Rachel Walker (other)
Rachel Walker may refer to: * Rachel Walker (singer) (born 1976), English-born singer of Gaelic folk music * Rachel Walker (field hockey) (born 1979), English field hockey international * Rachel Walker Turner (1868–1943), American soprano singer * Rachel Walker, who appeared on '' Operation Transformation'' in 2011 See also * Rachel v. Walker ''Rachel v. Walker'' (1834) was a "freedom suit" filed in the St. Louis Circuit Court by an African-American woman named Rachel who had been enslaved. She petitioned for her freedom and that of her son James (John) Henry from William Walker (a ...

Rachel Walker (singer)
Rachel Walker (born 1976) is an English-born singer of Scottish Gaelic folk music, having performed and recorded as a solo artist as well as in bands, such as Skipinnish. Born in Salisbury, she moved to Wester Ross at age eight, and attended Kinlochewe Primary School and Gairloch High School, learning Gaelic song and traditional music. On leaving school, Walker completed a course in Classical music at Napier University and in 1996, she was accepted as one of the first students on the brand new Scottish music course at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama where she studied Gaelic song under the tutelage of the renowned Gaelic singer Kenna Campbell. She is married to Skipinnish Skipinnish is a traditional Scottish band from the Gàidhealtachd, singing primarily in English. The band (and brand) Skipinnish was created by Angus MacPhail and Andrew Stevenson in 1999 - both studying at the time at the Royal Scottish Acade ... piper Andrew Stevenson and has two childr ...
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Rachel Walker (field Hockey)
Rachel Walker (born 15 May 1979 in Worcester, Worcestershire) is an English field hockey international, who was a member of the England and Great Britain women's field hockey team since making her England debut in June 2000 against Ireland. She is nicknamed ''Wacker''. She graduated from Birmingham University The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a Public university, public research university located in Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingha ... in Physiotherapy in 2000. References sports-reference Profile External links * 1979 births English female field hockey players Living people Olympic field hockey players of Great Britain Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Sportspeople from Worcester, England Alumni of the University of Birmingham Commonwealth Games medallists in field h ...
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Rachel Walker Turner
Rachel Walker Turner (1868–1943), also known as the "Creole Nightingale", was an American soprano. Walker was born in 1868 in Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ... to parents M.L. (Lenyar) and T.W. Turner. While in Cleveland, she studied music under John Underner, and by 1886, she began performing locally as a soprano singer and pianist. She joined the Midnight Star Concert Company in 1883, touring as a singer with the company. She later joined a concert company as their prima donna soprano and began touring in California. In 1895, Walker moved to New York for her career. She traveled to London in 1897 and began living abroad until the onset of World War I, eventually returning to the United States in 1915. Walker died in Cleveland on November 12, 19 ...
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Operation Transformation (TV Series)
''Operation Transformation'' is a health and fitness programme airing on RTÉ One in Ireland. The show is a cross-media event broadcast via radio, web and television on RTÉ 2fm, RTÉ.ie and RTÉ One (dubbed the three-sixty by Gerry Ryan) since 2008. Prior to this it had been limited to radio but has since expanded onto the web and television. It is comparable to US television show ''The Biggest Loser''. The fifth series, which began in January 2012, was hosted by Kathryn Thomas with the radio element provided by RTÉ Radio 1's '' The John Murray Show''. Initially presented (up to season 2) by reporter Evelyn O'Rourke replaced by Darren Kennedy (season 3), the event saw six hopefuls, selected by Gerry Ryan on his radio show, attempt to reshape their lives as they are supported and guided by a panel of experts in the fields of fitness, nutrition and psychology in order to reach their individual goals. O'Rourke performed the role of "cheerleader" to her companion Gerry Ryan's "r ...
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