Kiana June Weber (born January 14, 1990) is an American violinist, best known as a former member of the Irish band

Gaelic Storm Gaelic Storm is a Celtic band founded in Santa Monica, California in 1996. Their musical output includes pieces from traditional Irish music, Scottish music, and original tunes in both the Celtic and Celtic rock genres. The band had its first b ...

Early life and education

Weber was born near

Chelsea, Michigan Chelsea is a city in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,467 at the 2020 census. History The area was first settled as early as 1820 within the Michigan Territory by settler Cyrus Beckwith. It would be organized ...

to her parents David Weber and Connie Weber. In 2007 she graduated from Chelsea High School. She later graduated from

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

’s School of Music.

Career

Weber started her career with a Celtic band called ''The Chelsea House Orchestra''. In 2009 Weber joined the Canadian violin troupe, Barrage. She toured with Barrage for three years and appeared in theaters, festival stages, and television specials in North America, Central America, Europe and Asia. Weber joined Gaelic Storm in the fall of 2012, and played on several albums, including '' Go Climb a Tree''. Weber left the band in the summer of 2017 and was replaced by fiddler Katie Grennan. Weber played fiddle in the band of the 2018-2019 U.S. touring production of

Come From Away ''Come from Away'' is a Canadian musical, with book, music and lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein. It is based on the events in the Newfoundland town of Gander during the week following the September 11 attacks, when 38 planes, carrying a ...

.Come From Away program (playbill), Ahmanson Theatre, Center Theatre Group, December 2018

Personal life

Weber is married to Martin Howley, banjo player for the Irish celtgrass band We Banjo 3.

References

Living people 1990 births American violinists American women violinists University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance alumni Gaelic Storm members 21st-century violinists {{US-rock-musician-stub