Liz Doherty

Liz Doherty

Liz Doherty, PhD, is a fiddle player, teacher and researcher of traditional music. A lecturer in Irish traditional music at Ulster University, Derry, Doherty has organized many traditional arts conferences and festivals, including Éisge na Laoi, a festival of Cape Breton music in Cork (1993) and The North Atlantic Fiddle Convention (2012). As a fiddle player, she has recorded and toured with various groups and as a solo artist. She has performed a number of times at Celtic Colours International Festival, including as artist in residence (2015).

The Cape Breton Fiddle Companion