Katie Linnane

Katie Linnane, from Pearl River, NY, grew up surrounded by music in her childhood home, the venue for her mother, Kathy’s music school. She studied for many years with fiddle great, Willie Kelly and it is through Willie that Katie cultivated an affinity for Clare music and developed a keen ear for great repertoire. Katie is immersed in New York City's thriving Irish music scene where she runs two well known weekly sessions at Swift’s Hibernian Lounge and Ulysses. In demand as a teacher and performer across the tri-state area, Katie has cultivated her style through playing with many of the top performers associated with the North East scene including Mike Rafferty, Patrick Ourceau, Eamon O’Leary, John Morrow, Ivan Goff and Kevin Crawford.