies Joanie Madden is the founding member of Cherish the Ladies. Eileen was asked to join the group and tour for several years. Her greatest fame came when she replaced the original fiddler in Riverdance and began to tour with the "Riverdance" Irish dance troupe in 1995, taking solos on stage. Her blue electric fiddle is certainly eye-catching, and up until now it was a one-of-a-kind instrument with unique sound and ambience, after which her album Wild Blue was named. It was custom-made for her by ZETA Music (who will be producing an "Eileen Ivers Signature Series"

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