About Jane
Jane Meehan is a fiddle player from Dundalk, Co. Louth. With a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Music (DkIT, Ireland), and a Master’s degree in Performance of Irish Traditional Music (UL, Ireland), Jane plays a number of different instruments, including banjo, mandolin, and tin whistle.
Jane has previously attended Milwaukee Irish Fest, the largest Celtic music festival in the USA, as a guest in 2019, and as a performing artist in 2022 alongside harper Jill Devlin. She has also performed in Norway, Czech Republic, and Scotland as part of various different Celtic music festivals.
In addition to performance, Jane has a considerable amount of experiencing teaching music on fiddle, banjo, and tin whistle. She taught in Dundalk as part of JJ Gardiner CCÉ, and in the University of Limerick during her master’s programme.
Jane has recently relocated to Perth, WA, where she has joined Perth CCÉ, Sean Doherty branch. Here, she has adjudicated the Fleadh Cheoil competition, and taught at their annual music camp.
Jill and Jane
Jane performs as part of a duo with harper Jill Devlin, Jill and Jane music. They met in University of Limerick in 2020, where they shared a love for Irish traditional music with a modern twist, and began to play together. Through their mutual enjoyment, they found a style of arrangement that brought out the best of their playing, and went on to compose a number of tunes together.
Jill and Jane travelled to Milwaukee Irish festival in August 2022, where they performed over the weekend on a number of different of stages. They shared the stage with singer songwriter Emma Langford and cellist Dr. Alec Brown; We Banjo 3; Eileen Ivers; Hermitage Green, and many other names in the Celtic music tradition. Off the back of this performance, Jill and Jane then proceeded to perform at a number of weddings, and festivals including Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, and Cashel Arts Festival.
You can find Jill and Jane on all major streaming platforms, along with a music video on YouTube.
For inquiries, contact us on social media or through Email listed.
Services
Services
Sessions
Jane is available to host open sessions in venues across Perth.
For info on how to hire Jane, contact via email, social media, or through the contact form below.
Composition
A gift for a loved one or for yourself, commission Jane to write a piece of music for you, or a special event that may be coming up soon.
For examples of work, contact via email, social media, or through the contact form below.
Events
Jane is available to perform at weddings, civil ceremonies, funerals, corporate events, and many more.
If you wish to speak about this in greater detail, contact via email, social media, or through the contact form below.
Recording
For musicians that need strings on a track, contact Jane to record fiddle/violin on your tracks. Available for all styles, can read sheet music, and flexible with improvisation.
For info on how to hire Jane, contact via email, social media, or through the contact form below.
Past Events
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Cashel Arts Fest
17.9.23 4:30-5:30pm
Jill and Jane perform at Cashel Arts Festival in Cashel, Co. Tipperary.
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A Night for Palestine
29.11.23 8pm
Jane plays in Dolan’s, Co. Limerick, with cellist Dr. Alec Brown in a fundraiser for Palestine.
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Perth Music Camp
25.5.24 1pm
Jane hosts a mixed instrument, tune learning workshop at Bickley Outdoor Recreational Camp.