Martha Eleonor Maguire Wiki Biography

Martha Eleonor Maguire was born on the 12th October 1969, in York, Pennsylvania USA, and is a musician, a founding member of the country band the Dixie Chicks, and has written several songs for the band, some of which have become top charts. She interpreted some of her songs as the principal singer, but mostly she sings with her sister Emily Robison as backing vocals. She provides the orchestration and the arrangements for the band too. Maguire has been active in the entertainment industry since 1989.

How much is the net worth of Martie Maguire? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the overall size of her net worth is as much as $45 million, as of the data presented in the middle of 2017. Music is the major source of her fortune.

Martie Maguire Net Worth $45 Million

To begin with, Martie is the daughter of Barbara Trask and Paul Erwin. She grew up in Addison, a suburb of Dallas, with one older and one younger sister. Encouraged by her parents, both teachers at private schools, she began playing classical violin at the age of five, and started her musical career in the orchestra of the school. Playing various instruments she was a member of a high school bluegrass quartet, and besides the violin she plays a variety of other string instruments, including the viola, mandolin, double bass and guitar.

The sisters were highly interested in street music, visited many Bluegrass festivals playing together with the siblings Troy and Sharon Gilchrist. From 1984 to 1989, the four students played in a bluegrass band entitled Blue Night Express, while still studying at the private Greenhill School in Addison, Texas. In 1987, Maguire won 2nd place in the annual national competition for violin in Winfield, Kansas. After matriculation from high school, she studied at the Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, from 1988 to 1989.

In 1989, Emily Robinson, Martie Maguire and Natalie Maines founded the female country band The Dixie Chicks, based in Dallas. The band was successful with hits like “Wide Open Spaces”, “Cowboy Take Me Away” and “Long Time Gone” released in the 1990s. The girls became widely known for their joyful nature, musical instrumentation and soaring ballads. They were nominated for Grammy Awards 23 times, 13 of which they won. In 2007, during the ceremony of the 49th Grammy awards, the Dixie Chicks won all five awards for which they were nominated, including the most prestigious: the Best Song of the year, the Best Recording of the year and the Best Album of the year. The trio is the most successful women’s band in the USA with more than 30 million albums sold. To conclude, all the above mentioned engagements have added sums to the total size of Martie Maguire net worth and popularity.

Finally, in the personal life of Maguire, she has been married to teacher and actor Gareth Maguire from Northern Ireland since 2001; the two have three daughters. She was formerly married to Ted Seidel from 1995-99.



Full Name Martie Maguire
Net Worth $45 Million
Date Of Birth October 12, 1969
Place Of Birth York, Pennsylvania, United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.72 m)
Profession Songwriter, Musician, Record producer, Fiddler, Singer, Multi-instrumentalist, Music Arranger
Education Greenhill School, Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas
Nationality American
Spouse Gareth Maguire (m. 2001–2013), Ted Seidel (m. 1995–1999)
Children Eva Ruth Maguire
Parents Barbara Trask, Paul Erwin
Siblings Emily Robison (Emily Burns Strayer), Julia Erwin-Weiner
Partner Troy and Sharon Gilchrist
Nicknames Martie Erwin , Martha Elenor Erwin , Maguire, Martie
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dixiechicks/
Twitter https://twitter.com/martiemaguire?lang=en
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/martiemaguire/
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0782367
Allmusic www.allmusic.com/artist/martie-maguire-mn0000534413
Awards Grammy Awards – Song of the Year (2007)
Record Labels SonyBMG, Open Wide, Columbia
Albums Home (2002), Top of the World Tour: Live (2003), Taking the Long Way (2006), The Essential Dixie Chicks (2010), Playlist: The Very Best of Dixie Chicks (2010), Wide Open Spaces (1998), Little Ol’ Cowgirl (1992),
Music Groups Dixie Chicks (Since 1989), Court Yard Hounds (Since 2010)
Nominations Grammy Awards
Movies An Evening with the Dixie Chicks (2002), Dixie Chicks: Unauthorized (2003), Dixie Chicks: Top of the World (2003)
TV Shows CMT: 40 Greatest Love Songs (2011), The Voice (2016), The Blacklist (2016), True Blood (2008), Australian Idol (2006), Don’t Say a Word (2001), There Is a Bridge (2007)
Fact
1 Gave birth to her 3rd child at age 38, a daughter Harper Rosie Maguire on July 25, 2008. Child’s father is her 2nd husband, Gareth Maguire.
2 Gave birth to twin daughters (her 1st and 2nd children) at age 34, Eva Ruth Maguire and ‘Kathleen Emilie Maguire’ on April 27, 2004. Children’s father is her 2nd husband, Gareth Maguire.
3 Formed, with Emily Robison, Court Yard Hounds while Natalie Maines was on hiatus.
4 Sister-in-law of Kim Maines (sister of Natalie Maines) and Shane Maguire (brother of her husband, Gareth Maguire).
5 Was the sister-in-law of country singer Charlie Robison.
6 Was in McDonald’s McRib commercials; but as a vegetarian she would spit the meat out after shooting.
7 Was in the orchestra in high school.
8 Fiddle player for the Dixie Chicks.
9 Older sister of Emily Robison.

