Aideen began singing lessons at the age of five with Mrs Patricia Swan. At the age of twelve she started at the Kylemore College of Music under Brendan Keyes. From 1996 Aideen studied at the Royal Irish Academy of Music under Macej Smolenski, winning the Violet Byrne Scholarship for singing, and later under Philip O'Reilly, also at the R.I.A.M. Aideen has won a number of cups, medals and certificates of merit in the feiseanna (competitions) over the years. She is currently preparing for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music diploma exam with Kathleen Tynan and Macej Smolenski. Aideen graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, in 2001 with a BA in Music, mainly specialising in Early Music.
In 2003, Aideen joined Anúna. She has performed in the National Concert Hall in Dublin, Ireland, and toured with the group in Britain, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, America and Japan. Television and radio appearances include the BBC World Service, Abair Amhráin ar TG4, Swedish National Television (SVT2) and Good Day Atlanta on Fox5. Aideen features as a soloist on Anúna Live at Annedal, Best of Anúna and on their new albumSensation.
In 2006, Aideen was a member of New Dublin Voices under Bernie Sherlock, performing at the National Concert Hall, Dublin, Waterfront Hall, Belfast, and the National Gallery, Dublin. The choir won National Choir of the Year, National Chamber Choir of the Year and Best Performance of a Work by an Irish Composer at the Cork Choral Festival, and Navan Choral Competition.
From 1999 to 2002 Aideen was a member of Christ Church Cathedral Choir, winning Choral Scholarships in 2000 and 2001, singing at four weekly services. In 2003 and 2004 she was in the Christ Church Cathedral Consort, a smaller group which sang solely at Saturday Evensong.
Aideen began singing in choirs in 1991 when she joined the RTÉ youth choir, Cór na nÓg. At the age of sixteen she graduated into the adult choir, the RTÉ Philharmonic. While with these choirs she appeared several times in the National Concert Hall, Dublin.
At college in Trinity Aideen sang with the College Chapel Choir from 1997 to 1999, where she held the soprano choral scholarship, and the College Singers until 2001.
Aideen has also been a member of the Capriole Consort, St. Patrick's Cathedral Chamber Choir, Mornington Singers, Trinity College School of Music Chamber Choir and St. Peter's Church Choir, Phibsboro. She has also sung with Trinity College Choral Society, R.I.A.M. Chamber Choir, D.I.T. Chamber Choir, Gaudete, and in a performance of Steve Reich’s Proverb by the Alpha Company. Aideen was a soloist with all of the choirs mention here, except the D.I.T. Chamber Choir and the RTÉ Philharmonic, and is often asked to take part in 'scratch' choirs to fill in at services in St. Patrick's Cathedral and various other churches around the city.
Aideen regularly attends the Howth Singing Circle and performed at the Traditional Music Weekend at the Droichead Arts Centre, Drogheda, Co Louth, in 2004.
In other musical work, Aideen was the Cantor at St. Peter's Church, Phibsboro from 2003 to 2005, worked as a singing teacher at Alexandra College in Milltown, Dublin, and also works as a session singer. In May 2005, Aideen sat on the back-up jury for the Eurovision Song Contest and in January 2007 was on the preliminary judging panel for Ireland's Eurovision entry. Aideen also recently performed at a private family Mass for an Taoiseach Bertie Ahern.
Other musical interests include playing trombone in St. George's Brass Band.
Some solos
1996 & 1999 Pié Jesu, Fauré’s Requiem with RTÉ Cór na nÓg and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra (Royal Hospital Kilmainham) and Trinity College Singers (College Chapel)
1998 Treble solo, Britten's Te Deum in C with Chapel Choir (Trinity Monday Service)
1998-2000 Treble solo, Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms with Trinity College Singers, Mornington Singers, the R.I.A.M. Chamber Choir and the Trinity College Choral Society
1999 Treble solo from Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb with the Mornington Singers (Trinity Chapel and Christ Church Taney)
2001 Suantraí with CCCC in the Service of Nine Lessons and Carols (broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1)