By the time Stevie Ray Vaughan pulled the nineteen year old Siobhán Quinn up on stage to dance with him on “Look at Little Sister,” she was already a music veteran. She had sung traditional Irish, English and American folk, art songs & medieval madrigals in five languages, as well as rock & roll for years.

Siobhán was born in Berkeley, California to her English mother and Irish father and she belts and soothes her way through explosive performances, combining a strong blend of contemporary & traditional folk and acoustic rhythm & blues. Her inaugural recording "Two Rivers," released in 1999 with then full-time music partner Ben Murray, received rave reviews from fans and critics alike. Siobhán performed with Murray for ten years, building a national touring schedule, as well as national and international radio airplay. They continue to tour from time to time.

In addition to her performances,Siobhán has put together an impressive amount of teaching residencies for school children aged 6 to 13 years, combining traditional music, folklore, history, geography, theatrical character development and storytelling. From time to time Siobhán tours a program of western American folksong entitled "Siobhan Quinn Goes West! with the Boxcar Orchestra."

In April, 2003, Siobhan Quinn had her debut as a composer of a capella vocal collage with the Ellen Sinopoli Modern Dance Company at The New York State Theatre (The Egg) in Albany, NY. Also in 2003 She developed a tremendously successful performance residency in Sheffield, England, funded by the New York Foundation for the Arts, where she worked with a seven piece traditional Celtic session band (now known as Boneshaker) in a cultural exchange. She returned there in June to begin work on a recording with the band and she continues to perform in the UK with them.

She recently presented a program entitled "Hidden traditions: Connecting with songs and stories of the Capital Region" at a major public and aural history symposium for professional historians sponsored by the University at Albany. In 2003 she received the honor of being chosen by the New York Capital Region's largest newspaper, the Times Union, to grace its annual Capital Report as the representative of artistic culture of the region.

When Siobhan has time to breathe and sit down with a cup of tea, she continues to find the time to write her own material. She continues to be an active singer-songwriter and interpreter of both contemporary and traditional songs. She also serves as a vocal /song interpretation coach for the annual contemporary songwriter's retreats of both Summersongs and Wintersongs in the Catskill Mountains by the Ashokan Resevoir. She is known for her ability to work with all levels of vocal ability coaching both touring professionals and casual singers.

Siobhan Quinn is also the Coordinator of Cultural Affairs at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, NY.