Martie Maguire

Quick Facts

Full Name	Martie Maguire
Occupation	Violinist
Date Of Birth	Oct 12, 1969(1969-10-12)
Age	55
Birthplace	York
Country	United States
Birth City	Pennsylvania
Horoscope	Libra

Martie Maguire Biography

Martie Maguire is one of the most popular and richest Violinist who was born on October 12, 1969 in York, Pennsylvania, United States. Founding member and multi-instrumentalist of the popular alternative country band The Chicks (formerly known as The Dixie Chicks). The group is famous for their singles such as “Not Ready to Make Nice.”

She and banjo player/singer She and banjo player-singer Emily Robinson are both members of The Chicks. are members The Chicks. The Chicks.

Martha Elenor Maguire (née Erwin; October 12, 1969) is an American musician who is a founding member of both the all-female alternative country band Dixie Chicks and country bluegrass duo Court Yard Hounds. She won awards in national fiddle championships while still a teenager. Erwin is accomplished on several other instruments, including the mandolin, viola, double bass and guitar. She has written and co-written a number of the band’s songs, some of which have become chart-topping hits. She also contributes her skills in vocal harmony and backing vocals, as well as orchestrating string arrangements for the band.

By 1983, Erwin was touring with her sister Emily and school friends; siblings Troy and Sharon Gilchrist. The sisters showed an “almost obsessive” interest in busking at small venues and attending bluegrass festivals. The four students formed the teenage bluegrass group “Blue Night Express”, playing together for five years, from 1984–1989, while still attending private Greenhill School. “We’d drive down to the west end of Dallas and open our cases, and that was our job”, Erwin said of it in a later interview to 60 Minutes II correspondent Dan Rather. “That’s how we made money in high school.” Also while in high school Erwin performed at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, TX, in a strolling duo with Troy Gilchrist for a summer.

Her older sibling is called Julia and an older sister named Emily.

Martie Maguire Net Worth

Martie Maguire is one of the richest Violinist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Martie Maguire 's net worth $50 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She won national competitions for fiddle in her teens and then was a member of The Dixie Chicks in 1989.

The Dixie Chicks’ album, Wide Open Spaces, sold more than twelve millions copies, and it was also certified Diamond album. Diamond album.

Martha Elenor Erwin, nicknamed Martie, was born October 12, 1969, in York, Pennsylvania, to Barbara Trask and Paul Erwin. She was raised in Addison, a northern suburban town on the edge of Dallas, Texas. She has an elder sister, Julia Erwin-Weiner, born in 1967, her younger sister and band member Emily Strayer, born in 1972 and younger half-brother, R&B singer Ian Daviz, born in 1996.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Martie Maguire height 5 ft 8 in Martie weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Martie Maguire Dating?

According to our records, Martie Maguire married to Gareth Maguire , Ted Seidel. As of December 1, 2023, Martie Maguire’s is not dating anyone.

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Although Erwin and Strayer often appear quiet and demure compared to their animated bandmate Natalie Maines, the trio have stood united on controversial subjects since they banded together to play in 1995, even when their opinions have had the potential to serve them more harm than good. In 2006, Erwin said, “I’d rather have a smaller following of really cool people who get it, who will grow with us as we grow and are fans for life, than people that have us in their five-disc changer with Reba McEntire and Toby Keith. We don’t want those kinds of fans. They limit what you can do.”

Facts & Trivia

Martie Ranked on the list of most popular Violinist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Martie Maguire celebrates birthday on October 12 of every year.

Erwin co-wrote the song, “Cowboy Take Me Away” on the Chicks sophomore studio album Fly for her sister Emily. It was a tribute to Emily’s courtship with country music writer/singer Charlie Robison. Erwin was singled out by BMI in 2000, and awarded Songwriter of the Year for writing and/or co-writing “Cowboy Take Me Away”, “Ready To Run” and “You Were Mine”. “You Were Mine” was co- written by the sisters about their parents’ divorce.

Are Emily Robison and Martie Maguire Sisters?

Way back before the Dixie Chicks’ multiplatinum records — and the arena tours — there were two musical sisters growing up in Dallas: Martie Erwin on fiddle and her younger sister Emily on banjo.

Is Martie Maguire still married?

However, her marriage did not last , and she and Ted Seidel were divorced in November 1999.

Is Emily Strayer still married?

They divorced on August 6, 2008 , after nine years of marriage. She became romantically involved with Martin Strayer while composing the Court Yard Hounds album. With Strayer she has a daughter, Violet Isabel Strayer (September 4, 2012).

Who is Emily Strayer married to?

Spouse

How tall is Emily Strayer?

5′ 9″