Margaret Fiedler
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Margaret Fiedler McGinnis (born Margaret Fiedler) is a London-based American vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and noted guitarist. She is best-known as a founding member of UK indie groups, Moonshake and Laika and as live guitarist with PJ Harvey and Wire.
Margaret grew up in Winnetka, Illinois and later in Connecticut. As a child, she was trained as a cellist, and was later educated at Sarah Lawrence College and at Trinity College in Dublin.
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[edit] Musical career
Margaret was involved with various bands in high school in Connecticut and in college in New York. She formed Child's Play with Moby and was in an early incarnation of Ultra Vivid Scene with Kurt Ralske.
After a move to London, England Margaret formed Moonshake in 1991 with David Callahan, formerly of The Wolfhounds. She and Callahan shared vocals, guitar, sampling and songwriting duties, and the band was augmented by John Frenett (bass) and Mig Morland (drums, percussion). Moonshake were signed to Alan McGee's Creation Records for their debut First EP released in Spring 1991. The group then moved to Too Pure Records, and released the Secondhand Clothes EP and the Eva Luna LP in 1992, and the mini-album Big Good Angel in 1993.
There are conflicting reports concerning Margaret's departure from Moonshake. Some sources have stated she left the group, while others say that she was pushed. [1].
In 1993 Margaret formed Laika with John Frenett, renowned engineer and producer Guy Fixsen and drummers Lou Ciccotelli and Rob Ellis. The band produced four albums and five singles for Too Pure between 1994 and 2003.
In 2000, Margaret joined PJ Harvey to play lead guitar, cello, keyboards and percussion on the band's "Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea" world tour.
In 2008, Margaret joins post-punk pioneers Wire on rhythm guitar for an ongoing world-wide tour.
[edit] Personal life
Following Laika's final album, Where Ever I Am I Am What Is Missing, Margaret took a sabbatical from music to study law in which she achieved a commendation for her academic achievements[citation needed]. She is also an animal rights supporter. [2]
In 2007, Margaret married music publisher David McGinnis. In the past, she had been romantically linked to Moby and Guy Fixsen. Margaret told The Onion in a 2004 interview that she introduced Moby to vegetarianism, and that they had a "tumultuous relationship".
[edit] Trivia
- Margaret holds the record for a female who's made the most appearances on a John Peel session[citation needed]. She has performed in session as a member of Moonshake, Laika, and PJ Harvey plus a guest spot with God Is My Co-Pilot.
