Biography
Fiona originally hails from County Clare, Ireland and has been singing music of the Irish/Celtic tradition all her life. She has also lived in Boston MA and Princeton NJ, and now splits her time between both countries. Her deep love of traditional Irish music resulted in her first album, Deirin De, which blended traditional Irish language lyrics with innovative musical and vocal arrangements. In 2022, Fiona released New Frontiers, a collection of songs from County Cork singer-songwriter, Jimmy MacCarthy which blended her unique vocal talent with creative vocal and instrumental treatment, with some of Ireland’s top musicians, including Sean Whelan, James Blenerhassett, Tim Edey and Liam Bradley. Fiona’s unique voice that regularly brings audiences to tears (really !) lists her key influences as Joni Mitchel, Karan Casey, Niamh Parsons, and Mairead and Triona ni Dhomhaill . In 2024, Fiona completed a teaching certification associated with the Royal Irish Academy. She runs workshops in folk and traditional song/singing. Building on its success, Fiona started a monthly Singing Circle for acapella folk singers and many of her students attend – Fiona takes great pride in helping to build this community of singers as they perform at various trad sessions. Fiona regularly entertains growing audiences with live gigs across NY/NJ and PA, and headlines a monthly residency with her band, at the Dubliner on The Delaware, New Hope PA. Fiona plays Bodhran and recently took up tin whistle which she plays at traditional sessions in the Dubliner, New Hope PA, Mitchells, Lambertville NJ, and O’ Reilly’s Sandymount Dublin. 2025 sees the release of her brand-new album Einin and Cheoil - a collection of traditional Irish songs with unique and complex vocal and instrumental arrangement
