Meghan Mette

Fiddle player, Concertinist, Percussive Dancer

Originally from Portland, Maine, Meghan Mette was raised in the rich confluence of fiddle and dance traditions in New England.  At a young age she began her journey in Irish music with her teacher, Seamus Connolly, learning techniques influenced by Connolly's Clare style, as well as stylistic inputs from many of Seamus's world renowned friends and musical colleagues. Meghan had the opportunity to join Seamus on some of his tours in New England and in Ireland, participating in high profile festivals such as the Gaelic Roots Series and the Hughie Gillespie Festival. She collaborated on Connolly's book and music collection, contributing her own compositions as well as recording some of Seamus's original works. 

As a young woman, Meghan attended University College Cork in Ireland, where she studied Irish traditional music with Matt Cranitch, Connie O'Connell, and Geraldine O'Callaghan. She became immersed in the Cork and Kerry styles, and had the opportunity to perform (and dance) at the Cork Opera House alongside the likes of Tara Breen and Caitlin Nic Gabhann. She finished her degree by organizing a recital of all of her own compositions, which she performed with the help of many fabulous musicians in the Cork area. 

Since then, Meghan has found herself immersed in the Irish music scene wherever she has lived, including Ohio, Germany, and Washington D.C., before she moved to Baltimore, where she now calls home. She has had the opportunity to share the stage with many of the greats of Irish music who reside right here in Baltimore, performing with groups such as the GoodFolk, an all-women project alongside Eileen Estes, Donna Long, Laura Byrne, and Agi Kovacs, and Baltimore's "Across the Harbor" project.

Meghan also has a rich teaching background. She began teaching private and group fiddle lessons in her youth, and has since taught at fiddle camps and festivals. She has also had the honor of giving workshops in idiomatic styles of Irish fiddling, through venues such as the School of Musical Traditions here in Maryland. Meghan finds true joy in teaching and performing, and most importantly, in participating in such a vibrant Irish community here in Baltimore!