Soundtrack

Title Year Status Character
The Voice 2016 TV Series writer – 1 episode
The Blacklist 2016 TV Series writer – 1 episode
One Hit Wonderland 2013 TV Series documentary writer – 1 episode
Voice – Danmarks største stemme 2012 TV Series writer – 1 episode
CMT: 40 Greatest Love Songs 2011 TV Movie writer: “Cowboy Take Me Away”
Late Show with David Letterman 2010 TV Series writer – 1 episode
True Blood 2008 TV Series writer – 1 episode
There Is a Bridge 2007 TV Movie documentary writer: “Silent House”
Biography 2006 TV Series documentary writer – 1 episode
Grey’s Anatomy TV Series performer – 1 episode, 2006 writer – 1 episode, 2006
Shut Up & Sing 2006 Documentary writer: “Favorite Year”
Australian Idol 2006 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Canadian Idol 2006 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Medium 2006 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Don’t Say a Word 2001 writer: “Pink Toenails” – as Martie Erwin
Runaway Bride 1999 as Martie Seidel, “Ready To Run”

Actress

Title Year Status Character
King of the Hill 1999 TV Series Lily

Self

Title Year Status Character
Lennon or McCartney 2014 Documentary short Herself
Breakfast 2010 TV Series Herself – Singer
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2006-2010 TV Series Herself
The Simpsons 2008 TV Series Herself
Corazón de… 2007 TV Series Herself
Austin City Limits 2007 TV Series documentary Herself
VH1 Storytellers 2006 TV Series documentary
Shut Up & Sing 2006 Documentary Herself
Late Show with David Letterman 2006 TV Series Herself
60 Minutes 2006 TV Series documentary Herself – Singer, The Dixie Chicks (segment “Not Ready to Make Nice”)
Howard Stern on Demand 2006 TV Series Herself
Sesame Street: All-Star Alphabet 2005 Video Herself
Real Time with Bill Maher 2004 TV Series Herself
2003 Radio Music Awards 2003 TV Special Themselves (as Dixie Chicks)
TV total 2003 TV Series Herself
Primetime 2003 TV Series documentary Herself
Wetten, dass..? 2003 TV Series Herself
V Graham Norton 2003 TV Series Herself
The 45th Annual Grammy Awards 2003 TV Special Herself
Saturday Night Live 2003 TV Series Herself – Musical Guest
An Evening with the Dixie Chicks 2002 TV Movie documentary Herself
VH1 Divas Las Vegas 2002 TV Special Herself (as Dixie Chicks)
XIX Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony 2002 TV Movie Herself – Performer (as Martie Seidel)
America: A Tribute to Heroes 2001 TV Special documentary Herself – Performer (as Dixie Chicks)
Dixie Chicks on the Fly 2000 TV Movie Herself (as Martie Seidel)

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