About

Vanessa Kay

InstrumentLevel
Violin
Vocals
Other: Mandolin
Vanessa Kay grew up in Edmonton, Alberta surrounded by community-driven folk music, and has played the fiddle for 22 years. She performs regularly on fiddle, mandolin and vocals with the Vancouver-based traditional Irish group Ballyhooley, as well as solo and joining various folk and indie rock groups and classical ensembles. She teaches fiddling at the Celtic Traditions music school, and is in demand a session player for recordings. Vanessa is easiest to find every Tuesday night, playing with Ballyhooley at The Irish Heather Pub in Gastown.
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Current Projects

Quartête à Tête
Fiddle, Voice
2010 - present
Ballyhooley
fiddle, mandolin and vocals
2004 - present

Past Projects

Tarkin
vocals, fiddle, mandolin
2005 - The End