Fiddler and vocalist Anne Bingham Goess delights in bringing traditional music to life, whether it be rollicking reels or poignant airs. A versatile performer, she plays regularly for Irish, English Country and Contra dancing in the San Francisco Bay Area and entertains with a variety of ensembles at coffee houses, pubs, weddings and private parties. 

 

A classically trained violinist, Anne fell in love with the Irish fiddle after hearing Martin Hayes in 1996. Since then she has since performed with the Three Irish Tenors, singers Melanie O'Reilly and Esther Mulligan, the Raggedy Annes and Flagstones contra dance bands, and Erica and Friends. She has arranged music for and produced many Celtic-themed events, including  Christmas at St. Columba's in Inverness, St. Brigid's Day at UUCB Berkeley, Bloomsday and a commemoration of the Easter Rising at the Mechanics Institute in San Francisco, and A Scottish Celebration of the Solstice, with California Revels.

 

On the vocal front, she has sung as soprano soloist at First Presbyterian and St. Paul's Episcopalian churches in Oakland, and with a number of choral and theatrical ensembles, including Chora Nova, S.F. Symphony Chorus, and Lamplighters Music Theatre. As Associate Music Director for California Revels she helps direct the annual Midwinter Revels, and leads the Revels Solstice Ensemble at seasonal events.

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Her other musical endeavors include serving on the staff of the Bay Area Country Dance Society's Family Week, a traditional music and dance summer camp for families of all ages and sizes. 

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Anne's recordings include Letters from Abroad, with composer, arranger and wind player Thomas Lindemuth. A lush, cinematic journey across Europe, the album features original tunes inspired by the dance music of the Old World, from lively Celtic jigs and lyrical airs to French Cafe and Viennese waltzes, klezmer reels, and more. Anne also appears on Erica and Friends' recent album Hillside Ave., featuring vocalist Erica Hockett in a collection of English and Irish traditional songs and tunes.