ABOUT JESSE SMITH

Jesse grew up in Baltimore, MD. He was immersed in the Irish music tradition having spent his childhood surrounded by many of the great Irish American musicians. He started learning the fiddle at age twelve from the renowned fiddle player and teacher Brendan Mulvihill, but both of Jesse’s parents are musicians.

In 1998 he moved to Ireland and has since toured with the band Danú for three years, recording two CDs with them, consequently receiving an award from the BBC in 2001. He has recorded one CD with The Tap Room Trio released by Claddagh records, and has appeared as a guest musician on a number of albums. His well received 2002 solo recording entitled Jigs and Reels appeared in Earle Hitchner’s Top Ten Albums of the Year column in US paper, The Irish Echo.

He has taught at many of the Irish music summer and winter festivals including the Frankie Kennedy and the Willie Clancy schools. Television appearances include; Geantraí, The Raw Bar, and most recently the RTÉ program The Reel Deal in July 2009.

Having received a Master of Arts degree from Dundalk Institute of Technology for his research thesis on Sligo’s Michael Coleman, he plans to publish this work in the near future.

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