Joanna Clare, who hails from Central New York, is a well-respected Irish fiddler. Trained initially with the Suzuki Method and then with Sligo fiddle master Brian Conway, Joanna has won many awards, including six champion titles at the annual Mid-Atlantic Fleadh. In August 2021, she was awarded runner-up for the senior fiddle slow airs competition at the Fleadh Fest in Sligo, Ireland. In 2022, Joanna released her acclaimed debut album, To Keep the Candle Burning, which features Brian Conway and Billy McComiskey, among others. A member of the Irish groups Celtic Corridor and The Mount Clare Connection, Joanna frequently performs and leads Irish sessions near her home in Baltimore, Maryland, and has notably appeared at The Irish Weekend in Ismaning, Germany and at The Philadelphia Folk Festival. Along with performing and recording, Joanna teaches Suzuki violin, improvisation, and Irish music, and a general music class for babies and their caregivers through her home studio, The Baltimore Irish Music School, and The School of Musical Traditions. Learn more about Joanna Clare at www.joannaclare.com.