Martie Maguire [dixiechicksfans.net]
DID YOU KNOW?
Martie once wore Neal McCoy's tighty-whities in a music video for him...

She once spilled hot coffee on Bill Anderson and he said "Ouch" to her...

In their McDonald's commerical for McRibs, Martie was a vegetarian and
spit out bites of the sandwich between takes...

In school, Martie was known for her VW bug...

During a FLY Tour stop in St. Louis, Martie became
sick with a bug, but still managed to play flawlessly onstage...

When they are at home, Martie and Nat tend to play poker a lot with each other...

Martie is known to cry when she watches sappy movies...

She's a fan of *NSYNC...

Martha Elenor Erwin Maguire

FACTS
Birthday and Place of Birth: October 12, 1969 (Libra) in York, PA at York Hospital
Home: Austin, Texas
Hair Color: Blonde, worn short
Eye Color: Greenish/Blue
Height: 5 ft. 8 in.
Previous Occupation: Ice cream parlor
Earlier Band: Blue Night Express
Opry Debut: in 1991 (with former Dixie Chicks)
Family:

  • Paul Erwin - father (Step-mom, Maria)
  • Barbera Trask - mother (Step-dad, Farrel)
  • Julia Erwin-Weiner (older)
  • Emily Robison (younger)

    • Husband: Irish actor, Gareth Maguire (August 10, 2001 in Kailua, Hawaii)
    Children: twins Kathleen Emilie and Eva Ruth born April 27, 2004, Harper Rosie born July 25m 2008
    Pets: a horse named Dolly
    Sports: played soccer in high school
    Can't Live Without: music
    Right Or Left?: She's left handed
    Pet Peeve: hates coffee breath
    First Teen Crush: Rex Smith
    Most Embarassing Moment: "My first kiss; we missed mouths completely!"
    Ambitions: "I'd like to produce music. I'd love to take painting classes. I want to learn to cook."
    Hobbies/Interests: Writing songs, visiting her best friend Lori in Hawaii, hanging out with her (ex)husband and step son

    FAVES
    Actors: Adrian Pasdar, Anthony Hopkins
    Actress: Meg Ryan ("She's just so cute and purty!")
    Book: Jane Eyre
    Candy: Whatchamacallit
    Designer(s): Todd Oldham, Pamela Dennis, Anna Sui
    Dixie Chicks Song(s): "Travelin' Solider", "Sin Wagon"
    Food/Dish: Sushi
    Fashion: she hates wearing sleeves, likes the boyish yet still sexy style
    Fast Food: Taco Bell
    Influences: Tim O'Brien, Mark O'Connor, Eddy Stubbs, Sam Bush, Joe Venuti, Alison Krauss
    Kitchen Appliance: Dishwasher
    Movies: Terms Of Endearment, Phenomenon, Austin Powers, When Harry Met Sally, The Color Purple, The Wizard of Oz, Spinal Tap
    Music Video: "Thriller" - Michael Jackson
    Performers: Bonnie Raitt, Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette, Patty Griffin, Jason Sellers
    Sport: Boxing, Hockey
    TV Show: Six Feet Under

    Info

    Martie is a championship-level fiddle player who started at the age of five years old with just violin lessons. Her first performance was at her first grade recital. She then began "fiddling" when she was 12. She even took fiddle lessons from one of her influences, Tim O'Brien, during a family trip in Colorado. At the Walnut Valley Fiddle Championship in 1989 she got 3rd place. She also plays the mandolin and she and sister Emily would practice everyday with their mother's egg timer, watching only a little television.
    In school, Martie was part of the orchestra. Martie and Emily toured the country together in a teens bluegrass group for six years before helping to found the Dixie Chicks. They both were playing acoustic instruments before they hit their teens. Martie tries to work out regulary out on the road. She has an elastic exercise band. At home, she and husband walk a five-mile loop around Lake Austin.

    Martie's 10th grade teacher:
    "She was a very quiet person, but very thoughtful and perceptive," said Mr. Kasten "She was dependable and a very good student."

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