Samantha McNamara has been a violin performer and educator for many years.  She is the founder of the McNamara School of Irish Music, and is a sought after Irish music performer.  She can be routinely heard playing the fiddle at feiseanna all across the United States, on the radio, at pubs locally in northeast Ohio or anywhere that Irish music is appreciated.  She combines an innate sensitivity to the instrument, that has been forming since she began playing at age 5, with a passion for traditional Irish music that is all too evident in her playing.  The combination of tasteful but lively music is the hallmark of Samantha's playing that keeps the audience's toes tapping, and the spirit of traditional Irish music alive.