Peter Brice
Traditional singing, button accordion (B/C, C#D, et al)
Teaching in Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Eastern Shore
Contact Information
202-630-4235
inquiries@newcenturyirisharts.com
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Peter teaches private lessons in traditional singing, the button accordion, music theory, and ear training, and teaches old-style Irish dancing with his wife, the dancer Catherine Marafino Brice. A native Annapolitan and an exponent of Baltimore, Maryland's Irish traditional music community, Peter's work blends singing and musicianship with musicology and history, humor, and colorful design, and a vision for traditional culture as a foundation for an intellectual life. His playing reflects his admiration for Galway accordionists such as Joe Cooley, Kevin Keegan, and Raymond Roland—a style into which he was initiated by Brooklyn-born accordionist and National Heritage Fellow Billy McComiskey.
A lifelong singer, Peter has married a repertoire of American historical songs with a wide-ranging English-language style that he gleaned from his teachers Dónal Maguire and the late Louis Killen.
Peter has served as the executive director of the New Century American Irish-Arts Company since its inception in 2011. He is a former vice-chair of CCÉ’s O’Neill-Malcom Branch, and a past co-coordinator of the Washington Folk Festival. He founded the Baltimore Singers Club with singers Andy O’Brien and Pat Egan to promote traditional singing in Maryland, and was a founding member of the Old Bay Ceili Band.
In 2014, he and his mentor Billy McComiskey were recognized by the Maryland State Arts Council as a traditional arts master-apprentice pair. He received the Maryland Traditions Apprenticeship Award again in 2019 with singer Lisa Null. He has independently written over $22,000 in awarded grants for Maryland's Irish traditional music community.
A graduate of the Peabody Conservatory Preparatory program, Peter also holds a BA in Irish Traditional Music and Dance from the University of Limerick.
Teaching in Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Eastern Shore
Contact Information
202-630-4235
inquiries@newcenturyirisharts.com
newcenturyirisharts.com
facebook.com/newcenturyirisharts
Peter teaches private lessons in traditional singing, the button accordion, music theory, and ear training, and teaches old-style Irish dancing with his wife, the dancer Catherine Marafino Brice. A native Annapolitan and an exponent of Baltimore, Maryland's Irish traditional music community, Peter's work blends singing and musicianship with musicology and history, humor, and colorful design, and a vision for traditional culture as a foundation for an intellectual life. His playing reflects his admiration for Galway accordionists such as Joe Cooley, Kevin Keegan, and Raymond Roland—a style into which he was initiated by Brooklyn-born accordionist and National Heritage Fellow Billy McComiskey.
A lifelong singer, Peter has married a repertoire of American historical songs with a wide-ranging English-language style that he gleaned from his teachers Dónal Maguire and the late Louis Killen.
Peter has served as the executive director of the New Century American Irish-Arts Company since its inception in 2011. He is a former vice-chair of CCÉ’s O’Neill-Malcom Branch, and a past co-coordinator of the Washington Folk Festival. He founded the Baltimore Singers Club with singers Andy O’Brien and Pat Egan to promote traditional singing in Maryland, and was a founding member of the Old Bay Ceili Band.
In 2014, he and his mentor Billy McComiskey were recognized by the Maryland State Arts Council as a traditional arts master-apprentice pair. He received the Maryland Traditions Apprenticeship Award again in 2019 with singer Lisa Null. He has independently written over $22,000 in awarded grants for Maryland's Irish traditional music community.
A graduate of the Peabody Conservatory Preparatory program, Peter also holds a BA in Irish Traditional Music and Dance from the University of Limerick.