Martie Seidel
Martie Maguire is a fiddler, mandolinist, and violist who came up through the Texas bluegrass and championship-fiddle circuit before co-founding the Dixie Chicks, now the Chicks, one of the best-selling acts in country-music history. With sister Emily Strayer she also leads the duo Court Yard Hounds.
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- Born Martha Erwin on October 12, 1969, in York, Pennsylvania, and raised near Dallas.
- A teenage fiddle prodigy who placed in national fiddle championships at Winfield, Kansas.
- Played bluegrass and country standards with her sister before the band, including in the group Blue Night Express.
- Co-founded the Dixie Chicks in 1989 with her sister Emily.
- Co-wrote signature songs including “Cowboy Take Me Away” and “Ready to Run”; named BMI Country Songwriter of the Year in 2000.
- Shares in the Chicks' thirteen career Grammy Awards.
