Ciara Finnerty

Ciara Finnerty is a multilingual singer-songwriter, sound healer, and vocal improviser from County Kerry, whose work bridges tradition, mindfulness, and cross-cultural exploration. Deeply grounded in the present moment, Ciara approaches the voice as an intuitive instrument, allowing music to flow naturally from a place of deep presence.

Her artistic journey is heavily shaped by language and culture. After immersing herself in Spanish and Italian studies at Trinity College Dublin, and the University of Salamanca, and working at the University of Córdoba, Ciara returned to Ireland to reconnect with her roots. She has spent recent years learning Irish-language songs from Pat Ahern (founder of Siamsa Tíre, the National Folk Theatre of Ireland) - a project supported by The Arts Council Agility Award.

An exceptionally versatile performer, Ciara holds a Masters in Popular Voice Performance from the Cork School of Music and is also classically trained, having received RIAM High Achievers Awards in both Classical and Musical Theatre. Her dynamic vocal range, combined with her linguistic skills have brought her to sing with global icons like Galician maestro Carlos Nuñez, Snarky Puppy’s Bob Reynolds, and Rome’s Orchestra Improvvisata, where she recently completed an improvisational residency. A captivating live performer, she recently opened the Cork Midsummer Festival’s Solstice Céilí, delivering an improvised solo invocation representing the primal voice of Ireland's first people, followed by her own rendition of Irish folk songs ‘Samhradh, Samhradh’, and ‘An Londubh is an Chéirseach’.