Catrióna Fee

Concertina, Ceili Bands

Catrióna Fee is a concertina player from Cold Spring, New York who is currently based in Washington, D.C.  She is a triplet, the sister of Mairead Fee and Angela Fee, who play the flute and the fiddle respectively.  Having two other musicians in the house had a profound impact on her playing, leading her to emphasize the importance of playing in a group rather than focusing solely on solo playing.  She got her start on the concertina with Ann Dylan, and greatly benefitted from the local music scene in Cold Spring.  Catrióna studied concertina with Lexie Boatright and Patty Furlong, and her style is also influenced heavily by the playing of Caitlín Nic Gabhann and Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh.

Catrióna is a multiple Mid Atlantic Fleadh champion on the concertina and has competed several times in the All Ireland Fleadh.  As a youth she played in ceili band and grupa cheoil competitions in the US and Ireland with the Pearl River School of Irish Music.

Catrióna has taught concertina at the Catskills Irish Arts Week and and to individuals of all ages.  She also had the privilege of teaching the concertina to and recording with Steve Martin for the first season of the hit TV show 'Only Murders in the Building.'