Meg Davis

Meg Davis has been producing and publishing original music since the age of 14 and was chosen as the 'Best Young North American Songwriter' in 1978 by Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary. A consumate folklorist, Davis worked as an archivist at both the Library of Congress in D.C. and Cecil Sharpe House in London between tours, and collected rare and beautiful indigeonous music wherever she travelled. Meg Davis' career involved touring and performing traditional Irish, Scottish and American folk music with artists ranging from Ewan MacColl to Bill Monroe to Joanie Madden and included unique appearances with movie legends such as Lillian Gish. Playing venues near and far from the Kennedy Center in DC to the old Troubadour in London, and adding her vocal and instrumental talents as solo soprano with several international choirs, Meg Davis continues to be loved the world over for her ringingly clear vocals and sumptuous guitar work. Original music composed and arranged by Meg Davis has been performed and recorded by many world class musicians including the great Irish band, De Dannan, and used in movies and television documentaries in Canada, Sweden and Norway. Meg's music can be heard across the airways in the following countries : Belgium. Brazil, Canada, Chile, Columbia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Isreal, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad & Tobago, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Yugoslavia, and The McMurdo Station, Antarctica (the penguins are particularly fond of her A Cappella singing). In 1993 Meg Davis retired from stage performing due to Multiple Sclerosis. She continues to dedicate her time to composing music and creating varied forms of fiber arts. Meg Davis intends to release new recordings of original music in the future. Unless you made it to one of Meg's concerts in the US, Canada or the UK ,or saw her in concert as a member of the Joe Burke Trio, it was almost impossible to buy her albums of traditional and original music. Now, from this official site you can buy fresh CDs, get lyrics to Meg's songs, check out her artworks and find out more about this unique musician, vocalist, composer and artist. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.