M.A. University of Oregon; B.A. State University of New York at Albany.
Plays the bouzouki, ten-string Irish cittern, tenor banjo, and mandolin. Veteran performing guitarist, classical training in trumpet and piano. Teaches bouzouki, banjo, mandolin. Performs with ensembles including the duo Tír na nÓg and with Tina Eck in the duo Lilt.
B.M. Jazz Performance, (guitar) Towson University
Music teacher, Holton Arms. Assistant Sound Engineer, Devine Order Studios. Writer, producer. Performances in the Baltimore and DC area with artists including Roberto Villeda, Mihael Paxton, Jake Askarian and in venues including Dorney Park, Pennsylvania and Otto Bar, Baltimore. Recent recording “Northern Lights” as Crown Joules, “Northern Lights.”
TTCT Teaching Diploma, Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann (Dublin).
Performances on Irish concert flute and Irish tinwhistle. Over 15 years experience playing at sessions, festivals, dances, and concerts. Frequent traveler to Ireland, where she studied technique and repertoire. Regularly performs at the Irish embassy, the Folk Festivals in Glen Echo and Takoma Park, and the Potomac Celtic festival. Assisted with classes at the Augusta Irish Week in Elkins, WV. Performs with ensembles including the bands Rambling House and Cuil Mor, and with Keith Carr in the duo Lilt.
B.M., Violin Performance, Catholic University; traditional Irish fiddle studies with Brendan Mulvihill
Violin/fiddle teacher for over 10 years; performs in local Irish festivals, ceilis, sessions; founding director Bog Band and CCE Musical Arts & Dance (MAD) Week.
Professional musician
Founding member of the internationally acclaimed band Celtic Thunder; discography includes Celtic Thunder, The Light of Other Days, and Hard New York Days. Known for his mastery of the bodhran and his ceili band drumming. Introduced to Irish music by his parents, Irish immigrants who came to the US in the 1920s. Has taught bodhran in the Washington, DC area since the early 1980s.
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