Bernadette Fee is a well-known New York fiddler, music teacher and champion Irish step dancer. She studied Irish dancing with Cyril McNiff and music with Maureen Glynn Connolly. She is a veteran performer who is very active in the traditional music circles. She has performed with a variety of Irish artists and bands and has enjoyed playing on cruises, at céilithe, seisiúns and at numerous festivals including: Savannah, GA; Kansas City, MO; Dublin, OH; Milwaukee, WI, and at CIAW in East Durham, NY. She feels fortunate to have had the opportunity to play at the Hollywood Bowl and on GMA. As a member and officer of the P&S Irish Dancing and Music Assoc. of NA, Bernadette has choreographed an award-winning team of dancers and musicians for the NYC Saint Patrick’s Day Parade. She can be heard playing and dancing the “Stack of Barley” in Kevin Ferguson’s The Irish Catskills – Dancing at the Crossroads, a documentary presented on PBS. Currently, she performs weekly at NYC venues.
Bernadette Fee
