Cascadia Irish Music Week

FACULTY 2026

James Kelly (Fiddle)

James Kelly, a native of Ireland, is one of the greatest Irish traditional fiddlers alive today. He learned his music from his father John Kelly, the renowned fiddle and concertina player from County Clare. James has taught at Cascadia several times and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to his classes.

Florence Fahy (Anglo concertina)

Florence Fahy is a native of north Co. Clare’s New Quay, just a short trip up the road from Bellharbour, home to famed and late concertina player Chris Droney and the center of an unusually rich tradition of concertina playing in Ireland. She is passionate about the older traditional style of Clare concertina playing, something that is evident in her playing and teaching.

Randal Bays (Fiddle)

Randal Bays is an American born, Irish style fiddler, well known on both sides of the Atlantic for his fine fiddling and his devotion to the traditional style of playing. He has a close affinity with the fiddle traditions of Counties Clare and Galway and is the Artistic Director of Cascadia Irish Music Week.