Leah Bernini Cronin, PhD, MA, MA
Irish fiddle player, teacher, ethnomusicologist
private lessons
Leah has been teaching Irish fiddle, violin, ensembles, and master classes to students of all ages since 2003. Currently, she teaches private Irish traditional fiddle lessons, as well as a community Irish Music Club at Granville Center for the Arts.
Group classes
Leah currently runs a community Irish Music Club at the Granville Center for the Arts, and is the bandleader for Celts Crossing. She teaches master classes for the Denison Suzuki Program, and taught Denison University's fiddle ensemble.
Performance
Leah leads the Irish folk/rock band, Celts Crossing, and performs Irish and Celtic fiddle in a variety of solo, duet, and trios throughout central Ohio.
St. patrick’s Day performances, 2025
Leah & Friends, “Tunes and Tales” by the Newark Granville Symphony Orchestra, Licking County Library; Weasel Boy Brewing with Celts Crossing; “Irish Community Ceili” at the Granville Center for the Arts; Middleton Senior Living; Otterbein Granville SeniorLife Community, among others. Photographs and videos coming soon.
all photographs courtesy of Olivia Boucher