Originally from Fairbanks, Alaska, Caitlin Warbelow is a nationally renowned fiddler and violinist residing in Brooklyn. Caitlin is currently the fiddler and violinist for Riverdance's new show, "Heartbeat of Home".

Caitlin began her studies at age three in the Boston Suzuki program, and went on to win honors from the National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts and the National Suzuki Conference, as well as full music scholarships at the Meadowmount School (where she studied with Sally Thomas of Juilliard) and Boston University. In the folk and traditional realms, she holds championship titles in the New England Fiddle Competition and Fleadh Cheoil (All-Ireland Competition). Caitlin has toured with many internationally known artists, including Cherish the Ladies and Celtic Legends, and performs, records, and teaches extensively in NYC and around the country.

In addition to her large private teaching studio, she is on the faculty at Manhattan's Irish Arts Center and is the artistic coordinator of the Celtic program at the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival. She recently recorded and produced "Manhattan Island Sessions", a live record featuring traditional Irish music in NYC Irish pubs. The CD was nominated for a 2012 Independent Music Award. Caitlin holds a masters degree in Urban Planning from Columbia University and bachelors degrees from Boston University in Violin Performance and Anthropology.

You can find more information at www.caitlinwarbelow.com, and you can read reviews of Caitlin's teaching at Thumbtack.com.

Caitlin Warbelow

"The Hot Fiddler from a Cool Place"

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