Maggie Boyle
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Biography
Maggie Boyle (December 24, 1956 â November 6, 2014) was an English folk singer, flautist, and bodhrán player from Battersea, London. Boyle grew up in the Irish community, influenced by her father, a fiddle player from the Donegal Gaeltacht. During her youth, Boyle won All-Britain singing competitions through Comhaltas Ceoltóirà Ãireann. In 1984, Boyle married Steve Tilston and joined the production of Christopher Bruce's ballet Sergeant Early's Dream, touring globally.Boyle released the debut solo album Reaching Out (1987), followed by Gweebarra (1998) and Won't You Come Away (2012). Boyle was a member of the groups Ship of Fools and Grace Notes, recording five albums including Down Falls the Day (1993) and 20 (2012). Boyle contributed music to the soundtracks for the films Patriot Games (1992) and Legends of the Fall (1994). In 2012, Boyle launched the Kitchen Songs project. Boyle died of cancer in West Yorkshire on November 6, 2014.
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- The Wexford Carol/A Virgine Most Pure featuring Incantation
- O'Carolan's Farewell To Music featuring Maggie Boyle
- Spiritual featuring Incantation
- The Child Divine/A Shepherd's Story featuring Incantation
- The Angel Gabriel featuring Incantation
- Jesu Redemptor Omnium featuring Incantation
- Our Lady featuring Incantation
- Torches featuring Incantation
- I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing By featuring Incantation
- Linden Lea
- What Is This Fragrance featuring Incantation
- Lullay Thy Tiny Little Child featuring Incantation
- Planxty Irwin featuring Maggie Boyle
- The Holly and the Ivy/In Dulci Jubilo featuring Incantation
- The Virgin Mother featuring Incantation
- How Hard It Bloweth/A Solis Ortus Cardine featuring Incantation
- Old Man's Retreat
- Liza & Henry
- Donal Ãg
- The Spinning Wheel
- On Yonder Hill / Boxty Bailey
- Christmas in No Man's Land
- The Green Linnet
- Lament for John Doherty / Betty-sue Southall / Paddy Boyle's Highland
