Evelyn Thom. Hailing from Chicago, Evelyn Thom is a multi-instrumentalist. She was thrilled to open for Lúnasa with the Irish Music School of Chicago, and for Socks in the Frying Pan with the Shepherd School of Music. At a solo level, Evelyn has competed at the All-Ireland many times and holds several regional medals from the Midwest Fleadh, winning the gold standard in 2020. She was also a youth scholarship recipient for the Swannanoa Gathering, Scoil Éigse, and the Francis O’Neill Irish Arts week. Evelyn started fiddle lessons at nine years of age and now studies with Sean Cleland and Rachel Brown on fiddle/violin. Evelyn also studies with Jesse Langen on Irish and jazz guitar. She attributes her success, in part, to the teachings of Liz Carroll, Dylan Foley, Oisín Mac Diarmada, James Kelly, Martin Hayes, Liz Knowles, Devin Shepherd, and Marta Cook. Currently, Evelyn teaches her own students in the Chicago metropolitan area.

Evelyn has enjoyed performing around Chicago and on the gig rig stages at the All-Ireland Fleadh. She frequents local sessions and has competed with bands from the Irish Music School of Chicago, the Shepherd School of Music, and the Center for Irish Music from Minnesota. Additionally, her music can be heard on all social media platforms, including the podcast For No Reason, hosted by Hollie Greenwood and herself. She is the 2019 winner of the Ireland Agency Award in recognition of her passionate work with the Chicago music community as teacher, performer and artist. Evelyn began studying music performance at Cornish College of the Arts this year and is excited to continue playing, learning, performing, and teaching music for the rest of her life!