Steph Geremia

Steph Geremia

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About Steph Geremia

Steph Geremia (born in New York City) is an Irish-American flute player and singer who lives in Galway, Ireland. In 2008 she took part in the Galway Arts Festival as a solo artist. In September 2009 she joined with Johnny Cunningham to perform in the International Edinburgh Festival. In July of that year she released her debut album, "The Open Road". The album was named as one of Folk Worlds ‘top ten trad albums of 2009’. It was in New York where Geremia first began playing traditional music. It was there she studied World Music, working with musicians such as experimental jazz hero, Anthony Braxton. She later traveled to India to study the Bonsuri under PT Ginde, disciple of the legendary Panal al Gosh and then moved to County Sligo. Taken under the wing of several of the noted players from that area, she spent many years surrounded by great traditional stalwarts, such as Peter Horan, with whom she played with regularly for many years. She has collaborated with prestigious theatre companies from Edinburgh to Galway to the US including Galway’s An Taibhearc and the New York based, award winning & avant-garde, Mabou Mines, in their production of Peter and Wendy, on the original score composed by the late Scottish fiddle player, Johnny Cunningham. Geremia has performed at top festivals worldwide as a member of the Alan Kelly Gang and has performed and toured with icons such as The Chieftains, Eddi Reader and Johnny ‘Ringo’ McDonagh. She released "Up She Flew" in 2018.

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