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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Niamh Ní Charra
Person · female · Ireland · Killarney · born 1974
Irish singer
Timeline
1 events◦ Birth 1
1970s
Biography
English biography172 words · 5 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1298995688
Biography
Niamh Ní Charra is an Irish fiddler, concertina player and singer from Killarney, Ireland.
Early life
At the age of four, Ní Charra started playing music. She has performed in 2500 shows touring 8 years as a soloist with Riverdance before returning to Ireland.
Her first solo album, Ón Dá Thaobh/From Both Sides, was released in 2007, and was followed by a second, Súgach Sámh / Happy Out, in 2010. Both albums were well received, after which Ní Charra received awards including Mojo's Top Ten Folk Albums of 2007 and Irish World's Best Trad Music Act 2008,
In 2013, Ní Charra released "Cuz", a tribute to Kerry and Chicago musician, Terry 'Cuz' Teahan. This album also received positive reviews.
Ní Charra has also toured as a member of the Carlos Núñez band.
Solo albums
2007 Ón Dá Thaobh/From Both Sides
2010 Súgach Sámh / Happy Out
2013 "Cuz"
2020 "Donnelly's Arm"
Collaborations
2011 The Basque Irish Connection, Ibon Koteron
Guest Roles
2010 San Patricio (album), The Chieftains
2009 Alborada do Brasil (album), Carlos Núñez
2016 KeltiK (Album), Xabi Aburruzaga
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 3 | 16th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
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Discography (0 release groups)
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Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Niamh Ní Charra head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 3 | 16th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niamh_N%C3%AD_Charrabiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niamh_N%C3%AD_Charra
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Irish musicians
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Image: Cindy Funk · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q12264831 · MusicBrainz: e4f067a0-8f7c-40a7-9044-11cd1c8fd149
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