Máiréad Nesbitt is a former all-Ireland fiddle Champion and a most talented fiddle player. She's worked with Michael Flatley, Donal Lunny's Coolfin, Van Morrison, Emmylou Harris, Sharon Shannon and Paul Brady. "Raining Up" is her debut album and is a real gem. Melodic and inventive with Irish and Scottish tunes and original material too creating an album that breaks down the barriers between the tradition and the mainstream.