I am a musician and mother of two sons, happily married to Joe Dutcher and living contentedly in the beautiful and problematic state of Iowa. My degree in music therapy is from The University of Iowa.

My professional interests include traditional Irish music, original folk music, recreational music making, theatre, and neurodivergence advocacy. My youngest son is autistic and my music therapy internship featured work in autism so my interests are both personal and professional.

I have a number of projects always in the works but you can most often catch me playing traditional Irish and eclectic folk music in Coppers & Brass, original folk-rock in The Soft and Low and original Mediterranean folk-jazz in Kerak.

Parenting and homeschooling takes a lot of my time but I am privileged to also be an actively performing musician and community volunteer.