Marla Fibish

One of the prominent voices of the mandolin in Irish music, Marla Fibish brings a deep and distinctive sensibility to the tradition on one of its lesser-heard instruments. An experienced and sought-after teacher, Marla teaches private students and classes, online at Peghead Nation, and has been on the faculty of many music camps including The Swannanoa Gathering, The Mandolin Symposium, Puget Sound Guitar Workshop, O’Flaherty Irish Music Retreat, Portal Irish Music Week, and Lark Camp. Her instructional DVD has been a popular self-learning tool, focused on acquiring the foundational technique for playing Irish music on the mandolin.

Marla has a brand-new recording out with fiddler Rebecca Richman entitled Playdate. Her playing is also featured on her solo album The Bright Hollow Fog, and a duo CD with legendary Irish singer and bouzouki player Jimmy Crowley.

Marla also plays mandola, tenor guitar, and button accordion, and is a singer and a composer. She is known for her musical settings of works from a variety of poets, as well as original tunes written in traditional forms. This work is featured in the duo Noctambule, her longtime collaboration with guitarist and husband, Bruce Victor. Together they have released 4 albums, most recently Every Migrant Is My Fellow.